Akanni-Sunday Wasiu (born 18 March 1984) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a

forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football) * Forward (basketball), including: ** Point forward ** Power forward (basketball) ** Sm ...

for

Malaysia Super League The Malaysia Super League ( ms, Liga Super Malaysia) is the men's top professional football division of the Malaysian football league system. Administered by the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP), now known as the Malays ...

club

Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan'') is a state in Malaysia which lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the s ...

. He has played for clubs in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

and

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

in his career.

Club career

Sunday began his career in

with Szczakowianka Jaworzno, where he made 27 appearances, scoring 3 goals, before moving to

to play for

FC Vilnius FC Vilnius was a Lithuanian football club, playing in the capital city of Vilnius. At first it was known under the name ''Šviesa''. In 2003, the club made its debut in the Lithuanian top division. In 2007, the club went back to the second ...

in 2006. During his time in Lithuania, he made 15 appearances, scoring 1 goal, before deciding to try his luck in

in 2007, signing for non-league St Albans City. He impressed at Clarence Park, bagging 3 goals in 12 appearances before pitching up on trial with

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

on trial during the summer of 2008, where he eventually earned himself a one-year deal. A pacy and powerful striker, Akanni-Sunday Wasiu joined

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...

on a month's loan from Colchester United in mid-January 2009, having been a long-term target for Hatters boss

Mick Harford Michael Gordon Harford (born 12 February 1959) is an English football manager and former professional player. He is the chief recruitment officer at Luton Town, a club where he has spent a large portion of both his playing and non-playing caree ...

. He scored once in five games for Luton before his loan deal expired. After the 2008–2009 season, Akanni-Sunday Wasiu was released by

Paul Lambert Paul Lambert (born 7 August 1969) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player, who was most recently the manager of Ipswich Town. Lambert played as a midfielder and won the Scottish Cup in 1987 with St Mirren as a 17-year-ol ...

and

after failing to make an impression on the first team. Sunday joined

Floriana Floriana ( mt, Il-Furjana or ''Il-Floriana''), also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a fortified town in the South Eastern Region area of Malta, just outside the capital city Valletta. It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014. Floriana i ...

on 28 August 2009; his debut came the following day in a 0–6 loss against rivals

Valletta Valletta (, mt, il-Belt Valletta, ) is an Local councils of Malta, administrative unit and capital city, capital of Malta. Located on the Malta (island), main island, between Marsamxett Harbour to the west and the Grand Harbour to the east, i ...

. His second appearance for the club was a more pleasant experience, as he netted his first goal in the 1–1 draw against

Tarxien Tarxien ( mt, Ħal Tarxien) is a town in the South Eastern Region of Malta. Its population stood at 8583 in March 2014. The town is most notable for the Tarxien Temples, a megalithic temple complex which is among the oldest freestanding structur ...

. The powerful striker fast became a fan favourite at the club and was voted as the Man Of the Match on three occasions by the Maltese journalists. In 13 matches with the Greens' Wasiu netted no less than 7 goals. From the 2010 season he switched to playing for Chinese football team

Changsha Ginde Guangzhou City Football Club (广州城) is a Chinese professional Association football, football club that competes in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Guangzhou, Guangdon ...

before moving to

Shenyang Dongjin Shenyang Dongjin Football Club () was a Chinese football club based in Shenyang, Liaoning and their home stadium is the Shenyang Urban Construction University Stadium that has a seating capacity of 12,000. History Founded as Jinan Fulu Football ...

in 2011. In 2012, he returned to Floriana in Malta. In September 2014 he returned to England to play for

Whitehawk Whitehawk is a suburb in the east of Brighton, England, south of Bevendean and north of Brighton Marina. The area is a large, modern housing estate built in a downland dry valley historically known as Whitehawk Bottom. The estate was originally ...

2016–2017 season

In December 2016, Sunday signed a one-year contract with

Malaysia Premier League The Malaysia Premier League ( ms, Liga Premier) was the second-tier professional Association football, football league in Malaysia. The league replaced the former second-tier league, Liga Perdana 2 in the Malaysian football league system. The ...

club

UITM F.C. UiTM Football Club is a Malaysian professional football club based in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The club plays in the Malaysia Super League. Founded in 2008, their home ground is 10,000-seater UiTM Stadium. The club widely known as The Lio ...

There, he scored a total of 29 goals. Nine goals for Malaysian Cup and 20 goals for the Premiere League.

2017–2019 season

On 7 December 2017, signed a one-year contract with

club Terengganu II.

2019–2020 season

After 2 seasons with

club Terengganu II, Sunday was offered to be the striker for

club UKM

References

External links

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Profile at SoccerTerminal
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wasiu, Akanni-Sunday Living people 1984 births Nigerian men's footballers Nigerian expatriate men's footballers English Football League players Men's association football forwards FC Vilnius players Colchester United F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Floriana F.C. players Changsha Ginde players Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Malta Expatriate men's footballers in China Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in China Whitehawk F.C. players St Albans City F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Shenyang Dongjin F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players UiTM United players