Abiola Dauda

Abiola Dauda
Dauda training with Kalmar in 2008
Personal information
Full nameAbiola Adedeji Dauda
Date of birth (1988-02-03) 3 February 1988 (age 37)
Place of birthLagos, Nigeria
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PositionStriker
Team information
Current team
Aris Petroupolis
Youth career
2005–2006Grassroot Highlanders
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2007Sölvesborgs GoIF25(23)
2008–2012Kalmar129(33)
2013–2014Red Star Belgrade31(15)
2014–2017Vitesse28(9)
2016→ Hearts (loan)13(5)
2017–2018Atromitos40(11)
2018–2019Giresunspor25(11)
2019–2020AEL12(2)
2020Panetolikos12(6)
2020–2022Apollon Smyrnis52(9)
2022–2023Mohammedan19(9)
2023–2024Ionikos29(12)
2024–Aris Petroupolis0(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 February 2024

Abiola Adedeji Dauda Listenⓘ (born on 3 February 1988) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Gamma Ethniki club Aris Petroupolis.

Early life

Dauda has vertical scars under each of his eyes which are family markings that were given to him shortly after birth.[1] He has eleven siblings in his family.

Career

Early career

Dauda was discovered in Nigeria by an agent Victor Mcdonald at age eighteen. He was playing with Grassroot Highlanders.[2] Mcdonald helped him to get signed with Swedish fourth tier club Sölvesborgs GoIF.[3] His time there was very successful and he was named the best forward of the division in 2007 which made several Allsvenskan clubs want to sign him.[4]

Kalmar

In the end, he decided to join Kalmar FF the following year. During his time there he very rarely got to play the full 90 minutes in games[5] but he still had a prolific 2012 season where he scored a total of 14 goals. After the season had ended he declared that he was leaving the club to look for a new challenge.[6] During his spell with Kalmar, he won the Swedish championship in 2008 and the Swedish Supercup in 2009, besides having been twice runner-up of the Swedish Cup, in 2008 and 2011.[7]

Red Star Belgrade

On 8 February 2013, which was the last day of the transfer market window in Jelen Super Liga Dauda signed a contract with Red Star Belgrade.[8] The first occasion on which Dauda scored for Red Star came on 3 April 2013, when he scored two goals and provided an assist for teammate Darko Lazović in a 3–0 win at home against Hajduk Kula.[9]

Vitesse

On 21 July 2014, Red Star Belgrade announced they had agreed a €500,000 fee for the transfer of Dauda to Eredivisie club Vitesse Arnhem.

Heart of Midlothian

On 1 February 2016, Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian signed him on a loan deal for the remainder of the season.[10] He scored his first goals for the club when he scored a brace in the league against Ross County on 10 February 2016.[11]

Atromitos

On 9 January 2017, Dauda signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Greek Superleague club Atromitos on a free transfer from Vitesse.[12] His five goals in the 2016–17 Greek Cup made him top scorer for the season.[13]

Dauda scored as Atromitos beat AEK Athens 1–0 to go top of the table on 23 October 2017.[14] His goal on 28 January 2018 secured a 1–0 home win over AEL, and two goals in the last match of the season took his personal total to nine.[15] The 4–0 home win against Kerkyra gave Atromitos a fourth-place finish.[16]

Giresunspor

Dauda spent the 2018–19 season with TFF First League (Turkish second-tier) club Giresunspor, for which he scored 12 goals from 28 league appearances.[17][7]

AEL

Dauda returned to the Greek Superleague with AEL on a three-year contract.[18]

Panetolikos

On 16 January 2020, following his release from AEL, he joined Panetolikos on a six-month contract.[19] In his debut, two days later, he salvaged a point in a home game against Lamia, with a last-minute penalty.[20] On 22 January 2020, Abiola Dauda, who recently moved from Larissa to Panetolikos a few days ago, struck a brace, first in the 28th minute after dribbling past the goalkeeper and slotting the ball into the net, and in the 63rd minute when his left-footed strike gave the visitors a 0–2 lead in a thrilling 2–2 away draw against AEL.[21]

Apollon Smyrnis

On 4 September 2020, he signed with Apollon Smyrnis on a free transfer.[22]

Ionikos

On September 2023, he moved to Ionikos on a free transfer.[23]

Aris Petroupolis

On 27 July 2024, he signed with Aris Petroupolis on a free transfer.[24][25]

Career statistics

As of 5 April 2023[26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sölvesborgs GoIF2007Division 22523———2523
Kalmar2008Allsvenskan205004[a]3—248
2009287001[b]01[c]0307
20103053[d]04[a]1—366
20112623[d]2——294
201225141[d]16[a]3—3218
Total12933731571015243
Red Star Belgrade2012–13Serbian SuperLiga114———114
2013–1420113[e]24[a]0—2713
Total31153240003817
Vitesse2014–15Eredivisie1662[f]0——186
2015–1611300——113
2016–171000——10
Total289200000309
Hearts (loan)2015–16Scottish Premiership1352[g]0——155
Atromitos2016–17Super League Greece1223[h]5——157
2017–182896[h]0——349
Total40119500004916
Giresunspor2018–191. Lig25113[i]1——2812
AEL2019–20Super League Greece1222[h]0——142
Panetolikos2019–20Super League Greece1261[h]1——137
Apollon Smyrnis2020–21Super League Greece2851[h]1——296
2021–222441[h]0——254
Total5292100005410
Mohammedan2022–23I-League1991[j]2—1[k]22113
Career total392144321519722445168
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Swedish Super Cup
  4. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Swedish Cup
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Serbian Cup
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in Dutch Cup
  7. ^ Appearance(s) in Scottish Cup
  8. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Greek Cup
  9. ^ Appearance(s) in Turkish Cup
  10. ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  11. ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours

Kalmar FF

Red Star

Vitesse Arnhem

Mohammedan Sporting

Individual

References

  1. ^ "– När jag kom hit blev jag kär i klubben" (in Swedish). Östran. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  2. ^ Abiola Dauda at Srbijafudbal
  3. ^ "Fotbolliblekinge.se möter Abiola Dauda" (in Swedish). fotbolliblekinge.se. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Abiola Dauda är Sveriges mest jagade spelare" (in Swedish). Kristianstadsbladet. Archived from the original on 14 February 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Mysterium #4: Den halva spelaren" (in Swedish). Offside. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Abiola Dauda lämnar Kalmar FF" (in Swedish). Sportal. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  7. ^ a b Abiola Dauda at Soccerway
  8. ^ Zvezda dovela napadača u minut do 12 at MONDO, 9 February 2013 (in Serbian)
  9. ^ Debitantski gol Daude Archived 8 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine at Blic, 3 April 2013 (in Serbian)
  10. ^ "Hearts sign Abiola Dauda to replace striker Osman Sow". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Ross County 0-3 Hearts". BBC. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  12. ^ Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (9 January 2017). "Official : Greek Club Atromitos Shake Hands With Abiola Dauda". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Greece: Kypello Elladas 2016/2017: Top Scorer". worldfootball.net. Heim:Spiel. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Atromitos stun AEK and hit Greek championship top-spot". SDNA. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Abiola Dauda: Super League 2017/2018". worldfootball.net. Heim:Spiel. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  16. ^ Wood, Graham (5 May 2018). "Atromitos give fans four-star sendoff". AgonaSport. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  17. ^ Olasoji, Tolu (18 July 2018). "Abiola Dauda signs for Turkish outfit Giresunspor". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  18. ^ "Στην ΑΕΛ ο Abiola Dauda" [Abiola Dauda to AEL]. sportsup.gr (in Greek). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  19. ^ "Παναιτωλικός: Ανακοίνωσε τον Ντάουντα". 16 January 2020.
  20. ^ "Παναιτωλικός - Λαμία 1-1: Ο νεοαποκτηθείς Ντάουντα "λύτρωσε" στο 95' τους γηπεδούχους". 18 January 2020.
  21. ^ "ΑΕΛ - Παναιτωλικός 2-2: Ο Ουάρντα έσωσε την Λάρισα". sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  22. ^ "Απόλλων Σμύρνης: Ανακοίνωσε τον Ντάουντα". 4 September 2020.
  23. ^ "Ανακοίνωσε Ντάουντα ο Ιωνικός". Novasports (in Greek). 5 September 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  24. ^ vasilis (27 July 2024). ""Μπαμ" με Αμπιόλα Ντάουντα στον Άρη Πετρούπολης | athlitiko". Athlitiko.gr | Το αθλητικό site της Κρήτης. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  25. ^ "Έκανε το «μπαμ» με Ντάουντα ο Άρης Πετρούπολης - Sportcaster.gr" (in Greek). 27 July 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  26. ^ Abiola Dauda at Soccerway
  27. ^ "কলকাতা লিগ জয় মহামেডানের, টানা দু'বার খেতাব এল সাদা-কালো তাঁবুতে" [Mohammedan's Calcutta League win, the title came twice in a row in the black and white tent]. thewall.in. Kolkata: The Wall Bureau. 30 October 2022. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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