Olukorede Aiyegbusi

Olukorede Aiyegbusi

Personal information
Full name	Olukorede Afolabi O. O. Aiyegbusi[1]
Date of birth	15 July 1988 (1988-07-15) (age 23)
Place of birth	Hackney, England
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Sporting Kansas City
Number	3
Youth career
2006–2007	Essex Knights
2008–2009	NC State Wolfpack
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2009	Cary Clarets	7	(1)
2010–	Sporting Kansas City[2]	8	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 26, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Olukorede Afolabi O. O. "Korede" Aiyegbusi (born 15 July 1988 in London^[3]) is an English footballer who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.

Career

College and amateur

Aiyegbusi moved from England to the United States in 2006 to attend and play college soccer at Essex Community College in Maryland, where he earned first-team all-conference honors in his two years at the school.^[4] He transferred to North Carolina State University in 2008, and went on to make 41 appearances for the Wolfpack, all of them starts.^[5][6]

During his college years Aiyegbusi also played for Cary Clarets in the USL Premier Development League.^[7]

Professional

Aiyegbusi was drafted in the second round (20th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Kansas City Wizards.^[6][8]

He made his professional debut on 27 March 2010, in Kansas City's opening game of the 2010 MLS season against D.C. United.^[9]

International

Aiyegbusi represented Great Britain in the 2009 World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia.^[4]

Personal

Aiyegbusi holds dual British and Nigerian citizenship. He is the second to last born of five kids

See also

• List of current MLS players

References

1. ^ "Search 1837 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action. Retrieved 2010-08-12. 
2. ^ Team was known as Kansas City Wizards in 2010
3. ^ "Player Bio". XXV Summer Universiade. http://results.ub2009.org/results/ENG/ZZ/ZZB101A_FBXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_number=104683.htm. Retrieved 15 Jan 2010. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Korede Aiyegbusi Bio". NC State. http://www.gopack.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41860&SPID=3720&DB_OEM_ID=9200&ATCLID=1523324&Q_SEASON=2009. Retrieved 15 Jan 2010. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ "Aiyegbusi Drafted in Second Round of MLS Draft". NC State. http://www.gopack.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41857&SPID=3720&DB_OEM_ID=9200&ATCLID=204869505. Retrieved 15 Jan 2010. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ ^{a b} "Wizards select five in MLS SuperDraft". Kansas City Wizards. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20100114&content_id=7920290&vkey=pr_kcw&fext=.jsp&team=t105. Retrieved 15 Jan 2010. ^{[dead link]}
7. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/6188469.html#STATS
8. ^ 2010 MLS SuperDraft
9. ^ CBC News. http://stats.cbc.ca/mls/boxscore.asp?gamecode=2010032706&season=2010-1. 

External links

• MLS player profile
• NC State bio

Persondata
Name	Aiyegbusi, Olukorede
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Short description
Date of birth	15 July 1988
Place of birth	London, England
Date of death
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