Yusuf Lawal (born 23 March 1998), nicknamed Obagol, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for

Azerbaijan Premier League The Azerbaijan Premier League ( az, Azərbaycan Premyer Liqası) is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Azerbaijan football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is conteste ...

club Zira.

Club career

Lawal is a youth product of 36 Lion FC in Lagos since 2011, and gained the nickname ''Obagoal'' because of the similarity of his play to

Obafemi Martins Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins (born 28 October 1984) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is known for his speed on the ball. After leaving Nigeria for Italy at age 16, he has since played for a number of top-di ...

. He signed a 3+1 year contract with

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in the summer of 2017. Lawal made his professional debut for Lokeren in a 3-0

Belgian First Division A The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 team ...

win over Eupen on 14 April 2018. On 16 July 2020, Lawal signed a 2+1 year contract with

side

Neftçi PFK Neftçi Professional Football Club ( az, Neftçi Peşəkar Futbol Klubu), commonly known as Neftçi PFK or simply Neftçi (), is an Azerbaijani football club based in the capital, Baku, that currently plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the ...

. Yusuf Lawal scored his last goal against Sabah FK in a match played in

on August 20, 2022. On 10 September 2024, Lawal returned to the

, signing a 2+1 year contract with Zira.

International career

Lawal was called up to a training camp for the Nigeria national under-23 football team in preparation for the

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, but did not make the final squad.

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1998 births Footballers from Lagos Living people Nigerian men's footballers Men's association football wingers K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players Neftçi PFK players F.C. Arouca players Belgian Pro League players Azerbaijan Premier League players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal {{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub