Kehinde Fatai
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kehinde Abdul Feyi Fatai | ||
| Date of birth | February 19, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Abuja, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Astra Giurgiu | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | JUTH | ||
| 2007–2008 | Farul Constanța | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | Farul Constanța II | 20 | (11) |
| 2008–2010 | Farul Constanța | 46 | (7) |
| 2010– | Astra Giurgiu | 102 | (39) |
| 2013–2014 | → Club Brugge (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Nigeria U–20 | 3 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Kehinde Abdul Feyi Fatai (February 19, 1990 in Abuja),[1] commonly known as Kehinde Fatai, is a Nigerian professional football player who plays in the Liga I for Astra Giurgiu, as a forward.
Club career
Early career & Romanian Liga I
Fatai was in Nigeria with the Anwar-ul-Islam College[2] and played for JUTH F.C..[3] He left in July 2007 to Europe.[4] He then played in the third league of Romania for the reserve team of FC Farul Constanța and scored 11 goals in 20 games. After this successful season Fatai was on 1 July 2008 promoted to the senior team.[5] On 16 June 2010, he signed with Liga I club Astra Giurgiu on a free transfer, after his contract with Farul Constanța ended.[6]
Club Brugge
On 1 September 2013, Belgian club Club Brugge confirmed Fatai was signed on a season long loan from Astra, with an option to buy.[7] On 22 September 2013, he came on for his debut as an 80th-minute substitute and needed only seven minutes to break the deadlock with a shot in Club Brugge's 4-0 win over fierce rivals Anderlecht.[8]
International career
Fatai was called up to the Nigeria U-23 team in 2011, for a friendly against Costa Rica and in 4 June in a qualifying match for the 2012 Summer Olympics against Tanzania.[9]
References
- ↑ Player Card :: Kehinde Fatai - IMScouting
- ↑ Welcome to Anwar-ul-islam College Old Students Association
- ↑ “Ik wil via sterke prestaties lang bij Club blijven”
- ↑ LA 52 DE ANI, ION MARIN A DEVENIT "TĂTICUL" A 4 NIGERIENI - Copiii lui Moş Marin
- ↑ Faristul Kehinde Fatai a prins lotul Nigeriei pentru Mondialele Under-20
- ↑ Dennis Şerban ia jucători de la Farul
- ↑ "Kehinde Fatai voor 1 seizoen naar Club" (in Dutch). clubbrugge.be. 1 September 2013.
- ↑ "Anderlecht se prend une claque à Bruges (4-0)" (in French). La Dernière Heure. 22 September 2013.
- ↑ "Fatai mai face un pas (Romanian)". fcastraploiesti.ro. May 19, 2011.
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