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Sodiq Suraj

Sodiq Suraj

Nigerian footballer

Sodiq Suraj (born 8 January 1988 in Oshogbo) is Nigerian football player who plays for Osun United.

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Career

Sodiq Suraj is a central defender who can also play as defensive midfielder.[2][3] In 2008, he played in Serbian second level in FK Partizan's satellite team FK Teleoptik.[3][4] In the season 2012–13 he played for OC Safi at Moroccan top division.[3] In October 2013 he signed with Duhok SC in the Iraqi Premier League.[3] Next season, in 2014, he switched to another Iraqi club, Naft Al-Wasat SC.[5][6]

Position

His natural position is defender and is a variable and strong defence man. Sodiq plays as Libero or as Left full back on the national team.[7]

International career

Sodiq Suraj played with Nigeria U-20 at the 2007 African Youth Championship where they were losing finalists, thus qualifying for the U-20 World Cup. Next he played with Nigeria national under-20 football team,[8] at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada[9] where they reached the quarter-finals.[3]

Honours

Nigeria U-20

References

  1. [1]
    "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Suraj Sodiq, um nome a ter em conta" [Sodiq Suraj, a name to pay attention to] (in Portuguese). Futebol O Desporto Rei. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  3. [3]
    Sodiq Suraj joins Iraqi clubat mtnfootball.com, 29-10-2013, retrieved 31-20-2016 Archived 31 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  4. [4]
    Profileat Srbijafudbal Archived 27 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. [5]
    Foreign Players in the Iraqi Premier League at RSSSF
  6. [6]
    Sodiq Suraj at zerozero.pt
  7. [7]
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  8. [8]
    "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 October 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. [9]
    FIFA Stats
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