Isah Aliyu (born 8 August 1999) is a Nigerian
footballer who plays as a
attacking midfielder for
Mosta in
Maltese Premier League.
Club career
Born in
Kaduna, Aliyu joined
Remo Stars in 2016, from Kakuri Academy.
He was an important unit of the club who achieved promotion from the
Nigeria National League in that year, and also appeared in the
2017 Nigeria Professional Football League
The 2017 Nigeria Professional Football League was the 46th season of the top Nigerian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1972, and the 27th since the rebranding of the league as the "Professional League" ...
, suffering relegation.
On 3 March 2018, Aliyu moved abroad and joined Armenian side
Lori FC.
He contributed with three goals in
his first season, as his side achieved promotion to the
Armenian Premier League as champions, and scored a further seven times in
his second season, as his side finished fifth; in that season, the club also reached the final of the
Armenian Cup.
On 1 September 2019, Aliyu joined
Segunda División
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Lig ...
side
Almeria on a five-year deal, for a fee of
€140,000; Lori also retained a 20% of a future sale. He was initially assigned to
the B-team in
Tercera División.
On 21 January 2020,
Al-Shoulla signed Aliyu for six months.
On 22 November 2020,
FC Urartu
Football Club Urartu ( hy, Ուրարտու Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ, translated ''Futbolayin Akumb Urartu''), commonly known as Urartu, is an Armenian professional football team based in the capital Yerevan that currently plays in the ...
announced the signing of Aliyu. After 16 appearances and one goal, Aliyu left Urartu on 10 June 2021.
On 22 July 2021, Aliyu signed for
Ararat Yerevan. On 9 January 2023, Aliyu left Ararat Yerevan after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.
On 24 March 2023,
Remo Stars announced the return of Aliyu.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Lori
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Armenian First League
The Armenian First League is currently the second level football competition in Armenia after the Armenian Premier League
The Armenian Premier League ( hy, VBET Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա, known as the VBET Armenian Premier Lea ...
:
2017–18
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aliyu, Isah
1999 births
Living people
Footballers from Kaduna
Nigerian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Men's association football wingers
Nigeria Professional Football League players
Remo Stars F.C. players
Armenian Premier League players
Saudi First Division League players
Lori FC players
UD Almería B players
Al-Shoulla FC players
Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Armenia
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia