Nurudeen Orelesi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nurudeen Adegbola Orelesi | ||
| Date of birth | April 10, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Skënderbeu Korçë | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bolowotan FC | |||
| First Bank FC | |||
| 2006–2007 | Salamanca | ||
| 2007–2008 | Bonifika | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2009 | Bonifika | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | ECO Lagos FC | 11 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Dinamo Tirana | 34 | (2) |
| 2011–2014 | Skënderbeu Korçë | 97 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 32 | (1) |
| 2016– | Skënderbeu Korçë | 14 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2009 | Nigeria U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2011 | Nigeria U23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Nurudeen Adegbola Orelesi (born April 10, 1989 in Lagos) is a Nigerian football player currently playing for Skenderbeu in the Albanian Superliga. He is well known for his powerful and accurate long shots.
Career
Orelesi began his career with First Bank F.C., later joined to UD Salamanca. On 2 October 2007 left Spain to sign with Slovenian Second League club SC Bonifika,[1] his first season played in the reserve team before in July 2008 promoted to the seniorside who played three games in his first professional season 2008/2009,[2] in September 2009 signed than for ECO F.C. Lagos.
Dinamo Tirana
Orelesi joined Albanian champions Dinamo Tirana on 1 August 2010 for a reported fee of €25,000 from ECO Lagos FC, signing a one-year contract with the club holding the option of renewing for an additional year.[3]
Skënderbeu Korçë
He signed for his second Albanian side, Skënderbeu Korçë on 23 June 2011 on a four-year contract.[4][5]
Metalurh Zaporizhya
On 20 August 2014 Orelesi signed for Ukraine club Metalurh Zaporizhya.[6][7]
Skënderbeu Korçë
On 31 January 2016, Orelesi returned to Skënderbeu Korçë for his second spell with the Albanian champions.
International career
He represented Nigeria at 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.[8]
Honours
- Skënderbeu Korçë
- Albanian Superliga (3): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
- Albanian Cup (1): 2011–12
- Albanian Supercup (2): 2013, 2014
References
- ↑ Registracijski zapisnik NZS
- ↑ Orelesi Nurudeen Adegbola - NK Bela krajina
- ↑ Nurudeen Orelesi joins FC Dinamo
- ↑ "Nureedin Orelesi firmos per Skenderbeun" (in Albanian). Albania Sport. 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
- ↑ Nurudeen Orelesi: FC Kryvbas Offered Me A Two - Year Contract
- ↑ Orelesi Joins Ukrainian Club Metalury Zaporizhzhia
- ↑ Orelesi Heading To Ukraine
- ↑ List of Players - FIFA.com
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