Jamiu Abiodun Alimi (born 5 October 1992) is a Nigerian international

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who plays for Sunshine Stars, as a

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Club career

Born in

Lagos Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national ca ...

, Alimi spent his early career with

Westerlo Westerlo () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises seven towns: * Westerlo centrum * * Tongerlo * Heultje * Voortkapel * Oosterwijk * In 2021, Westerlo had a total population of 25,288. The ...

and

Metalurh Donetsk Football Club Metalurh Donetsk ( uk, Футбо́льний клуб «Металу́рг» Доне́цьк, ) was a Ukrainian professional football club based in Donetsk that went bankrupt in July 2015. History Club predecessor Football ...

. He later played for

Tavriya Simferopol Sports Club Tavriya ( uk, Спортивний клуб "Таврія") was a Ukrainian football club from Simferopol. Tavriya was a member of the Ukrainian Premier League from its founding and won the first Ukrainian Premier League making them ...

Olympiakos Nicosia Olympiakos Nicosia ( el, Ολυμπιακός Λευκωσίας, ''Olympiakos Lefkosias'') is a football club based in Nicosia, Cyprus and competes in the Cypriot First Division. The club was founded in 1931, and is a founding member of the Cy ...

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, Shooting Stars,

Kano Pillars Kano Pillars Football Club is a Nigerian professional football club based in Kano, North Western part of Nigeria. They play in the lower division in Nigerian football, the Nigeria National League. Their home stadium is Sani Abacha Stadium. Kano ...

and

Akwa United Akwa United Football Club is a Nigerian football club based in Uyo, Akwa Ibom. They play in the Nigeria Professional Football League, the first division of Nigerian football. The Godswill Akpabio International Stadium is the club's home stadium. ...

. Jamiu joined

on a two-year deal from Kano Pillars, during the 2017–18 mid-season transfer window. On 27 February 2019, he was loaned out to El-Kanemi for the rest of the season because of lack of playing time after falling out of favour with

manager Rafael Everton. In September 2019 it was confirmed that he had joined Sunshine Stars.2019 Ogunjobi Gold Cup: Jamiu Alimi heroics put Sunshine Stars into consecutive finals
sportlens360.com, 5 September 2019

International career

He made his international debut for

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

in 2015.

References

1992 births Living people Footballers from Lagos Nigerian men's footballers Nigeria men's international footballers K.V.C. Westerlo players FC Metalurh Donetsk players SC Tavriya Simferopol players Olympiakos Nicosia players Sharks F.C. players Shooting Stars S.C. players Kano Pillars F.C. players Akwa United F.C. players El-Kanemi Warriors F.C. players Sunshine Stars F.C. players Ukrainian Premier League players Cypriot First Division players Nigeria Professional Football League players Men's association football defenders Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Nigeria men's A' international footballers 2016 African Nations Championship players {{Nigeria-footy-defender-stub