Afeez Aremu Olalekan (born 3 October 1999) is a Nigerian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. He has also played for the Nigeria national under-20 team.

Career

Aremu was born in

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, Nigeria. He made his league debut with Remo Stars F.C. at the age of 14 in 2013–14 Nigeria National Pro League season during their terrain in the Nigerian Second Division League. He has played for several

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teams, such as Sharks F.C. from where he played against Sunshine Stars F.C. and this made Sunshine Stars sign him. He got stronger interest from Rivers United F.C. after he played against them during the first leg of 2015–16 Nigeria Premier League season and was signed during the mid season. He won the man of the match again towards two games to the end of 2015–16 Nigeria Premier League season when Rivers United played against

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and this also made Akwa United sign him in the 2017 Nigeria Premier League season. In August 2020, Aremu joined 2. Bundesliga side

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from

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club IK Start on a three-year contract. The transfer fee paid to IK Start was undisclosed. Having featured less since the arrival of manager Fabian Hürzeler, Aremu moved to league rivals

in August 2023. The transfer was reported as being in the mid-six-figure range.

Personal life

Aremu has Yoruba tribal marks on his face, he had them since he was a baby.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aremu, Afeez 1999 births Living people Yoruba sportspeople Nigerian men's footballers Footballers from Ibadan Men's association football midfielders Nigeria men's international footballers Nigeria men's under-20 international footballers Nigeria Professional Football League players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players 2. Bundesliga players Remo Stars F.C. players Sharks F.C. players Sunshine Stars F.C. players Akwa United F.C. players Rivers United F.C. players IK Start players FC St. Pauli players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Germany 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen