Yusuf Lawal (born 23 March 1998), nicknamed Obagoal,[1] is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Neftçi Baku in the Azerbaijan Premier League.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yusuf Lawal | ||
Date of birth | (1998-03-23) 23 March 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Neftçi Baku | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2017 | 36 Lion FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | Lokeren | 22 | (0) |
2020– | Neftçi Baku | 51 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2022 |
Lawal is a youth product of 36 Lion FC in Lagos since 2011,[2] and gained the nickname Obagoal because of the similarity of his play to Obafemi Martins. He signed a 3+1 year contract with Lokeren in the summer of 2017.[3] Lawal made his professional debut for Lokeren in a 3-0 Belgian First Division A win over Eupen on 14 April 2018.[4]
On 16 July 2020, Lawal signed a 2+1 year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftçi PFK.[5]
Lawal was called up to a training camp for the Nigeria national under-23 football team in preparation for the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, but did not make the final squad.[6]
Neftçi PFK – current squad | |
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