Tolu Arokodare
Nigerian footballer (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Toluwalase Emmanuel Arokodare (born 23 November 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Belgian club Genk and the Nigeria national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Toluwalase Emmanuel Arokodare | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Festac Town, Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Genk | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kash Academy | |||
| International Sports Academy | |||
| Flying Sports Academy | |||
| Box2Box FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Valmiera | 32 | (22) |
| 2020–2021 | → 1. FC Köln (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | → Amiens (loan) | 55 | (14) |
| 2023– | Genk | 82 | (32) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:38, 15 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:38, 24 March 2025 | |||
Career
During his youth in Nigeria, Arokodare played for Kash Academy and Flying Sports Academy in Festac, as well as the Segun Odegbami International College and Sports Academy. He later joined the Box2Box FC academy in Surulere, Lagos, and had trials with European clubs SC Freiburg and Toulouse. He then joined Latvian club Valmiera in June 2019.[2] In September 2020, Arokodare was loaned to German club 1. FC Köln for the 2020–21 season.[3] He made his professional debut for Köln in the Bundesliga on 26 September 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute for Sebastian Andersson in the away match against Arminia Bielefeld, which finished as a 1–0 loss.[4] On 28 June 2021, Arokodare joined Ligue 2 club Amiens on a two-year loan deal with an option to buy.[5]
On 31 January 2023, Arokodare joined Belgian Pro League side Genk on a permanent deal, signing a four-and-a-half-year deal,[6] scoring on his debut as substitute against Gent in a 3–2 away win.
Personal life
Arokodare was born in Festac Town in Lagos, Nigeria.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 15 March 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Valmiera | 2019 | Virsliga | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 16 | 15 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 17 | 15 | |||
| Total | 32 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 22 | ||
| 1. FC Köln (loan) | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Amiens (loan) | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 5 | — | 40 | 13 | |
| 2022–23 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 23 | 8 | |||
| Total | 55 | 14 | 8 | 7 | — | 63 | 21 | |||
| Genk | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 11 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11[c] | 3 | 52 | 15 | ||
| 2024–25 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 2 | — | 36 | 20 | |||
| Total | 82 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 99 | 37 | ||
| Career total | 181 | 68 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 209 | 80 | ||
- Includes Latvian Cup, DFB-Pokal, Coupe de France, Belgian Cup
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Two appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 24 March 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
External links
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