Jamiu Alimi

Jamiu Alimi

Personal information
Full name	Jamiu Abiodun Alimi[1]
Date of birth	(1992-10-05) 5 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Sunshine Stars
Youth career
	Westerlo
	Metalurh Donetsk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Tavriya Simferopol	9	(0)
2012–2013	Olympiakos Nicosia	6	(0)
2014	Sharks
2015	Shooting Stars
2016–2017	Kano Pillars
2018–2019	Akwa United
2019	→ El-Kanemi (loan)
2019–	Sunshine Stars
International career^‡
2015–	Nigeria	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:56, 16 November 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:56, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

Jamiu Abiodun Alimi (born 5 October 1992) is a Nigerian international footballer who plays for Sunshine Stars, as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Lagos,[1] Alimi spent his early career with Westerlo and Metalurh Donetsk.[2] He later played for Tavriya Simferopol, Olympiakos Nicosia, Sharks, Shooting Stars, Kano Pillars and Akwa United.[1][3]

Jamiu joined Akwa United on a two-year deal from Kano Pillars, during the 2017–18 mid-season transfer window.[4] On 27 February 2019, he was loaned out to El-Kanemi for the rest of the season because of lack of playing time after falling out of favour with Akwa United manager Rafael Everton.[5] In September 2019 it was confirmed that he had joined Sunshine Stars.[6]

International career

He made his international debut for Nigeria in 2015.[1]

References

1. "Jamiu Alimi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
2. "Shooting Stars' Jamiu Alimi replaces injured Leon Balogun | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
3. Jamiu Alimi at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
4. "Jamiu Alimi teams up with Akwa United -Naijafootballplus". Naijafootballplus. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
5. Akwa United’s Jamiu Alimi completes loan move to El Kanemi, brila.net, 27 February 2019
6. 2019 Ogunjobi Gold Cup: Jamiu Alimi heroics put Sunshine Stars into consecutive finals^[permanent dead link‍], sportlens360.com, 5 September 2019