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Nigerian footballer (1983–2022) For Sulaimon Akeem Omolade, see Suleiman Omo.

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Akeem Omolade
Personal information
Omolade in 2012
Full name	Akeem Oluwashegun Omolade
Date of birth	(1983-03-04)4 March 1983
Place of birth	Kaduna, Nigeria
Date of death	13 June 2022(2022-06-13) (aged 39)
Place of death	Palermo, Italy
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Treviso
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	Treviso	3	(1)
2001–2003	Torino	5	(0)
2003–2004	Novara	18	(4)
2004–2005	Biellese	10	(2)
2005–2006	Reggiana	11	(0)
2006–2008	Gela	34	(2)
2008–2009	Barletta	10	(2)
2009–2010	Vibonese	26	(6)
2011–2012	Mazara	?	(6)
2012–2013	Ribera 1954	20	(6)
2013–2014	Mazara	3	(0)
2014–2015	Borgata Terrenove
2016–2017	Altofonte
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Akeem Oluwashegun Omolade (4 March 1983 – 13 June 2022) was a Nigerian professional footballer.

Career

Omolade arrived in Italy at the age of 17, joining Treviso, with whom he made his professional debut in the Serie B league. He subsequently joined Torino, with whom he made his Serie A debut.

Following his departure from Torino, he went on to play a career in the lower leagues of Italian football.

In 2011, he moved to Sicily to join Mazara. In 2012, he played for Ribera 1954 in Serie D, before returning to Mazara in 2013.

In 2014, he went down even further, joining Marsala-based Promozione club Borgata Terrenove.

Omolade died on 13 June 2022, at the age of 39.

References

"Scheda anagrafica di Akeem Oluwashegun Omolade" (in Italian). AIC.football.it. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
"Akeem Omolade" (in Italian). A.S.D.P. Ribera 1954. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
"Grande colpo di mercato per il Borgata Terrenove. Tesserato Akeem Omolade". Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
"L'ex calciatore del Torino Omolade trovato morto in un'auto nel quartiere di Ballarò a Palermo". lastampa.it. 13 June 2022.
"Tragedia a Palermo, ex calciatore di serie A trovato morto dentro un'auto". Today.

External links

Akeem Omolade at Soccerbase
Akeem Omolade at ESPN FC

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