Saturday Keigo Erimuya (born 10 January 1998) is a Nigerian professional
footballer who plays as a
central defender.
Club career
Between January 2016 and June 2016, Erimuya spent time on loan at
Kayseri Erciyesspor in
Turkey from Benin-City based BJ Foundation. He was relegated from the
2015–16 TFF First League
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with the club.
On 26 December 2016, Erimuya signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with
Cádiz CF
Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., known simply as Cádiz, is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia.
Founded in 1910, the club competes in the La Liga, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20 ...
. On 16 September 2019, he extended his contract with the
Andalusians until 2023.
On 25 August 2021, Erimuya moved to
Real Valladolid on loan for one year, and was assigned to
the B-team in
Primera División RFEF.
International career
Erimuya was selected by Nigeria for their 18-man Squad for the
2016 Summer Olympics
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football tournament.
He played in one game during the tournament, the bronze medal match against Honduras which Nigeria won 3–2. He was a 92nd minute replacement for
Mohammed Usman.
Honours
Nigeria U23
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Olympic Bronze Medal
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:
2016
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References
External links
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Nigerian men's footballers
1998 births
Living people
Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers for Nigeria
Kayseri Erciyesspor footballers
Primera Federación players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
Cádiz CF Mirandilla players
Cádiz CF players
Real Valladolid Promesas players
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Nigeria
Olympic medalists in football
Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Men's association football defenders
TFF First League players
Footballers from Benin City
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