Salim Fago Lawal
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Date of birth
January 15, 2003
Place of birth
Lagos, Nigeria
Height
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position
Forward
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| Date of birth | January 15, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Viktoria Plzeň | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2022 | Mavlon FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Mavlon FC | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2026 | Istra 1961 | 57 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Viktoria Plzeň | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Nigeria U20 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Nigeria | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 December 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Salim Fago Lawal (born January 15, 2003) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech First League club Viktoria Plzeň and the Nigeria national team.
On 1 August 2023, Lawal signed a contract with HNL club Istra 1961 until 2026.[1][2] He made his debut on 6 August 2023 against Rijeka.[3] On 17 June 2025, he extended his contract with Istra 1961 until 2028.
On 27 January 2026, Lawal signed a contract with Czech First League club Viktoria Plzeň until 2029.[4]
