Kabiru Akinsola Olarewaju (born
21 January 1991 in Imo State), known as Akinsola, is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward.
Club
Career
On 6 January 2009, Étoile Sportive du Sahel announced
the signing of 18-year-old Akinsola, who agree to a five-year deal at Stade Olympique de Sousse. However, his
official debut was delayed due to the fact he was appearing at the African Youth Championshipin Kigali.
Akinsola apparently had plenty of suitors vying for his
signature, but decided to link up with the Tunisians,
joining countryman Emeka Opara. On
31 January, however, he changed clubs again, signing a 3+2 contract with Spain's UD Salamanca and
appearing rarely over the course of two second division seasons, his first
competitive appearance only taking place on 9 May due to bureaucratic problems; additionally,
he spent several weeks on the sidelines with a thigh injury.
In the summer of 2010, Akinsola stayed in Spain but dropped down
to the third level, moving to Zamora CF. He
continued competing in that tier in the following years with Cádiz CF, FC Cartagena and CE L'Hospitalet, this
being interspersed by a brief spell in Cyprus.
International
Career
Akinsola came into prominence
in 2007, when he appeared for the Nigeria under-17 team in
the African Youth Championship in Togo and scored the
winning goal in the final match. He represented his country at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the Korea Republic,
winning the competition with the Golden Eagles.
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