Akeem Latifu

Akeem Latifu (born 16 November 1989 in Kano) is a Nigerian footballer, who plays for Jerv.

Akeem Latifu

Personal information
Full name	Akeem Latifu
Date of birth	(1989-11-16) 16 November 1989
Place of birth	Kano, Nigeria
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s)	Defender, Right back
Club information
Current team	Jerv
Number	15
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Bussdor	35	(10)
2009	Ocean Boys	12	(1)
2010	Akwa United	15	(5)
2010–2011	Strømsgodset	2	(0)
2011–2014	Hødd	76	(5)
2013	→ Aalesund (loan)	11	(0)
2014–2015	Aalesund	58	(2)
2016	Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk	6	(0)
2016	Alanyaspor	0	(0)
2017	Zira	11	(1)
2017–2018	Budapest Honvéd	14	(0)
2018	Sogndal	29	(2)
2019–2020	Mjøndalen	13	(0)
2020–	Jerv	0	(0)
National team^‡
2007	Nigeria U-20	4	(0)
2015–	Nigeria	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 August 2017

Career

Club

Latifu began his career for Bussdor United F.C. and signed in January 2009 a contract for Ocean Boys F.C.. After a half-year who earned 17 caps left Ocean Boys F.C.[1] and signed for Nigeria Premier League rival Akwa United F.C. in January 2010.[2] On 9 August 2013 he signed a loan-contract with Aalesund.

On 21 January 2017, Latifu signed a 1.5-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Zira FK.[3]

On 26 July 2017, Latifu signed for Budapest Honvéd.[4] His contract expired in November 2017 and he became a free agent.

On 19 February 2018, Latifu signed a 2-year contract with OBOS-ligaen club Sogndal.[5] He left the club on 18 December 2018 by mutual termination.[6]

International

Latifu was part of the Nigeria national under-20 football team at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada and played four games in the tournament.

Latifu was called up to Nigeria national football team on 16 March 2015.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 July 2019[7][8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Strømsgodset	2010	Tippeligaen	2	0	0	0	–		–		–		2	0
Hødd	2011	Adeccoligaen	30	1	3	1	–		–		–		33	2
	2012		29	1	7	0	–		–		–		36	1
	2013		17	3	3	0	–		1	0	–		21	3
	Total		76	5	13	1	-	-	1	0	-	-	90	6
Aalesunds (loan)	2013	Tippeligaen	11	0	0	0	–		–		–		11	0
Aalesunds	2014	Tippeligaen	29	1	4	1	–		–		–		33	2
	2015		29	1	3	0	–		–		–		32	1
	Total		58	2	7	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	65	1
Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk	2015–16	Ukrainian Premier League	6	0	1	0	–		–		–		7	0
Alanyaspor	2016–17	Süper Lig	0	0	0	0	–		–		–		0	0
Zira	2016–17	Azerbaijan Premier League	11	0	0	0	–		–		–		11	0
Budapest Honvéd	2017–18	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	14	0	2	0	–		0	0	–		16	0
Sogndal	2017–18	OBOS-ligaen	26	2	2	0	–		0	0	–		28	2
Career total			204	9	25	2	-	-	1	0	-	-	230	11

International

Nigeria national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2015	2	0
Total	2	0

Statistics accurate as of match played 29 March 2015[9]

Honours

Club

Hødd

• Norwegian Football Cup (1): 2012

References

1. Silly Season: Spillere på prøvespill | NorskeFans.com | Norsk fotball
2. "Akwa United FC, Uyo – The Squad". Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
3. "Zirə Akim Latifu ilə müqavilə imzaladı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
4. "AKEEM LATIFU PIROS-FEKETÉBEN". honvedfc.hu (in Hungarian). Budapest Honvéd. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
5. "Nigerian defender moves to Sogndal in Norway". Pulse. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
6. Akeem vil vidare, sogndalfotball.no, 18 December 2018
7. "A.Latifu". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
8. "Akeem Latifu". nifs.no (in Norwegian). nifs. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
9. "Akeem Latifu". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.