Abiola Dauda
Nigerian association footballer
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Abiola Adedeji Dauda ⓘ (born on 3 February 1988) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Gamma Ethniki club Aris Petroupolis.
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Dauda training with Kalmar in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abiola Adedeji Dauda | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aris Petroupolis | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Grassroot Highlanders | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Sölvesborgs GoIF | 25 | (23) |
| 2008–2012 | Kalmar | 129 | (33) |
| 2013–2014 | Red Star Belgrade | 31 | (15) |
| 2014–2017 | Vitesse | 28 | (9) |
| 2016 | → Hearts (loan) | 13 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Atromitos | 40 | (11) |
| 2018–2019 | Giresunspor | 25 | (11) |
| 2019–2020 | AEL | 12 | (2) |
| 2020 | Panetolikos | 12 | (6) |
| 2020–2022 | Apollon Smyrnis | 52 | (9) |
| 2022–2023 | Mohammedan | 19 | (9) |
| 2023–2024 | Ionikos | 29 | (12) |
| 2024– | Aris Petroupolis | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 February 2024 | |||
Early life
Dauda has vertical scars under each of his eyes which are family markings that were given to him shortly after birth.[1] He has eleven siblings in his family.
Career
Early career
Dauda was discovered in Nigeria by an agent Victor Mcdonald at age eighteen. He was playing with Grassroot Highlanders.[2] Mcdonald helped him to get signed with Swedish fourth tier club Sölvesborgs GoIF.[3] His time there was very successful and he was named the best forward of the division in 2007 which made several Allsvenskan clubs want to sign him.[4]
Kalmar
In the end, he decided to join Kalmar FF the following year. During his time there he very rarely got to play the full 90 minutes in games[5] but he still had a prolific 2012 season where he scored a total of 14 goals. After the season had ended he declared that he was leaving the club to look for a new challenge.[6] During his spell with Kalmar, he won the Swedish championship in 2008 and the Swedish Supercup in 2009, besides having been twice runner-up of the Swedish Cup, in 2008 and 2011.[7]
Red Star Belgrade
On 8 February 2013, which was the last day of the transfer market window in Jelen Super Liga Dauda signed a contract with Red Star Belgrade.[8] The first occasion on which Dauda scored for Red Star came on 3 April 2013, when he scored two goals and provided an assist for teammate Darko Lazović in a 3–0 win at home against Hajduk Kula.[9]
Vitesse
On 21 July 2014, Red Star Belgrade announced they had agreed a €500,000 fee for the transfer of Dauda to Eredivisie club Vitesse Arnhem.
Heart of Midlothian
On 1 February 2016, Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian signed him on a loan deal for the remainder of the season.[10] He scored his first goals for the club when he scored a brace in the league against Ross County on 10 February 2016.[11]
Atromitos
On 9 January 2017, Dauda signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Super League Greece club Atromitos on a free transfer from Vitesse.[12] His five goals in the 2016–17 Greek Cup made him top scorer for the season.[13]
Dauda scored as Atromitos beat AEK Athens 1–0 to go top of the table on 23 October 2017.[14] His goal on 28 January 2018 secured a 1–0 home win over AEL, and two goals in the last match of the season took his personal total to nine.[15] The 4–0 home win against Kerkyra gave Atromitos a fourth-place finish.[16]
Giresunspor
Dauda spent the 2018–19 season with TFF First League (Turkish second-tier) club Giresunspor, for which he scored 12 goals from 28 league appearances.[17][7]
AEL
Dauda returned to the Greek Super League with AEL on a three-year contract.[18]
Panetolikos
On 16 January 2020, following his release from AEL, he joined Panetolikos on a six-month contract.[19] In his debut, two days later, he salvaged a point in a home game against Lamia, with a last-minute penalty.[20] On 22 January 2020, Abiola Dauda, who recently moved from Larissa to Panetolikos a few days ago, struck a brace, first in the 28th minute after dribbling past the goalkeeper and slotting the ball into the net, and in the 63rd minute when his left-footed strike gave the visitors a 0–2 lead in a thrilling 2–2 away draw against AEL.[21]
Apollon Smyrnis
On 4 September 2020, he signed with Apollon Smyrnis on a free transfer.[22]
Ionikos
On September 2023, he moved to Ionikos on a free transfer.[23]
Aris Petroupolis
On 27 July 2024, he signed with Aris Petroupolis on a free transfer.[24][25]
Career statistics
- As of 5 April 2023[26]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sölvesborgs GoIF | 2007 | Division 2 | 25 | 23 | — | — | — | 25 | 23 | |||
| Kalmar | 2008 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 3 | — | 24 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 30 | 7 | ||
| 2010 | 30 | 5 | 3[d] | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | — | 36 | 6 | |||
| 2011 | 26 | 2 | 3[d] | 2 | — | — | 29 | 4 | ||||
| 2012 | 25 | 14 | 1[d] | 1 | 6[a] | 3 | — | 32 | 18 | |||
| Total | 129 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 43 | ||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2012–13 | Serbian SuperLiga | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | |||
| 2013–14 | 20 | 11 | 3[e] | 2 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 27 | 13 | |||
| Total | 31 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 17 | ||
| Vitesse | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 16 | 6 | 2[f] | 0 | — | — | 18 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | ||
| Hearts (loan) | 2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 5 | 2[g] | 0 | — | — | 15 | 5 | ||
| Atromitos | 2016–17 | Super League Greece | 12 | 2 | 3[h] | 5 | — | — | 15 | 7 | ||
| 2017–18 | 28 | 9 | 6[h] | 0 | — | — | 34 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 16 | ||
| Giresunspor | 2018–19 | 1. Lig | 25 | 11 | 3[i] | 1 | — | — | 28 | 12 | ||
| AEL | 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 12 | 2 | 2[h] | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| Panetolikos | 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 12 | 6 | 1[h] | 1 | — | — | 13 | 7 | ||
| Apollon Smyrnis | 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 28 | 5 | 1[h] | 1 | — | — | 29 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | 24 | 4 | 1[h] | 0 | — | — | 25 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 10 | ||
| Mohammedan | 2022–23 | I-League | 19 | 9 | 1[j] | 2 | — | 1[k] | 2 | 21 | 13 | |
| Career total | 392 | 144 | 32 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 445 | 168 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance(s) in Swedish Super Cup
- Appearance(s) in Swedish Cup
- Appearance(s) in Serbian Cup
- Appearance(s) in Scottish Cup
- Appearance(s) in Turkish Cup
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
Honours
Kalmar FF
Red Star
Vitesse Arnhem
Mohammedan Sporting
Individual
