Mohammed Goyi Aliyu (born February 12, 1993) is a Nigerian

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player.

Career

Aliyu began to play football at Lima Primary School and joined in 2008 to

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who earned his first professional matches. In January 2011 left

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n club

and signed for Primera División side Villarreal C.F. On December 13, 2011 he signed a long-term contract for

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club Tavriya.

International career

He was called from Sam John Obuh for the

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for the

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. Obuh called the defender on 12 April 2011 for the

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.Nigeria's Flying Eagles up close

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aliyu, Mohammed Goyi 1993 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers SC Tavriya Simferopol players Shooting Stars S.C. players Men's association football midfielders Villarreal CF players Niger Tornadoes F.C. players FC Saksan players FC Dinamo Tbilisi players Ukrainian Premier League players Moldovan Super Liga players Erovnuli Liga players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Georgia (country) Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country) 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen