Oluwasegun Abiodun

Segun Abiodun

Personal information
Full name	Oluwasegun Abiodun
Date of birth	5 December 1984 (1984-12-05) (age 26)
Place of birth	Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
	Shooting Stars
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001	Julius Berger
2002	Maccabi Haifa	0	(0)
2003–2004	Al-Wahda
2004–2008	Hamarkameratene	79	(23)
2009–2010	Skeid	20	(7)
National team
	Nigeria U-23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Oluwasegun Abiodun (born 5 December 1984) is a Nigerian football striker who currently is free agent. His name, Oluwasegun, means "God has been victorious".^[1]

Career

Club

Early career

His previous clubs include Nigerian team Julius Berger, Israeli Maccabi Haifa and Al-Wahda in the United Arab Emirates. Abiodun arrived at Maccabi Haifa to replace Yakubu Aiyegbeni, but after the latter stayed with the Israeli club Abiodun left Haifa. His first match for the club was a successful one since he got onto the scoresheet in an early round UEFA Champions League match after starting the match on the bench.

Norway

He moved from Al Wahda to Hamarkameratene in September 2004. While at Hamarkameratene he became noted for his goalscoring abilities and speed. In December 2008 it was announced that Abiodun would join Skeid for the 2009 season

National team

Abiodun has played for the Nigerian Olympic team who came very close at qualifying for the 2004 Olympics. but has never featured for the senior squad.^{[citation needed]}.

References

1. ^ Meaning of Oluwasegun in Nigerian.name

External links

• Player biography for Oluwasegun Abiodun at hamkam.no
• Player biography for Briskebybanden.no
• Player statistics at Norwegian international player statistics
• Profile at skeid.no
• Ovidon Olishigon - אובידון אולושיגון (Hebrew)

Persondata
Name	Abiodun, Oluwasegun
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Date of birth	5 December 1984
Place of birth	Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
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