Abiola Adedeji Dauda Listenⓘ (born on 3 February 1988) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Gamma Ethniki club Aris Petroupoli.

Early life

Dauda has vertical scars under each of his eyes which are family markings that were given to him shortly after birth.[1] He has eleven siblings in his family.

Career

Early career

Dauda was discovered in Nigeria by an agent Victor Mcdonald at age eighteen. He was playing with Grassroot Highlanders.[2] Mcdonald helped him to get signed with Swedish fourth tier club Sölvesborgs GoIF.[3] His time there was very successful and he was named the best forward of the division in 2007 which made several Allsvenskan clubs want to sign him.[4]

Kalmar

In the end he decided to join Kalmar FF the following year. During his time there he very rarely got to play the full 90 minutes in games[5] but he still had a prolific 2012 season where he scored a total of 14 goals. After the season had ended he declared that he was leaving the club to look for a new challenge.[6] During his spell with Kalmar, he won the Swedish championship in 2008 and the Swedish Supercup in 2009, besides having been twice runner-up of the Swedish Cup, in 2008 and 2011.[7]

Red Star Belgrade

On 8 February 2013, which was the last day of the transfer market window in Jelen Super Liga Dauda signed a contract with Red Star Belgrade.[8] The first occasion on which Dauda scored for Red Star came on 3 April 2013, when he scored two goals and provided an assist for teammate Darko Lazović in a 3–0 win at home against Hajduk Kula.[9]

Vitesse

On 21 July 2014, Red Star Belgrade announced they had agreed a €500,000 fee for the transfer of Dauda to Eredivisie club Vitesse Arnhem.

Heart of Midlothian

On 1 February 2016, Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian signed him on a loan deal for the remainder of the season.[10] He scored his first goals for the club when he scored a brace in the league against Ross County on 10 February 2016.[11]

Atromitos

On 9 January 2017, Dauda signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Greek Superleague club Atromitos on a free transfer from Vitesse.[12] His five goals in the 2016–17 Greek Cup made him top scorer for the season.[13]

Dauda scored as Atromitos beat AEK Athens 1–0 to go top of the table on 23 October 2017.[14] His goal on 28 January 2018 secured a 1–0 home win over AEL, and two goals in the last match of the season took his personal total to nine.[15] The 4–0 home win against Kerkyra gave Atromitos a fourth-place finish.[16]

Giresunspor

Dauda spent the 2018–19 season with TFF First League (Turkish second-tier) club Giresunspor, for which he scored 12 goals from 28 league appearances.[17][7]

AEL

Dauda returned to the Greek Superleague with AEL on a three-year contract.[18]

Panetolikos

On 16 January 2020, following his release from AEL, he joined Panetolikos on a six-month contract.[19] In his debut, two days later, he salvaged a point in a home game against Lamia, with a last-minute penalty.[20] On 22 January 2020, Abiola Dauda, who recently moved from Larissa to Panetolikos a few days ago, struck a brace, first in the 28th minute after dribbling past the goalkeeper and slotting the ball into the net, and in the 63rd minute when his left-footed strike gave the visitors a 0–2 lead in a thrilling 2–2 away draw against AEL.[21]

Apollon Smyrnis

On 4 September 2020, he signed with Apollon Smyrnis on a free transfer.[22]

Career statistics

As of 5 April 2023[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sölvesborgs GoIF 2007 Division 2 25 23 — — — 25 23
Kalmar 2008 Allsvenskan 20 5 0 0 4[a] 3 — 24 8
2009 28 7 0 0 1[b] 0 1[c] 0 30 7
2010 30 5 3[d] 0 4[a] 1 — 36 6
2011 26 2 3[d] 2 — — 29 4
2012 25 14 1[d] 1 6[a] 3 — 32 18
Total 129 33 7 3 15 7 1 0 152 43
Red Star Belgrade 2012–13 Serbian SuperLiga 11 4 — — — 11 4
2013–14 20 11 3[e] 2 4[a] 0 — 27 13
Total 31 15 3 2 4 0 0 0 38 17
Vitesse 2014–15 Eredivisie 16 6 2[f] 0 — — 18 6
2015–16 11 3 0 0 — — 11 3
2016–17 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 28 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 9
Hearts (loan) 2015–16 Scottish Premiership 13 5 2[g] 0 — — 15 5
Atromitos 2016–17 Super League Greece 12 2 3[h] 5 — — 15 7
2017–18 28 9 6[h] 0 — — 34 9
Total 40 11 9 5 0 0 0 0 49 16
Giresunspor 2018–19 1. Lig 25 11 3[i] 1 — — 28 12
AEL 2019–20 Super League Greece 12 2 2[h] 0 — — 14 2
Panetolikos 2019–20 Super League Greece 12 6 1[h] 1 — — 13 7
Apollon Smyrnis 2020–21 Super League Greece 28 5 1[h] 1 — — 29 6
2021–22 24 4 1[h] 0 — — 25 4
Total 52 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 54 10
Mohammedan 2022–23 I-League 19 9 1[j] 2 — 1[k] 2 21 13
Career total 392 144 32 15 19 7 2 2 445 168
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Swedish Super Cup
  4. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Swedish Cup
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Serbian Cup
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in Dutch Cup
  7. ^ Appearance(s) in Scottish Cup
  8. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Greek Cup
  9. ^ Appearance(s) in Turkish Cup
  10. ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  11. ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours

Kalmar FF

Red Star

Vitesse Arnhem

Mohammedan Sporting

Individual

References

  1. ^ "– När jag kom hit blev jag kär i klubben" (in Swedish). Östran. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  2. ^ Abiola Dauda at Srbijafudbal
  3. ^ "Fotbolliblekinge.se möter Abiola Dauda" (in Swedish). fotbolliblekinge.se. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Abiola Dauda är Sveriges mest jagade spelare" (in Swedish). Kristianstadsbladet. Archived from the original on 14 February 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Mysterium #4: Den halva spelaren" (in Swedish). Offside. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Abiola Dauda lämnar Kalmar FF" (in Swedish). Sportal. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  7. ^ a b Abiola Dauda at Soccerway
  8. ^ Zvezda dovela napadača u minut do 12 at MONDO, 9 February 2013 (in Serbian)
  9. ^ Debitantski gol Daude Archived 8 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine at Blic, 3 April 2013 (in Serbian)
  10. ^ "Hearts sign Abiola Dauda to replace striker Osman Sow". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Ross County 0-3 Hearts". BBC. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  12. ^ Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (9 January 2017). "Official : Greek Club Atromitos Shake Hands With Abiola Dauda". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Greece: Kypello Elladas 2016/2017: Top Scorer". worldfootball.net. Heim:Spiel. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Atromitos stun AEK and hit Greek championship top-spot". SDNA. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Abiola Dauda: Super League 2017/2018". worldfootball.net. Heim:Spiel. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  16. ^ Wood, Graham (5 May 2018). "Atromitos give fans four-star sendoff". AgonaSport. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  17. ^ Olasoji, Tolu (18 July 2018). "Abiola Dauda signs for Turkish outfit Giresunspor". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  18. ^ "Στην ΑΕΛ ο Abiola Dauda" [Abiola Dauda to AEL]. sportsup.gr (in Greek). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  19. ^ "Παναιτωλικός: Ανακοίνωσε τον Ντάουντα". 16 January 2020.
  20. ^ "Παναιτωλικός - Λαμία 1-1: Ο νεοαποκτηθείς Ντάουντα "λύτρωσε" στο 95' τους γηπεδούχους". 18 January 2020.
  21. ^ "ΑΕΛ - Παναιτωλικός 2-2: Ο Ουάρντα έσωσε την Λάρισα". sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  22. ^ "Απόλλων Σμύρνης: Ανακοίνωσε τον Ντάουντα". 4 September 2020.
  23. ^ Abiola Dauda at Soccerway
  24. ^ "কলকাতা লিগ জয় মহামেডানের, টানা দু'বার খেতাব এল সাদা-কালো তাঁবুতে" [Mohammedan's Calcutta League win, the title came twice in a row in the black and white tent]. thewall.in. Kolkata: The Wall Bureau. 30 October 2022. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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