Abass Lawal

Abass Lawal
Personal information
Full name	Abass Muyiwa Lawal
Date of birth	(1980-09-13) 13 September 1980
Place of birth	Ibadan, Nigeria
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current team	Retired
Youth career
1996–1997	Plateau United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1997–2000	Atlético B	42	(0)
2000–2001	Atlético Madrid	6	(0)
2001–2002	Córdoba	26	(8)
2002–2003	Leganés	36	(6)
2003–2004	Albacete	6	(0)
2005	Xerez	11	(0)
2005–2006	Moghreb Tétouan
2006	Emirates Club
2007	Ras Al Khaima
2008–2009	Al Khaleej
2009–2011	Al-Dhafra
2014–2015	Sunshine Stars
Teams managed
2005–2006	Atlético Valdemoro
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Abass Muyiwa Lawal (born 13 September 1980) is a Nigerian retired footballer who played mainly as a right winger.

He spent nearly one full decade in Spain, amassing league totals of 127 games and 14 goals for six clubs (only six matches in La Liga). He also competed professionally in the United Arab Emirates.

Football career

Born in Ibadan, Lawal moved to Spain at only 17 and signed with Atlético Madrid, going on to spend three full seasons with the B-team in Segunda División. In 2000–01 he was promoted to the main squad which was also competing in that category, appearing rarely (178 minutes) as the Colchoneros failed to regain their La Liga status.

After two solid seasons in the second level, with Córdoba CF and CD Leganés, Lawal returned to the top division with Albacete Balompié, but failed to establish himself in the Castile-La Mancha side and left for Xerez CD in January 2005; Albacete would also be relegated at the end of his second season.

Subsequently, Lawal played a few years in Morocco and the United Arab Emirates, where he dealt with several injury problems. In December 2013, after nearly four years of inactivity, he returned to Nigeria and joined Sunshine Stars FC.^[1]

Personal life

Lawal's middle name, Muyiwa, means "God has brought this".^[2]
His older brother, Oladimeji, was also a footballer. A midfielder, he had professional stints in Spain and Belgium.

References

↑ Lawal agrees to Sunshine switch; MTN Football, 15 December 2013
↑ Name meaning at Nigerian.name

External links

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