Adeshina Abayomi Lawal (born 17 October 1984) is a Nigerian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward for
2. deild karla club
ÍF II, the reserve team of
ÍF.
Career
Brought in from the
Nigeria
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FC Ebedei Football Academy to Denmark at a young age, Lawal joined
FC Midtjylland
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's youth academy. In March 2006 he renewed his contract with
Vejle Boldklub
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until 1 July 2010. Lawal played 2009 Vejle Boldklub of the
Danish Superliga
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, but he was on loan to
Lyngby Boldklub
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. After the end of the season 2010 joined to Swedish club
Kristianstads FF
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H ...
. In December 2012 he made contract with B36 Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands.
In 2015, he signed for
ÍF Fuglafjørður
He joined Víkingur Gøta in 2017, and scored the winning goal in their 2–1
2017–18 Champions League home triumph over
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of Kosovo.
Honours
B36 Tórshavn
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Faroe Islands Premier League
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Team of the season:
2014
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References
External links
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Fanpage
Living people
1984 births
Men's association football forwards
Nigerian men's footballers
Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
Yoruba sportspeople
F.C. Ebedei players
FC Midtjylland players
Vejle Boldklub players
Lyngby Boldklub players
Hobro IK players
B36 Tórshavn players
Ítróttarfelag Fuglafjarðar players
Víkingur Gøta players
Argja Bóltfelag players
Danish Superliga players
Danish 1st Division players
Ettan Fotboll players
Faroe Islands Premier League players
2. deild karla players
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Expatriate men's footballers in the Faroe Islands
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Footballers from Ibadan
21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
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