Kareem Kazeem
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kareem Olanrewaju Kazeem | ||
Date of birth | 21 May 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2007 | Fulham | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2010 | Braga | 0 | (0) |
2007–2008 | → Trofense (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2008–2009 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → Oliveira Douro (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2011 | Benfica Castelo Branco | 10 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Vilaverdense | 41 | (3) |
2013–2014 | Leça | 14 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Lliswerry | 20 | (?) |
2015–2018 | Monmouth Town | ||
2018–2019 | Cwmbran Celtic | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kareem Olanrewaju Kazeem (born 21 May 1988) is a Nigerian former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Born in Lagos, Kazeem signed with Premier League club Fulham as a youngster. He was limited to reserve team football during his spell in England,[1][2][3] and subsequently moved to Portugal where he would remain for the vast majority of his career.
In the 2007 off-season, Kazeem joined S.C. Braga who loaned him immediately to C.D. Trofense.[4] He appeared regularly for the latter side, as they achieved a first-ever promotion to the Primeira Liga.
For 2008–09, Kazeem would be loaned again, also in the Segunda Liga, spending the season with Gil Vicente FC.[5] In the following campaign, more of the same – still as a Braga player – now with C.F. Oliveira do Douro in the fourth division.
After cutting ties at the Estádio Municipal de Braga, Kazeem continued playing in the Portuguese lower leagues, first with Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco then Vilaverdense F.C.[6] and Leça FC. He then took his game to Wales, signing with Lliswerry in 2014 and moving to Monmouth Town the following year.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Reserves 5 Arsenal 1". Fulham F.C. 23 February 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Reserves win against Fulham". West Ham United F.C. 13 April 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Diop to return". Fulham F.C. 25 April 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Paulo Sérgio contratado por uma temporada" [Paulo Sérgio hired for one season]. O Notícias da Trofa (in Portuguese). 30 August 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ Sylvester, Awenlimobor (3 September 2008). "Kareem Kazeem joins Gil Vicente". Goal. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ "A fama após o adeus" [Fame after goodbye]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Introducing our senior squad 2015/16". Monmouth Town F.C. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
External links
[edit]- Kareem Kazeem at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Kareem Kazeem at Soccerway
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Lagos
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Fulham F.C. players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Segunda Divisão players
- S.C. Braga players
- C.D. Trofense players
- Gil Vicente F.C. players
- Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco players
- Vilaverdense FC players
- Leça F.C. players
- Monmouth Town F.C. players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Wales
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Wales
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen