Korede Aiyegbusi
 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olukorede Afolabi O. O. Aiyegbusi | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Essex Knights | ||
| 2008–2009 | NC State Wolfpack | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Cary Clarets | 7 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Sporting Kansas City | 9 | (0) |
| 2013 | FC Haka | 22 | (1) |
| 2014 | Servette | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | VfB Auerbach | 23 | (3) |
| 2015 | AFC United | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Siah Jamegan | 12 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | AFC Eskilstuna | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Shakhter Karagandy | 20 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | FC Amical Saint-Prex | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2018 | |||
Olukorede Afolabi O. O. "Korede" Aiyegbusi (born 15 July 1988 in London) is an English footballer who plays for Swiss FC Amical Saint-Prex.
Career[edit]
College and amateur[edit]
Aiyegbusi moved from England to the United States in 2006 to attend and play college soccer at the Community College of Baltimore County in Maryland, where he was a two-time National Junior College Athletic Association All-American and All-Maryland JUCO Conference first-team.[1] He transferred to North Carolina State University in 2008, and went on to make 41 appearances for the Wolfpack, all of them starts.[2][3]
During his college years Aiyegbusi also played for Cary Clarets in the USL Premier Development League.[4]
Professional[edit]
Aiyegbusi was drafted in the second round (20th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Kansas City Wizards.[3][5]
He made his professional debut on 27 March 2010, in Kansas City's opening game of the 2010 MLS season against D.C. United.[6]
Aiyegbusi remained with Kansas City through the 2012 season before being released by mutual agreement on 3 December 2012.[7] He subsequently entered the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft and became a free agent after going undrafted in both rounds of the draft.
On 21 February 2013 Aiyegbusi signed with First Division side FC Haka.[8] After one season in Finland, Aiyegbusi signed for Swiss club Servette FC Genève on 3 January 2014.
On 10 August 2015, Aiyegbusi left VfB Auerbach after one season with the club to join Superettan side AFC United.[9]
Aiyegbusi joined Iranian side Siah Jamegan in November 2015.[10]
In January 2017, Aiyegbusi went on trial with Kazakhstan Premier League side Shakhter Karagandy.[11]
International[edit]
Aiyegbusi represented Great Britain in the 2009 World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Aiyegbusi holds dual British and Nigerian citizenship. He is the fourth born of five siblings. His cousin is fellow footballer Moses Makinde.[12]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 5 November 2017[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting Kansas City | 2010 | MLS[14] | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| FC Haka | 2013 | Ykkönen | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 24 | 1 | |||
| Servette | 2013–14 | Swiss Challenge League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| VfB Auerbach | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Nordost | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 3 | |||
| AFC United | 2015 | Superettan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| Siah Jamegan Khorasan | 2015–16 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| AFC Eskilstuna | 2016 | Superettan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| Shakhter Karagandy | 2017 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 115 | 5 | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 121 | 5 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Korede Aiyegbusi Bio". NC State. Retrieved 15 January 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "Aiyegbusi Drafted in Second Round of MLS Draft". NC State. Retrieved 15 January 2010. [dead link]
- ^ a b "Wizards select five in MLS SuperDraft". Kansas City Wizards. Archived from the original on 19 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010.
- ^ 2010 MLS SuperDraft Archived 17 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Article". CBC News. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.
- ^ "Sporting Kansas City Trades Michael Harrington to Portland Timbers for Allocation Money | Sporting Kansas City". Archived from the original on 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Haka sopimukseen Olukorede Aiyegbusin kanssa". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ "Ny vänsterback klar för spel i AFC United". Svenska Fans. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "سیاه جامگان ابومسلم خراسان". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ ""Шахтер" просмотрит Айегбуси". sports.kz (in Russian). Sports KZ. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Moses Gbenga Makinde: The defender who has played in Germany, Romania and Sweden". englishplayersabroad.com. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "O.Aiyegbusi". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Korede Aiyegbusi". mlssoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved 9 January 2018. [permanent dead link]
External links[edit]
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Black British sportsmen
- English men's footballers
- NC State Wolfpack men's soccer players
- North Carolina FC U23 players
- Sporting Kansas City players
- FC Haka players
- Servette FC players
- AFC Eskilstuna players
- North Carolina State University alumni
- USL League Two players
- Major League Soccer players
- English people of Nigerian descent
- Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- English people of Yoruba descent
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Iran
- English expatriate sportspeople in Iran
- English expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- English expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- English expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- English expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Sporting Kansas City draft picks
- Footballers from the London Borough of Hackney
- Yoruba sportspeople
- Men's association football defenders