Rilwan Olanrewaju Hassan

Rilwan Hassan

Personal information
Full name	Rilwan Olanrewaju Hassan
Date of birth	(1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sreenidi Deccan
Number	77
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2019	Midtjylland	223	(23)
2019–2022	SønderjyskE	74	(4)
2022–2023	HamKam	6	(0)
2023–	Sreenidi Deccan	26	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2024

Rilwan Olanrewaju Hassan (born 9 February 1991) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for I-League club Sreenidi Deccan.

Career

Hassan played in the Europa League second round qualifying match against The New Saints on 14 July 2011, scoring the equalising goal.^[2] He spent ten seasons in the Danish Superliga with Midtjylland, winning two league championships, scoring 23 goals and making 30 assists in 222 appearances.^[3]

In May 2019, Hassan joined SønderjyskE signing a one-year contract with the option of a second year.^[3] In May 2022, after SønderjyskE's relegation from the Superliga, he left the club.^[4]

Hassan joined I-League club Sreenidi Deccan in January 2023.^[5] He helped the club qualifying for 2023 Indian Super Cup.^[6][7][8] On 12 April in their second group stage match against Kerala Blasters, he scored a goal in their 2–0 win.^[9][10] They failed to progress to the semi-finals, after a 1–0 defeat in last group stage match against RoundGlass Punjab on 16 April.^[11][12]

Honours

SønderjyskE

• Danish Cup: 2019–20

References

1. "R. Hassan". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
2. "The New Saints 1-3 Midtjylland". BBC Sport. 14 July 2011. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
3. "SønderjyskE henter Rilwan Hassan hos FCM" (in Danish). TV 2. 26 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
4. Nielsen, Jonas Brønd (21 May 2022). "Farvel, superliga: SønderjyskE tog afsked med den bedste række og et helt hold". JydskeVestkysten (in Danish). Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
5. "Rilwan Hassan, the I-League player who once beat Manchester United". The Bridge. 4 February 2023. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
6. Press Release, Sporte Cafe (6 April 2023). "Sreenidi Deccan beat NEROCA narrowly to enter Hero Super Cup Group Stage". sportscafe.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
7. Ajith Kumar, P. K. (7 April 2023). "Super Cup 2023: Bengaluru takes on Sreenidi Deccan in opener as big-time football returns to Kerala". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
8. "Gallant Sreenidi Deccan hold Bengaluru FC in Hero Super Cup opener". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. 8 April 2023. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
9. "Super Cup: Sreenidi Deccan beat Kerala Blasters". onmanorama.com. Kozhikode: Onmanorama News. 12 April 2023. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
10. "Kerala Blasters vs Sreenidi Deccan HIGHLIGHTS, Super Cup 2023: Hassan, Castaneda goals help SDEC stun KBFC 2–0". sportstar.thehindu.com. Kozhikode: Sportstar. 12 April 2023. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
11. "Super Cup: Bengaluru FC sneak into semi-finals after RoundGlass Punjab end Sreenidi Deccan's hopes". scroll.in. Scroll India. 17 April 2023. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
12. Ramakrishnan, Vineet (17 April 2023). "Super Cup: RoundGlass Punjab Beat Sreenidi Deccan to End Tournament on High". news18.com. News18. Press Trust of India. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2017.

External links

• Rilwan Olanrewaju Hassan at Soccerway
• Official Danish Superliga player statistics at danskfodbold.com (in Danish)