Akeem Omolade
 Omolade in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Akeem Oluwashegun Omolade | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaduna,[1] Nigeria | ||
| Date of death | 13 June 2022 (aged 39) | ||
| Place of death | Palermo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Treviso | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Treviso | 3 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | Torino | 5 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Novara | 18 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Biellese | 10 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Reggiana | 11 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Gela | 34 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Barletta | 10 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Vibonese | 26 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Mazara | ? | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | Ribera 1954 | 20 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | Mazara | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Borgata Terrenove | ||
| 2016–2017 | Altofonte | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Akeem Oluwashegun Omolade (4 March 1983 – 13 June 2022) was a Nigerian professional footballer.
Career
Omolade arrived in Italy at the age of 17, joining Treviso, with whom he made his professional debut in the Serie B league. He subsequently joined Torino, with whom he made his Serie A debut.
Following his departure from Torino, he went on to play a career in the lower leagues of Italian football.
In 2011, he moved to Sicily to join Mazara. In 2012, he played for Ribera 1954 in Serie D,[2] before returning to Mazara in 2013.
In 2014, he went down even further, joining Marsala-based Promozione club Borgata Terrenove.[3]
Omolade died on 13 June 2022, at the age of 39.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Scheda anagrafica di Akeem Oluwashegun Omolade" (in Italian). AIC.football.it. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^ "Akeem Omolade" (in Italian). A.S.D.P. Ribera 1954. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ "Grande colpo di mercato per il Borgata Terrenove. Tesserato Akeem Omolade". Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ "L'ex calciatore del Torino Omolade trovato morto in un'auto nel quartiere di Ballarò a Palermo". lastampa.it. 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Tragedia a Palermo, ex calciatore di serie A trovato morto dentro un'auto". Today.
External links
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- Akeem Omolade at Soccerbase
- Akeem Omolade at ESPN FC