Isah Aliyu
Nigerian footballer (born 1999)
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Isah Aliyu (born 8 August 1999) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Al Mostaqbal in the Egyptian Second Division B.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Isah Aliyu | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Mostaqbal | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kakuri Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Remo Stars | ||
| 2018–2019 | Lori | 45 | (10) |
| 2019–2020 | Almería B | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | Al-Shoulla | ||
| 2020–2021 | Urartu | 13 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Ararat Yerevan | 50 | (3) |
| 2023 | Remo Stars | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Mosta | 11 | (0) |
| 2024 | Żabbar St. Patrick | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | Al Mostaqbal | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 December 2025 | |||
Club career
Born in Kaduna, Aliyu joined Remo Stars in 2016, from Kakuri Academy.[2] He was an important unit of the club who achieved promotion from the Nigeria National League in that year, and also appeared in the 2017 Nigeria Professional Football League, suffering relegation.[3]
On 3 March 2018, Aliyu moved abroad and joined Armenian side Lori FC.[2] He contributed with three goals in his first season, as his side achieved promotion to the Armenian Premier League as champions, and scored a further seven times in his second season, as his side finished fifth; in that season, the club also reached the final of the Armenian Cup.
On 1 September 2019, Aliyu joined Segunda División side Almeria on a five-year deal,[4] for a fee of €140,000; Lori also retained a 20% of a future sale.[5] He was initially assigned to the B-team in Tercera División.
On 21 January 2020, Al-Shoulla signed Aliyu for six months.[6]
On 22 November 2020, FC Urartu announced the signing of Aliyu.[7] After 16 appearances and one goal, Aliyu left Urartu on 10 June 2021.[8]
On 22 July 2021, Aliyu signed for Ararat Yerevan.[9] On 9 January 2023, Aliyu left Ararat Yerevan after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.[10]
On 24 March 2023, Remo Stars announced the return of Aliyu.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 December 2022[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lori | 2017–18 | Armenian First League | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 4 | |||
| 2018–19 | Armenian Premier League | 29 | 6 | 5 | 0 | – | 34 | 6 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 45 | 10 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 50 | 10 | ||
| Almería B | 2019–20 | Tercera División | 7 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Al-Shoulla | 2019–20 | MS League | – | |||||||||
| Urartu | 2020–21 | Armenian Premier League | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 16 | 1 | |||
| Ararat Yerevan | 2021–22 | Armenian Premier League | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| 2022–23 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 115 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 14 | ||
Honours
Lori