Akanni-Sunday Wasiu (born 18 March 1984) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a

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. He played for clubs in

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and

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in his career.

Club career

Sunday began his career in

with

Szczakowianka Jaworzno Garbarnia Szczakowianka Jaworzno is a Polish football club based in Szczakowa, Jaworzno, Poland. The club is currently playing in the V liga Silesia. History The club was founded on 9 July 1923 as fusion of three local clubs: ''Kartagina'', ''Re ...

, where he made 15 appearances, scoring once, before moving to

to play for

FC Vilnius FC Vilnius was a Lithuanian football club, playing in the capital city of Vilnius. At first it was known under the name ''Šviesa''. In 2003, the club made its debut in the Lithuanian top division. In 2007, the club went back to the second di ...

in 2006. During his time in Lithuania, he made 27 appearances, scoring 3 goal, before deciding to try his luck in

in 2007, signing for non-league St Albans City. He impressed at Clarence Park, bagging 3 goals in 13 appearances before pitching up on trial with

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its ea ...

on trial during the summer of 2008, where he eventually earned himself a one-year deal. A pacy and powerful striker, Akanni-Sunday Wasiu joined

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club from Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The club currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "The Hatters", L ...

on a one-month loan in mid-January 2009, having been a long-term target for Hatters boss

Mick Harford Michael Gordon Harford (born 12 February 1959) is an English football manager and former professional player. He is the chief recruitment officer at Luton Town, a club where he has spent a large portion of both his playing and non-playing career ...

. He scored once in five games for Luton before his loan deal expired. After the 2008–09 season, Wasiu was released by Colchester after failing to make an impression on the first team. Sunday joined

Floriana Floriana ( or ''Il-Floriana''), also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a Floriana Lines, fortified town in the Port Region, Malta, Port Region area of Malta, just outside the capital city Valletta. It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014 ...

on 28 August 2009; his debut came the following day in a 0–6 loss against rivals

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. His second appearance for the club was a more pleasant experience, as he netted his first goal in the 1–1 draw against

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. The powerful striker fast became a fan favourite at the club and was voted as the Man Of the Match on three occasions by the Maltese journalists. In 13 matches with the Greens' Wasiu netted no less than 7 goals. For the 2010 season, Wasiu joined Chinese side

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before moving to Shenyang Dongjin in 2011. In 2012, he returned to Floriana. In September 2014, he returned to England to play for

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UITM

In December 2016, Sunday signed a one-year contract with

Malaysia Premier League The Malaysia Premier League () was the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia. It replaced the Liga Perdana 2 in the Malaysian football league system. The Malaysia Premier League was contested by 12 clubs. The season usually ra ...

club

UITM The MARA Technological University ( Malay: ''Universiti Teknologi MARA''; Jawi: اونيۏرسيتي تيكنولوڬي مارا; abbr. UiTM) is a public university in Malaysia, based primarily in Shah Alam, Selangor. It was established to hel ...

. There, he scored a total of 20 league and nine cup goals.

Terengganu

On 7 December 2017, Wasiu moved to fellow Malaysian top-division side

Terengganu Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu) is a sultanate and States and federal territories of Malaysia, federal state of Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l-Iman (c ...

UKM

After two seasons with

club Terengganu II, Sunday signed with UKM.

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