Donatus Edafe
Nigerian footballer
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Donatus Iwezuife Edafe (born 3 November 1993) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward or midfielder for Iraqi First Division club Al-Sinaa SC.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donatus Iwezuife Edafe | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Sinaa | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Jigawa Golden Stars F.C. | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| -2017 | Mighty Jets | ||
| 2017–2018 | Gorica | 23 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Minerva Punjab | 5 | (0) |
| 2020-2022 | Cihangir | 14 | (9) |
| 2022–2023 | Karbala | 19 | (8) |
| 2023–2024 | Ghaz Al-Shamal | 12 | (5) |
| 2024– | Al-Sinaa | 15 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Early Career
After coming through the ranks of Nigeria National League club Jigawa Golden Stars Edafe joined fellow Nigerian National League side Mighty Jets. Edafe departed Mighty Jets on 18 February 2017 to join then Prva Liga side Gorica.
Fall out in Slovenia
Despite getting off to a good start with Gorica on 5 May 2018 Edafe was supposedly released from his contract with the Prva Liga side due to allegations of gross misconduct by the Gorica president, as he, according to several news outlets, accused Edafe of impregnating his daughter[3][4]. However, this later turned out to be a hoax as the at the time president did not have a daughter. According to Edafe he terminated his own contract due to him not getting the agreed amount of playing time that he was promised when he signed his contract with Gorica.[5][6] After a short spell as a Free Agent, he joined then Indian Football League side Minerva Punjab where he appeared in 5 games for the club, ultimately scoring no goals.
After Gorica
On 25 January 2020 Edafe joined KTFF Süper Lig club Cihangir spending the next two years with the Cypriot side.
Present Day
After leaving Cihangir Edafe bounced around several smaller, Semi-professional football clubs before he joined Iraqi Premier Division side Karbala on a Free Transfer, where he spent the next year. On 25 September 2023 Edafe joined fellow Iraqi Premier Division side Ghaz Al-Shamal, also on a Free Transfer. Most recently on 27 August 2024 Edafe left Ghaz Al-Shamal to join Iraqi First Division outfit Al-Sinaa for an undisclosed fee.
