Oluwafemi Gege Soriola (born 21 November 1988) is a Nigerian international

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who plays for Saudi club

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as a

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Club career

Soriola has played club football for JUTH, Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan, Bayelsa United, Heartland,

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, Montreal Impact, Shooting Stars and Malkiya. On 19 June 2018, he joined

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club

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. He left the club at the end of the season and signed with

from Bahrain in August 2019.

International career

He made his international debut for

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in 2012.

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* 1988 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers Nigeria men's international footballers JUTH F.C. players Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan F.C. players Bayelsa United F.C. players Heartland F.C. players Free State Stars F.C. players CF Montréal players Shooting Stars S.C. players Malkiya Club players Al-Riffa SC players South African Premier Division players Bahraini Premier League players Men's association football defenders Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain Expatriate men's footballers in Bahrain Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Saudi First Division League players Hajer FC players 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen {{Nigeria-footy-defender-stub