Ekundayo Jayeoba

Ekundayo Jayeoba
Personal information
Full name Ekundayo Jaiyeoba
Date of birth (1980-04-04) 4 April 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
NEPA Lagos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Velbazhd Kyustendil 26 (5)
2001–2005 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 86 (19)
2005–2008 Levski Sofia 24 (12)
2008Maccabi Herzliya (loan) 11 (2)
2008 Chernomorets Burgas 13 (1)
2009–2010 Vihren Sandanski 37 (9)
2010–2011 Etar 1924 27 (2)
2011 Dorostol Silistra 6 (0)
2012–2013 Marek Dupnitsa
2013–2017 Strumska Slava
2018–2019 Granit Vladaya
2019–2021 Levski Chepintsi
2021–2022 PFC Dragoman
Managerial career
2019–2021 Levski Chepintsi (player-manager)
2021–2022 PFC Dragoman (player-assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ekundayo Jaiyeoba (born 4 April 1980) is a Nigerian football player who played as a striker. He played in the Bulgarian First League for Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[1] As well as playing in Bulgaria, Jaiyeoba spent time on loan at Israeli side Maccabi Herzliya for the second half of the 2007–08 season.[2]

Club career

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2003-04: Helped Lokomotiv Plovdiv win the Bulgarian APFG League championship with nine goals in 26 appearances.

2004: Featured for Lokomotiv Plovdiv in their UEFA Champions League second round qualifier, as they got eliminated by Belgian side Club Brugge.

2004-05: Started the season with Lokomotiv Plovdiv but later joined another Premier League club Levski Sofia. Signed a three-and-a-half-year contract for €150,000. Teamed up with fellow Nigerian Richard Eromoigbe.

2005-06: Sidelined for six months after suffering an Achilles tendon injury in a UEFA Cup first round qualifying game against Slovenian club NK Publikum.

2006-07: Helped Levski Sofia to join at UEFA Champions League Group stage.

2007-08: He started the season with Levski Sofia. On 31 January 2008 he joined Israeli side Maccabi Herzliya on loan until the end of the season.

2008: After playing on loan at Maccabi Herzilya, Levski sold him to Chernomorets in the Bulgarian League.

2009: After several months in Burgas, he is loaned by Vihren Sandanski and later bought.

2010: In June his contract with Vihren expired and he left gladiators to join ambitious Etar 1924.

In March 2012, Jayeoba joined Marek Dupnitsa.[3] In August 2013, he then moved to Strumska Slava.[4] In March 2018, he signe for Granit Vladaya.[5]

In August 2019, Jayeoba was appointed player-manager of Levski Chepintsi.[6] However, he was sacked in August 2021.[7][8] In September 2021, he signed for PFC Dragoman as a playing assistant coach.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Nigeria: Jaiyeoba Hits Form in Bulgaria". All Africa. 29 April 2003. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Roundup-Injured Kanoute allowed to attend award ceremony". Reuters. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ^ Марек срещу Беласица, има какво да се види, novsport.com, 10 March 2012
  4. ^ Струмска слава привлече нигерийска легенда, blitz.bg, 19 August 2013
  5. ^ Гранит (Владая) се подсили с Екундайо Джайеоба, topsport.bg, 9 March 2018
  6. ^ Екундайо Джайеоба облече екипа на Левски (Чепинци), topsport.bg, 28 August 2019
  7. ^ Гулията смени Екундайо Джайеоба на треньорския пост в Левски Чепинци, gong.bg, 23 August 2021
  8. ^ Екундайо Джайеоба искал да напълни Левски от Чепинци с африканци, topsport.bg, 2 September 2021
  9. ^ Троен удар за Драгоман – взимат Джайеоба, Ба и Съни, vitoshanews.com, 2 September 2021
  10. ^ Какво правят сега футболистите от последния финал Левски – ЦСКА? Един вдига блокове, друг точи сок от манго, трети е общ работник…, kotasport.com, 8 May 2022
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