Toluwalase "Tolu" Emmanuel Arokodare (born 23 November 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Amiens on loan from Valmiera.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Toluwalase Emmanuel Arokodare | ||
Date of birth | (2000-11-23) 23 November 2000 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Festac Town, Lagos, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Amiens (on loan from Valmiera) | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Kash Academy | |||
International Sports Academy | |||
Flying Sports Academy | |||
Box2Box FC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Valmiera | 32 | (22) |
2021 | → 1. FC Köln (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2021– | → Amiens (loan) | 22 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:52, 23 February 2022 (UTC) |
During his youth in Nigeria, Arokodare played for Kash Academy and Flying Sports Academy in Festac, as well as the Segun Odegbami International College and Sports Academy. He later joined the Box2Box FC academy in Surulere, Lagos, and had trials with European clubs SC Freiburg and Toulouse. He then joined Latvian club Valmiera in June 2019.[2] In September 2020, Arokodare was loaned to German club 1. FC Köln for the 2020–21 season.[3] He made his professional debut for Köln in the Bundesliga on 26 September 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute for Sebastian Andersson in the away match against Arminia Bielefeld, which finished as a 1–0 loss.[4] On 28 June 2021, Arokodare joined Ligue 2 club Amiens on a two-year loan deal with an option to buy.[5]
Arokodare was born in Festac Town in Lagos, Nigeria.[2]
Amiens SC – current squad | |
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