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Abd-Al-Ali Morakinyo Olaposi Koiki (born 22 August 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for Northampton Town.

Ali Koiki

Personal information
Full name	Abd-Al-Ali Morakinyo Olaposi Koiki[1]
Date of birth	(1999-08-22) 22 August 1999 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth	Kensington, England
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s)	Left back
Club information
Current team	Northampton Town
Number	14
Youth career
	Crystal Palace
	Kinetic Academy
2016–2018	Burnley
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Burnley	0	(0)
2019	→ Swindon Town (loan)	15	(0)
2020–2021	Bristol Rovers	10	(0)
2021–	Northampton Town	56	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:39, 23 October 2022 (UTC)

Career

Born in Kensington,[4] London, Koiki began his career in the youth team of Crystal Palace before being released at the age of eleven.[5] He later moved to Burnley in the summer of 2016 following a trial, after he had been spotted playing local football for Kinetic Academy[6] in Croydon.[2][7] He signed his first professional contract at the end of the 2017–18 campaign having moved up to the development squad at the start of the season.[2] He moved on loan to League Two side Swindon Town in January 2019 until the end of the season.[8] He made his professional debut on 12 January 2019 replacing Matthew Taylor as a substitute in the 2–2 draw with Lincoln City.[9]

He was offered a new contract by Burnley at the end of the 2019–20 season, but rejected the offer and left the club.[10]

Bristol Rovers

On 22 October 2020 he joined League One side Bristol Rovers.[11] Koiki made his debut for the club on 3 November 2020, coming off of the bench in the 65' minute of a 2-0 defeat to Peterborough United[12] and made his full debut that weekend in an FA Cup victory over Walsall.[13] Koiki scored his first professional goal with the opener in a 2–1 EFL Trophy victory over Leyton Orient on 8 December 2020.[14] At the end of the season it was announced that Koiki would not be having his contract renewed and would leave the club after just a year.[15]

Northampton Town

On 23 July 2021, Koiki joined recently relegated League Two side Northampton Town on a one-year contract after impressing on trial.[16][17]

Personal life

Koiki is of Nigerian descent.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 October 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burnley	2018–19[9]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20[19]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swindon Town (loan)	2018–19[9]	League Two	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Bristol Rovers	2020–21[20]	League One	10	0	1	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	1	13	1
Northampton Town	2021–22[21]	League Two	42	0	2	0	2	0	4[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]	1	50	1
	2022–23[22]		14	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	16	0
	Total		56	0	2	0	3	0	5	1	66	1
Career total			81	0	3	0	3	0	7	2	94	2

References

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