Dele Aiyenugba

Dele Aiyenugba

Aiyenugba playing for Bnei Yehuda in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Bamidele Mathew Aiyenugba
Date of birth	(1983-11-20) 20 November 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Jos, Nigeria
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Hapoel Afula
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2000	Kwara Stars
2001–2007	Enyimba
2007–2016	Bnei Yehuda	294	(0)
2016–2018	Hapoel Ashkelon	62	(0)
2018–2019	Hapoel Iksal	33	(0)
2019–2020	Hapoel Afula[1]	13	(0)
2020-	Kwara United
Total		402	(0)
International career
2005–2015	Nigeria	17	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 August 2020

Bamidele Mathew Aiyenugba (born 20 November 1983 in Jos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer with Kwara United F.C. His name, Bamidele, means "Follow me home" in Yoruba language.^[2]

After 13 seasons in Israel with four teams, Aiyenugba returned to Nigeria ahead of the 2020-21 season to play for Kwara United.^[3]

Personal life

His son, Daniel Aiyenugba, is also a goalkeeper. The two played against each other when Kwara United played against Beyond Limits in the semi-finals of the Value Jet Cup in Ikenne, in August 2023.^[4]

Honours

Enyimba

• Nigerian Premier League: 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007
• Nigerian FA Cup: 2005
• Nigerian Super Cup: 2003
• African Champions League: 2003, 2004
• African Super Cup: 2004, 2005

References

1. חתם באיכסל, ר"ג החתימה חלוץ ניגרי.
2. Meaning of Bamidele in Nigerian.name Retrieved 18 March 2018.
3. NPFL: A look At The Past Season And 2020/21 Campaign (Completesports.com)
4. "Father Vs Son: Veteran Nigerian goalkeeper squares up against son in pre-season tournament". soccernet.ng. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

External links

• Player profile - Bnei Yehuda website
• Dele Aiyenugba at National-Football-Teams.com