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Saturday Erimuya
Nigerian footballer (born 1998)
Saturday Keigo Erimuya (born 10 January 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Spanish club Ceuta.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saturday Keigo Erimuya | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-01-10) 10 January 1998 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ceuta | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | BJ Foundation | ||
| 2016–2018 | Cádiz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | BJ Foundation | ||
| 2016 | → Kayseri Erciyesspor (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Cádiz B | 86 | (10) |
| 2019–2022 | Cádiz | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Valladolid B (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Deportivo Aragón | 22 | (1) |
| 2023– | Ceuta | 13 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Nigeria U23 | 1 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024 | |||
Between January 2016 and June 2016, Erimuya spent time on loan at Kayseri Erciyesspor in Turkey from Benin-City based BJ Foundation. He was relegated from the 2015–16 TFF First League with the club.[2]
On 26 December 2016, Erimuya signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Cádiz CF.[3] On 16 September 2019, he extended his contract with the Andalusians until 2023.[4]
On 25 August 2021, Erimuya moved to Real Valladolid on loan for one year, and was assigned to the B-team in Primera División RFEF.[5]
Erimuya was selected by Nigeria for their 18-man Squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics football tournament.[6] He played in one game during the tournament, the bronze medal match against Honduras which Nigeria won 3–2. He was a 92nd minute replacement for Mohammed Usman.
Nigeria U23
- Saturday Erimuya at Soccerway
- "WHO IS NIGERIA UNDER 23 INVITEE SATURDAY KEIGO ERIMUYA? 10 FACTS ABOUT THE 18 YEAR OLD". Own Goal Nigeria. 27 February 2016.
- "Pina traslada su 'fábrica' a Cádiz" [Pina moves his 'factory' to Cádiz] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- Cádiz, Diario de (16 September 2019). "Saturday amplía su contrato hasta 2023". Diario de Cádiz (in European Spanish). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- "Saturday se marcha cedido al Real Valladolid" [Saturday moves out on loan at Real Valladolid] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- Saturday Erimuya – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Saturday Erimuya at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Saturday Erimuya at BDFutbol
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