Oluwafemi Gege Soriola (born 21 November 1988) is a Nigerian international

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who plays for Saudi club

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as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Soriola has played club football for JUTH,

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Bayelsa United Bayelsa United FC is a football club based in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria. They play in the second division of Nigerian football, the Nigeria National League. Their home games are played at the Samson Siasia Stadium, Ovom, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. ...

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, Montreal Impact, Shooting Stars and Malkiya. On 19 June 2018, he joined

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club

Hajer Club Hajer Football Club (Arabic: نادي هجر) is a professional association football club based in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. The team play in the Prince Faisal bin Fahd League, the second tier of Saudi Arabian football. Established in 1950, the clu ...

. He left the club at the end of the season and signed with

from Bahrain in August 2019.

International career

He made his international debut for

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in 2012.

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* 1988 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers Nigeria men's international footballers JUTH F.C. players Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan F.C. players Bayelsa United F.C. players Heartland F.C. players Free State Stars F.C. players CF Montréal players Shooting Stars S.C. players Malkiya Club players Al-Riffa SC players South African Premier Division players Bahraini Premier League players Men's association football defenders Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain Expatriate men's footballers in Bahrain Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Saudi First Division League players Hajer FC players {{Nigeria-footy-defender-stub