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Olubayo Adefemi 
Personal information Full name Olubayo Adefemi Date of birth 13 August 1985 Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria Date of death 18 April 2011 (aged 25) Place of death Kavala, Greece Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Playing position Defender Youth career –2000 Bendel Insurance Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2001–2002 Bendel Insurance 2002–2004 Delta Force 2004–2005 Hapoel Jerusalem 23 (0) 2005–2006 Hapoel Tel Aviv 10 (0) 2006–2007 Hakoah Ramat Gan 0 (0) 2007–2008 Hapoel Bnei Lod 30 (2) 2008 Rapid Bucureşti 9 (0) 2009 SC Rheindorf Altach 0 (0) 2009–2010 Boulogne 13 (1) 2010–2011 Skoda Xanthi 24 (2[1]) National team 2005 Nigeria U20 5 (1) 2008 Nigeria U23 5 (1) 2009–2011 Nigeria 5 (0) HonoursCompetitor for 
NigeriaMen's football Silver 2008 Beijing Team competition * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Olubayo Adefemi (13 August 1985 – 18 April 2011) was a Nigerian footballer.[2]
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International career
Adefemi represented his country at the 2008 Olympic Games, playing all the games and scoring a goal in a semifinal match against Belgium. He was a member of the Nigerian Under 20 Team that came second behind a Lionel Messi-led Argentina Team at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands. Adefemi played 5 out of the six matches Nigeria played, scoring 1 goal during play against Morocco in the semi-final.[3]
Adefemi made his Senior National Team debut against Ireland on 29 May 2009. Adefemi played his second senior game against France in a game that Nigeria won.[4]
Statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Israel League Israel State Cup Toto Cup Europe Total 2006–07 Hakoah Ramat Gan Liga Al 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2010–11 Hapoel Bnei Lod Liga Leumit 31 2 1 0 8 1 0 0 41 3 Career total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Death
On 18 April 2011 Olubayo died in a car accident while driving on Egnatia Odos, near the city of Kavala, Greece.[5][6] He was on his way to Nigeria in order to finalise details of his wedding.[7]
Titles
- Vice World Champion 2005 U-20
- Israeli F.A cup winner with Hapoel Tel Aviv 2006
- Silver Medal 2008 Olympics
References
- ^ "Nigeria's Adefemi dies in Greece". BBC News. 18 April 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/9461573.stm.
- ^ Ex-Altach-Kicker Adefemi bei Unfall gestorben
- ^ Olubayo Adefemi at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Lagerback's List
- ^ "Grief for Adefemi (in Greek)". 18 April 2011. http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/SkodaXanthi/thrhnos_gia_antefemi.837900.html.
- ^ "Grief in Xanthi, Adefemi got killed (in Greek)". 18 April 2011. http://contra.gr/Soccer/Hellas/Superleague/Ksanthi/319185.html.
- ^ "Nigeria's Olubayo Adefemi dies in Greece car accident". BBC News. 19 April 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/9461573.stm.
External links
Nigeria squad – 2008 Summer Olympics silver medalists 
Categories:- Delta Force F.C. players
- 1985 births
- 2011 deaths
- Nigerian footballers
- Nigeria international footballers
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Nigeria
- Olympic silver medalists for Nigeria
- SC Rheindorf Altach players
- Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. players
- Hakoah Maccabi Amidar Ramat Gan F.C. players
- FC Rapid Bucureşti players
- US Boulogne players
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Israel
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Liga I players
- Bendel Insurance players
- Ligue 1 players
- Nigerian expatriates in Romania
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Road accident deaths in Greece
- People from Lagos
- Olympic medalists in football
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