Joel Yinka Sunday Ayeni (born 31 December 1988) is a Nigerian professional
footballer
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who last played as a forward for
I-League
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outfit
TRAU FC
TRAU Football Club (known fully as Tiddim Road Athletic Union Football Club) is an Indian professional football club based in Imphal, Manipur. The club has, until relegation in 2024, competed in the I-League, the second tier of the Indian foot ...
.
Career
Aizawl FC
On 16 February 2016, Sunday was signed by the newly promoted
I-League
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team
Aizawl F.C. He was top scorer for the team with 7 goals in 12 games. He scored a winner in dying minutes against the defending champions
Bengaluru FC
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in
2015–16 Indian Federation Cup
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.
Tollygunge Agragami FC
On 7 June 2016 Sunday signed for
Calcutta Football League
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The CFL ...
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SVF Tollygunge Agragami FC. Joel made his debut for Tollygunge Agragami on 28 July 2016 against Peerless SC and helped his team to draw the match 1–1 by scoring in the 81st minute.
Gokulam Kerala FC
In December 2018 Sunday signed for
I-league
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outfit
Gokulam Kerala F.C.
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as a replacement of their striker
Antonio German. Joel found his first goal in his brace against his former club
Aizawl F.C. but the club eventually lost to them.
He has recently signed for
I-league
The I-League is the men's second professional football division of the Indian football league system behind the Indian Super League. Administered by the All India Football Federation, it is currently contested by 13 clubs. It operates as a s ...
outfits
TRAU F.C. for the remainder of the 2019-20 season.
TRAU F.C.
He has recently signed for
I-league
The I-League is the men's second professional football division of the Indian football league system behind the Indian Super League. Administered by the All India Football Federation, it is currently contested by 13 clubs. It operates as a s ...
outfits
TRAU F.C. for the remainder of the 2019-20 season.
References
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Living people
1988 births
Aizawl FC players
I-League players
Nigerian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Calcutta Football League players
Tollygunge Agragami FC players
21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
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