Rafiu Durosinmi

Rafiu Durosinmi
Personal information
Full name Rafiu Adekunle Durosinmi
Date of birth (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Viktoria Plzeň
Number 17
Youth career
–2021 Box2Box FC
2021–2022 Karviná
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Karviná 34 (6)
2023 → Viktoria Plzeň (loan) 15 (4)
2023– Viktoria Plzeň 11 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024

Rafiu Adekunle Durosinmi (born 1 January 2003) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Viktoria Plzeň.

Early life

Durosinmi was born in Lagos, Nigeria.[2]

Club career

Karviná

Before joining Karviná, Durosinmi played youth football in Nigeria.[3] In 2022, he was promoted to the first team.[4] During his first season, he scored three goals, including one against Slavia Prague.[5] In January 2023, Durosinmi was loaned to Viktoria Plzeň.[6] After arriving on loan, he played a friendly for Viktoria Plzeň.[7]

Style of play

Durosinmi is known for his height and technical ability.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 November 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Karviná 2021–22 Czech First League 19 3 1 0 — — 20 3
2022–23 Fortuna národní liga 15 3 4 4 — — 19 7
Total 34 6 5 4 — — 39 10
Viktoria Plzeň (loan) 2022–23 Czech First League 15 4 — — — 15 4
Viktoria Plzeň 2023–24 Czech First League 11 6 0 0 8[a] 3 — 19 9
Career total 60 16 5 4 8 3 0 0 73 23
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

  1. ^ a b "R. Durosinmi: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. ^ Soukup, Zdeněk (9 January 2023). "Plzeň reaguje na zranění, z Karviné přišel talentovaný nigerijský útočník". Moravskoslezský deník (in Czech).
  3. ^ Soukup, Zdeněk (28 January 2023). "Nejen obrovitý forvard. Kdo vlastně je zimní posila Plzně z Nigérie?". Plzeňský deník (in Czech).
  4. ^ "Rafiu ADEKUNLE DUROSINMI:útočník". mfkkarvina.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  5. ^ Nohavica, Jakub (6 February 2022). "Karvinský hrdina Durosinmi po fantazii na Slavii: Výhra? Znamení naděje". Novojičínský Deník. novojicinsky.denik.cz.
  6. ^ "Fotbalová Plzeň hlásí třetí posilu. Získala dalšího útočníka". sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Plzeň hýčká zvíře. Klub krotí nadšení, ale Durosinmi může být kometa". isport.blesk.cz.
  8. ^ "Rafi(u)novaná posila Plzně: žádaný Durosinmi doplní Chorého". isport.blesk.cz (in Czech).