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Sunday Adetunji
Nigerian footballer
Sunday Damilare Adetunji (born 10 December 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a center-forward for the Nigeria national team and Slovenian PrvaLiga club Celje on loan from FK Čukarički.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Celje (on loan from Čukarički) | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Shooting Stars | 20 | (10) |
| 2017–2018 | Abia Warriors | 28 | (14) |
| 2019 | Lobi Stars | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | FK Příbram | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → FK Příbram B | 6 | (2) |
| 2020 | Lobi Stars | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Plateau United | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Rivers United | 16 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | Shkupi | 54 | (31) |
| 2023– | Čukarički | 11 | (1) |
| 2024– | → Celje | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023 | |||
On 1 January 2017, Adetunji signed with home side club Abia Warriors. After spells with Enyimba and Lobi Stars, he transferred to Czech club Příbram in 2019, first playing for their reserves, appearing six times and scoring twice, before going on to play for the first team with just one appearance.
In 2020, Adetunji returned to Nigeria, signing with former club Lobi Stars on free transfer. He went on to play for Plateau United and once again in Abia Warriors, before transferring to Rivers United in January 2021.
On 27 August 2021, Adetunji signed with Macedonian First League club KF Shkupi. On 28 August 2021, he made his debut and scored a brace in a 4–1 win against FK Skopje. Adetunji finished the season as the top scorer in the league with 20 goals, helping Shkupi to their first league title.
In September 1, 2023, he signed with Serbian club FK Čukarički.[1] Adetunji arrived as a free agent in Čukarički near the end of the transfer window, as a replacement for Muhammed Badamosi. And immediately on his debut, he made a huge contribution to the triumph against the Serbian champions Red Star, he forced a penalty, and then scored a spectacular goal in the 75th minute for the victory.[2]
On 4 July 2021, Adetunji made his first appearance for Nigeria coming on as a sub in the 58th minute of a 4–0 loss against Mexico in an international friendly game.[3]
- Shkupi
Individual:
- Macedonian First Football League: 2021–22 league top-scorer
- Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Week: 2023–24 (Round 7[5])
- Čukarički doveo špica iz Makedonije: Nigerijac kao slobodan igrač stigao na Brdo at mozzartsport.com, retrieved 1-9-2023 Serbian
- "CUKARICKI VS. RED STAR BELGRADE 2 - 1". Soccerway.com. 16 September 2023.
- "Mexico wallop Nigeria's Super Eagles 4-0 | Premium Times Nigeria". 2021-07-04. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- Sunday Adetunji profile at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Najbolji igrač 7. kola Mozzart Bet Super lige Srbije – Sandej Adetundži". www.superliga.rs. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
•Sunday Adetunji at Soccerway