Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kehinde Abdul Feyi Fatai | ||
Date of birth | 19 February 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Jos, Nigeria [1] | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AEL | ||
Number | 90 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2007 | JUTH | ||
2007–2008 | Farul Constanța | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2007–2008 | Farul II Constanța | 20 | (11) |
2008–2010 | Farul Constanța | 46 | (7) |
2010–2015 | Astra Giurgiu | 114 | (41) |
2013–2014 | → Club Brugge (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Sparta Prague | 24 | (8) |
2016–2018 | Ufa | 41 | (6) |
2018–2019 | Dinamo Minsk | 32 | (8) |
2020–2021 | Astra Giurgiu | 14 | (2) |
2021–2022 | Argeș Pitești | 21 | (2) |
2022 | Turan | 5 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Oțelul Galați | 30 | (4) |
2024– | AEL | 10 | (6) |
International career | |||
2009 | Nigeria U20 | 3 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Nigeria U23 | 7 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:30, 11 May 2024 (UTC) |
Kehinde Abdul Feyi Fatai (born 19 February 1990) [3] is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League 2 club AEL.
Fatai was in Nigeria with the Anwar-ul-Islam College [4] and played for JUTH F.C. [5] He left for Europe in July 2007, [6] joining FC Farul Constanța of Romania. Initially, he played in the third league of Romania for the reserve team and scored 11 goals in 20 games. [7] In the following 2008–09 season Fatai was promoted to Farul Constanța's senior team. [8] On 16 June 2010, he signed with Liga I club Astra Giurgiu on a free transfer, after his contract with Farul Constanța had ended. [9]
On 1 September 2013, Belgian club Club Brugge confirmed Fatai’s signing on a season long loan from Astra, with an option to buy. [10] On 22 September 2013, he came on for his debut as an 80th-minute substitute and needed only seven minutes to break the deadlock with a shot in Club Brugge's 4-0 win over fierce rivals Anderlecht. [11]
In May 2015, Fatai signed for Czech club AC Sparta Prague on a three-year contract. [12]
As a striker, he scored only one goal in eight league matches for Sparta Prague. This bad form in front of goal led to his playing as a wide midfielder instead. After this position change, he went on to score five goals in three matches. [13]
On 12 August 2016, he signed a 3-year contract with the Russian Premier League side FC Ufa. [14] He was released from his Ufa contract by mutual consent on 14 August 2018. [15]
On 23 February 2023, Fatai returned to Romania and signed a contract with Oțelul Galați in Liga II until the end of the 2022–23 season, with an option to extend for one more year. [16]
Fatai was called up to the Nigeria U-23 team in 2011 for a friendly against Costa Rica. On 4 June he was selected for a qualifying match for the 2012 Summer Olympics against Tanzania. [17]
On 24 October 2015, Fatai said he had promised the Romania national team officials that he would represent Romania on the senior level upon gaining citizenship. [18]
Kehinde Fatai's twin brother, Taiye is also a footballer who spent most of his career in the lower leagues of Romania playing for teams like FCM Alexandria or ACS Berceni. [19] [20] [21] Another one of his brothers, Yunus is a footballer who played in the lower leagues of Romania at Astra II and Dacia Unirea Brăila. [22] He has a total of four brothers and a sister. [23]
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cups | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Farul II Constanța | 2007–08 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 11 | ||
Farul Constanța | 2007–08 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | ||
2008–09 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 0 | |||
2009–10 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 7 | |||
Total | 46 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 47 | 7 | |||
Astra Giurgiu | 2010–11 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 7 | ||
2011–12 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 32 | 11 | |||
2012–13 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 37 | 16 | |||
2013–14 | 3 | 3 | - | 6 | 1 | - | 9 | 4 | |||
2014–15 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 [a] | 3 | 32 | 14 | |
2019–20 | 10 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | 2 | ||||
2020–21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 128 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 152 | 54 | |
Club Brugge (loan) | 2013–14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 1 | ||
Sparta Prague | 2015–16 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 5 | - | 46 | 14 | |
2016–17 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 14 | |
Ufa | 2016–17 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 6 | ||
2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 46 | 6 | ||
Dinamo Minsk | 2018 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 5 | ||
2019 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 26 | 4 | ||
Total | 32 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 38 | 9 | ||
Argeș Pitești | 2021–22 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 2 | ||
Turan | 2022 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | 5 | 0 | |||
Oțelul Galați | 2022–23 | 12 | 3 | - | - | - | 12 | 3 | |||
2023–24 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 1 | |||
Total | 30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 4 | |||
Career Total | 355 | 90 | 27 | 5 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 421 | 108 |
Astra Giurgiu
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Kehinde Abdul Feyi Fatai | ||
Date of birth | 19 February 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Jos, Nigeria [1] | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AEL | ||
Number | 90 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2007 | JUTH | ||
2007–2008 | Farul Constanța | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2007–2008 | Farul II Constanța | 20 | (11) |
2008–2010 | Farul Constanța | 46 | (7) |
2010–2015 | Astra Giurgiu | 114 | (41) |
2013–2014 | → Club Brugge (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Sparta Prague | 24 | (8) |
2016–2018 | Ufa | 41 | (6) |
2018–2019 | Dinamo Minsk | 32 | (8) |
2020–2021 | Astra Giurgiu | 14 | (2) |
2021–2022 | Argeș Pitești | 21 | (2) |
2022 | Turan | 5 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Oțelul Galați | 30 | (4) |
2024– | AEL | 10 | (6) |
International career | |||
2009 | Nigeria U20 | 3 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Nigeria U23 | 7 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:30, 11 May 2024 (UTC) |
Kehinde Abdul Feyi Fatai (born 19 February 1990) [3] is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League 2 club AEL.
Fatai was in Nigeria with the Anwar-ul-Islam College [4] and played for JUTH F.C. [5] He left for Europe in July 2007, [6] joining FC Farul Constanța of Romania. Initially, he played in the third league of Romania for the reserve team and scored 11 goals in 20 games. [7] In the following 2008–09 season Fatai was promoted to Farul Constanța's senior team. [8] On 16 June 2010, he signed with Liga I club Astra Giurgiu on a free transfer, after his contract with Farul Constanța had ended. [9]
On 1 September 2013, Belgian club Club Brugge confirmed Fatai’s signing on a season long loan from Astra, with an option to buy. [10] On 22 September 2013, he came on for his debut as an 80th-minute substitute and needed only seven minutes to break the deadlock with a shot in Club Brugge's 4-0 win over fierce rivals Anderlecht. [11]
In May 2015, Fatai signed for Czech club AC Sparta Prague on a three-year contract. [12]
As a striker, he scored only one goal in eight league matches for Sparta Prague. This bad form in front of goal led to his playing as a wide midfielder instead. After this position change, he went on to score five goals in three matches. [13]
On 12 August 2016, he signed a 3-year contract with the Russian Premier League side FC Ufa. [14] He was released from his Ufa contract by mutual consent on 14 August 2018. [15]
On 23 February 2023, Fatai returned to Romania and signed a contract with Oțelul Galați in Liga II until the end of the 2022–23 season, with an option to extend for one more year. [16]
Fatai was called up to the Nigeria U-23 team in 2011 for a friendly against Costa Rica. On 4 June he was selected for a qualifying match for the 2012 Summer Olympics against Tanzania. [17]
On 24 October 2015, Fatai said he had promised the Romania national team officials that he would represent Romania on the senior level upon gaining citizenship. [18]
Kehinde Fatai's twin brother, Taiye is also a footballer who spent most of his career in the lower leagues of Romania playing for teams like FCM Alexandria or ACS Berceni. [19] [20] [21] Another one of his brothers, Yunus is a footballer who played in the lower leagues of Romania at Astra II and Dacia Unirea Brăila. [22] He has a total of four brothers and a sister. [23]
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cups | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Farul II Constanța | 2007–08 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 11 | ||
Farul Constanța | 2007–08 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | ||
2008–09 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 0 | |||
2009–10 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 7 | |||
Total | 46 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 47 | 7 | |||
Astra Giurgiu | 2010–11 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 7 | ||
2011–12 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 32 | 11 | |||
2012–13 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 37 | 16 | |||
2013–14 | 3 | 3 | - | 6 | 1 | - | 9 | 4 | |||
2014–15 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 [a] | 3 | 32 | 14 | |
2019–20 | 10 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | 2 | ||||
2020–21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 128 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 152 | 54 | |
Club Brugge (loan) | 2013–14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 1 | ||
Sparta Prague | 2015–16 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 5 | - | 46 | 14 | |
2016–17 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 14 | |
Ufa | 2016–17 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 6 | ||
2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 46 | 6 | ||
Dinamo Minsk | 2018 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 5 | ||
2019 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 26 | 4 | ||
Total | 32 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 38 | 9 | ||
Argeș Pitești | 2021–22 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 2 | ||
Turan | 2022 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | 5 | 0 | |||
Oțelul Galați | 2022–23 | 12 | 3 | - | - | - | 12 | 3 | |||
2023–24 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 1 | |||
Total | 30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 4 | |||
Career Total | 355 | 90 | 27 | 5 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 421 | 108 |
Astra Giurgiu