Olarenwaju Ayobami Kayode (born 8 May 1993) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Shakhtar Donetsk, and the Nigeria national team.
![]() Kayode in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Olarenwaju Ayobami Kayode[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Ibadan, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
Youth career | |||
Marvellous FC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | ASEC Mimosas | 11 | (3) |
2012 | → Luzern (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2013 | → Heartland (loan)[2] | 0 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Maccabi Netanya (loan) | 25 | (10) |
2014–2015 | Maccabi Netanya | 31 | (13) |
2015–2017 | Austria Wien | 67 | (30) |
2017–2018 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Girona (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2018 | → Shakhtar Donetsk (loan) | 6 | (2) |
2018– | Shakhtar Donetsk | 10 | (1) |
2019–2020 | → Gaziantep (loan) | 27 | (10) |
2020–2022 | → Sivasspor (loan) | 66 | (12) |
National team‡ | |||
2009 | Nigeria U17 | 5 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Nigeria U20 | 15 | (4) |
2011 | Nigeria U23 | 3 | (0) |
2017 | Nigeria | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 26 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:00, 26 May 2022 (UTC) |
Kayode began his career with Red Bull Ghana and signed in February 2010 for ASEC Mimosas.
On 2 February 2012 Kayode left ASEC Mimosas[3] joining Swiss club FC Luzern on loan until 30 November 2012.[4]
On 10 October 2013, Kayode signed a one-year contract with Israeli club Maccabi Netanya.[5]
After another successful season with Maccabi Netanya, netting 13 goals and six assists, Kayode signed a four-year deal with FK Austria Wien.[6] On 2 August 2015, he scored on his FK Austria Wien debut against SC Rheindorf Altach.[7]
On 17 August 2017, Manchester City signed Kayode on a four-year deal[8] and immediately loaned him out to Girona for the 2017–18 season.[9] Kayode made his La Liga debut on 19 August 2017, replacing Portu in a 2–2 home draw against Atlético Madrid.[10]
On 2 March 2018, Kayode was loaned to Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk after his loan at Girona was terminated.[11]
On 8 June 2018, Shakhtar Donetsk announced that following Kayode's successful loan spell they would exercise their option to sign him permanently for an undisclosed fee. Kayode signed for Shakhtar on a five-year deal.[12]
On 9 August 2019, Kayode was loaned to Turkish Süper Lig side Gaziantep F.K.[13]
On 17 September 2020, Kayode signed on loan to Turkish Süper Lig side Sivasspor.[14] He scored his first Sivasspor goal on his Europa League debut for the club against Villarreal in a 5–3 away loss,[15] and scored against Maccabi Tel Aviv in a 2–1 home loss in the following fixture.[16]
Kayode played for the Nigeria U17 national team at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[17] On 3 May 2010, he earned his first call-up for the Nigeria U20 team for the qualifiers to the African Youth Championship in Libya.[18] He was called on 12 April 2011 for the 2011 African Youth Championship in South Africa.[19] Kayode made his debut for the senior team in a 1–1 draw with Senegal on 23 March 2017.[20]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Luzern (loan) | 2011–12 | Swiss Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Maccabi Netanya | 2013–14 | Liga Leumit | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 11 |
2014–15 | Israeli Premier League | 31 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 13 | |
Total | 56 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 24 | ||
Austria Wien | 2015–16 | Austrian Bundesliga | 34 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 37 | 13 | |
2016–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 33 | 17 | 3 | 2 | — | 12[lower-alpha 1] | 5 | 48 | 24 | ||
Total | 67 | 30 | 6 | 2 | — | 12 | 5 | 85 | 37 | |||
Manchester City | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Girona (loan) | 2017–18 | La Liga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
Shakhtar Donetsk (loan) | 2017–18 | Ukrainian Premier League | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 16 | 1 |
Gaziantep (loan) | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 27 | 10 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 10 | ||
Sivasspor (loan) | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | 40 | 11 | |
2021–22 | Süper Lig | 33 | 6 | 5 | 0 | – | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 44 | 8 | ||
Total | 66 | 12 | 7 | 1 | — | 11 | 6 | 84 | 19 | |||
Career total | 244 | 78 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 299 | 94 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Nigeria | 2017 | 4 | 0 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 |
ASEC Mimosas
Maccabi Netanya
Shakhtar Donetsk
Sivasspor
Kayode will continue to play in Shakhtar. We redeemed his transfer from Manchester City and signed a five-year contract
FC Shakhtar Donetsk – current squad | |
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Austrian Football Bundesliga top scorers | |
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