Kehinde Fatai
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 Fatai with Ufa in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kehinde Abdul Feyi Fatai | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Jos, Nigeria[1] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Afumați | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | JUTH | ||
| 2007–2008 | Farul Constanța | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Farul II Constanța | 20 | (11) |
| 2008–2010 | Farul Constanța | 46 | (7) |
| 2010–2015 | Astra Giurgiu | 114 | (41) |
| 2013–2014 | → Club Brugge (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Sparta Prague | 24 | (8) |
| 2016–2018 | Ufa | 41 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | Dinamo Minsk | 32 | (8) |
| 2020–2021 | Astra Giurgiu | 14 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Argeș Pitești | 21 | (2) |
| 2022 | Turan | 5 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Oțelul Galați | 30 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | AEL | 15 | (6) |
| 2025– | Afumați | 18 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Nigeria U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Nigeria U23 | 7 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026 | |||
Kehinde Abdul Feyi Fatai ⓘ(born 19 February 1990)[3] is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga II club Afumați.
Early career & Romanian Liga I
Fatai was in Nigeria with the Anwar-ul-Islam College[4] and played for JUTH F.C.[5] He left for Europe in July 2007,[6] joining FC Farul Constanța of Romania. Initially, he played in the third league of Romania for the reserve team and scored 11 goals in 20 games.[7] In the following 2008–09 season Fatai was promoted to Farul Constanța's senior team.[8] On 16 June 2010, he signed with Liga I club Astra Giurgiu on a free transfer, after his contract with Farul Constanța had ended.[9]
Club Brugge
On 1 September 2013, Belgian club Club Brugge confirmed Fatai’s signing on a season long loan from Astra, with an option to buy.[10] 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.[11]
AC Sparta Prague
In May 2015, Fatai signed for Czech club AC Sparta Prague on a three-year contract.[12]
As a striker, he scored only one goal in eight league matches for Sparta Prague. This bad form in front of goal led to his playing as a wide midfielder instead. After this position change, he went on to score five goals in three matches.[13]
FC Ufa
On 12 August 2016, he signed a 3-year contract with the Russian Premier League side FC Ufa.[14] He was released from his Ufa contract by mutual consent on 14 August 2018.[15]
Return to Romania
On 23 February 2023, Fatai returned to Romania and signed a contract with Oțelul Galați in Liga II until the end of the 2022–23 season, with an option to extend for one more year.[16]
International career
Fatai was called up to the Nigeria U-23 team in 2011 for a friendly against Costa Rica. On 4 June he was selected for a qualifying match for the 2012 Summer Olympics against Tanzania.[17]
On 24 October 2015, Fatai said he had promised the Romania national team officials that he would represent Romania on the senior level upon gaining citizenship.[18]
Personal life
Kehinde Fatai's twin brother, Taiye is also a footballer who spent most of his career in the lower leagues of Romania playing for teams like FCM Alexandria or ACS Berceni.[19][20][21] Another one of his brothers, Yunus is a footballer who played in the lower leagues of Romania at Astra II and Dacia Unirea Brăila.[22] He has a total of four brothers and a sister.[23]
