Olukorede Afolabi O. O. Aiyegbusi (born 15 July 1988) is an English former

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Career

College and amateur

Aiyegbusi moved from England to the United States in 2006 to attend and play

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at the

Community College of Baltimore County The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) is a public community college in Baltimore County, Maryland, with three main campuses and three extension centers. Academics CCBC has more than 100 associate degree and certificate programs in ...

in Maryland, where he was a two-time National Junior College Athletic Association All-American and All-Maryland JUCO Conference first-team. He transferred to

North Carolina State University North Carolina State University (NC State, North Carolina State, NC State University, or NCSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1887 and p ...

in 2008, and went on to make 41 appearances for the Wolfpack, all of them starts. During his college years Aiyegbusi also played for Cary Clarets in the

USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will featu ...

Professional

Aiyegbusi was drafted in the second round (20th overall) of the

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Kansas City Wizards Sporting Kansas City is an American professional soccer club based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. The administrative offices are located in downtown K ...

. He made his professional debut on 27 March 2010, in Kansas City's opening game of the 2010 MLS season against

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. Aiyegbusi remained with Kansas City through the 2012 season before being released by mutual agreement on 3 December 2012. He subsequently entered the

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and became a free agent after going undrafted in both rounds of the draft. On 21 February 2013 Aiyegbusi signed with First Division side

FC Haka FC Haka, originally ''Valkeakosken Haka'', commonly known as Haka, is a Finnish professional football club based in the industrial town of Valkeakoski. The club was founded in 1934 and competes in Finland's premier division, the Veikkausliiga. ...

. After one season in Finland, Aiyegbusi signed for Swiss club

Servette FC Genève Servette FC is a Swiss professional football club based in Geneva, founded in March 1890 with rugby as its first sporting activity, and named after the Geneva district of the same name. The football section was created on 17 January 1900. They ...

on 3 January 2014. On 10 August 2015, Aiyegbusi left

VfB Auerbach VfB Auerbach is a football in Germany, German football club from the city of Auerbach (Vogtland), Auerbach, Saxony. The club also has a tennis department. History The association was founded as the ''Auerbacher Fußball Club'' on 17 May 1906 mak ...

after one season with the club to join

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side

AFC United Athletic Football Club Eskilstuna, also known as AFC Eskilstuna or simply AFC, is a Swedish professional football club based in Eskilstuna. The club has previously been known under the names FC Café Opera and Väsby United before switching owne ...

. Aiyegbusi joined Iranian side Siah Jamegan in November 2015. In January 2017, Aiyegbusi went on trial with

Kazakhstan Premier League The Kazakhstan Professional Football League (, ''Qazaqstan Premier Ligasy''), commonly referred to as the Kazakh Premier League or simply the Premier League, is a professional association football league in Kazakhstan and the highest level of the ...

side

Shakhter Karagandy Football Club Shakhter (), commonly referred to as FC Shakhter Karagandy ( ), is a professional football club based in Karagandy, Kazakhstan. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992, but fell of to t ...

International

Aiyegbusi represented

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in the 2009 World University Games in

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Personal life

Aiyegbusi holds dual British and Nigerian citizenship. He is the fourth born of five siblings. His cousin is fellow footballer Moses Makinde.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

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NC State bio
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Korede Aiyegbusi Interview

Korede Aiyegbusi: the English footballer who played in Iran
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aiyegbusi, Korede 1988 births Living people Black British sportsmen 21st-century Black British people English men's footballers NC State Wolfpack men's soccer players North Carolina FC U23 players Sporting Kansas City players FC Haka players Servette FC players AFC Eskilstuna players North Carolina State University alumni USL League Two players Major League Soccer players English people of Nigerian descent Sportspeople of Nigerian descent English people of Yoruba descent Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Iran English expatriate sportspeople in Iran English expatriate sportspeople in Finland English expatriate sportspeople in Germany English expatriate sportspeople in Sweden English expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Sporting Kansas City draft picks Footballers from the London Borough of Hackney Yoruba sportspeople Men's association football defenders 21st-century English sportsmen