Kareem Olanrewaju Kazeem (born 21 May 1988) is a Nigerian former

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who played 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 ...

, Kazeem signed with

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club

Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...

as a youngster. He was limited to

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football during his spell in England, 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 Clube Desportivo Trofense (), commonly known as Trofense, is a Portuguese football club based in Trofa, Portugal. Founded in 1930, it plays in Segunda Liga, holding home games at '' Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense'', with a capacity of 5,0 ...

. He appeared regularly for the latter side, as they achieved a first-ever promotion to the

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. For 2008–09, Kazeem would be loaned again, also in the Segunda Liga, spending the season with

Gil Vicente FC Gil Vicente Futebol Clube (), commonly known as Gil Vicente, founded in 1924, is a Portuguese football club that plays in Barcelos. It competes in the Primeira Liga, the top division of football in the country, and it is named after the Portugues ...

. In the following campaign, more of the same – still as a Braga player – now with

C.F. Oliveira do Douro Clube de Futebol Oliveira do Douro is a Portuguese sports club from Oliveira do Douro, Vila Nova de Gaia. The men's football team plays in the Elite Série 1 AF Porto. The team was previously promoted from this league to the 2006–07 Terceira D ...

in the

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. After cutting ties at the Estádio Municipal de Braga, Kazeem continued playing in the Portuguese lower leagues, first with

Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco, commonly referred to as Benfica e Castelo Branco is a semi-professional football club based in Castelo Branco. Founded on 24 March 1924, the club has traditionally worn a red and white home kit since inception. ...

then

Vilaverdense F.C. Länk FC Vilaverdense (formerly known as Vilaverdense F.C.) is a Portuguese football club based in Vila Verde in the district of Braga. Länk FC Vilaverdense FC currently plays in the Liga 3 which is the third tier of Portuguese football. The ...

and Leça FC. He then took his game to

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, signing with Lliswerry in 2014 and moving to Monmouth Town the following year.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kazeem, Kareem 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 Länk FC Vilaverdense 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 people