Afeez Aremu Olalekan (born 3 October 1999) is a Nigerian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. He has also played for the Nigeria national under-20 team.

Career

Aremu was born in

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, Nigeria. He made his league debut with Remo Stars F.C. at the age of 14 in 2013–14 Nigeria National Pro League season during their terrain in the Nigerian Second Division League. He has played for several Nigeria Premier League teams, such as

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from where he played against

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and this made Sunshine Stars sign him. He got stronger interest from

Rivers United F.C. Rivers United Football Club is a professional football club based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State that participates in the Nigerian Professional Football League, the highest level of domestic Nigerian football. The club was formed by the merger ...

after he played against them during the first leg of 2015–16 Nigeria Premier League season and was signed during the mid season. He won the man of the match again towards two games to the end of 2015–16 Nigeria Premier League season when Rivers United played against

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and this also made Akwa United sign him in the 2017 Nigeria Premier League season. In August 2020, Aremu joined

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side

from

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club

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on a three-year contract. The transfer fee paid to IK Start was undisclosed.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aremu, Afeez 1999 births Living people Nigerian footballers Nigeria men's under-20 international footballers Nigeria men's international footballers Nigeria Professional Football League players Men's association football midfielders Remo Stars F.C. players Sharks F.C. players Sunshine Stars F.C. players Akwa United F.C. players Rivers United F.C. players IK Start players FC St. Pauli players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players 2. Bundesliga players Nigerian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Norway Expatriate footballers in Germany Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Yoruba sportspeople Footballers from Ibadan