Kehinde Fatai
Fatai with Ufa in 2016
Personal information
Full name Kehinde Abdul Feyi Fatai
Date of birth (1990-02-19) 19 February 1990
Place of birth Jos, Nigeria[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Oțelul Galați
Number 90
Youth career
0000–2007 JUTH
2007–2008 Farul Constanța
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Farul II Constanța 20 (11)
2008–2010 Farul Constanța 46 (7)
2010–2015 Astra Giurgiu 114 (41)
2013–2014 → Club Brugge (loan) 8 (1)
2015–2016 Sparta Prague 24 (8)
2016–2018 Ufa 41 (6)
2018–2020 Dinamo Minsk 32 (8)
2020–2021 Astra Giurgiu 14 (2)
2021–2022 Argeș Pitești 21 (2)
2022–2023 Turan 5 (0)
2023– Oțelul Galați 25 (4)
International career
2009 Nigeria U20 3 (1)
2011–2012 Nigeria U23 7 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2023

Kehinde Abdul Feyi Fatai (born 19 February 1990)[3] is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club Oțelul Galați.

Club career

Early career & Romanian Liga I

Fatai was in Nigeria with the Anwar-ul-Islam College[4] and played for JUTH F.C.[5] He left for Europe in July 2007,[6] joining FC Farul Constanța of Romania. Initially, he played in the third league of Romania for the reserve team and scored 11 goals in 20 games.[7] In the following 2008–09 season Fatai was promoted to Farul Constanța's senior team.[8] On 16 June 2010, he signed with Liga I club Astra Giurgiu on a free transfer, after his contract with Farul Constanța had ended.[9]

Club Brugge

On 1 September 2013, Belgian club Club Brugge confirmed Fatai’s signing on a season long loan from Astra, with an option to buy.[10] On 22 September 2013, he came on for his debut as an 80th-minute substitute and needed only seven minutes to break the deadlock with a shot in Club Brugge's 4-0 win over fierce rivals Anderlecht.[11]

AC Sparta Prague

In May 2015, Fatai signed for Czech club AC Sparta Prague on a three-year contract.[12]

As a striker, he scored only one goal in eight league matches for Sparta Prague. This bad form in front of goal led to his playing as a wide midfielder instead. After this position change, he went on to score five goals in three matches.[13]

FC Ufa

On 12 August 2016, he signed a 3-year contract with the Russian Premier League side FC Ufa.[14] He was released from his Ufa contract by mutual consent on 14 August 2018.[15]

Return to Romania

On 23 February 2023, Fatai returned to Romania and signed a contract with Oțelul Galați in Liga II until the end of the 2022–23 season, with an option to extend for one more year.[16]

International career

Fatai was called up to the Nigeria U-23 team in 2011 for a friendly against Costa Rica. On 4 June he was selected for a qualifying match for the 2012 Summer Olympics against Tanzania.[17]

On 24 October 2015, Fatai said he had promised the Romania national team officials that he would represent Romania on the senior level upon gaining citizenship.[18]

Personal life

Kehinde Fatai's twin brother, Taiye is also a footballer who spent most of his career in the lower leagues of Romania playing for teams like FCM Alexandria or ACS Berceni.[19][20][21] Another one of his brothers, Yunus is a footballer who played in the lower leagues of Romania at Astra II and Dacia Unirea Brăila.[22] He has a total of four brothers and a sister.[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 November 2023[24][7][25]
Club Season League Domestic Cups Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Farul II Constanța 2007–08 201100--2011
Farul Constanța 2007–08 5000--50
2008–09 23010--240
2009–10 18700--187
Total 46710--477
Astra Giurgiu 2010–11 27710--287
2011–12 301021--3211
2012–13 331442--3716
2013–14 33-61-94
2014–15 21700645[lower-alpha 1]33214
2019–20 102---102
2020–21 4000--40
Total 12843731255315254
Club Brugge (loan) 2013–14 8120--101
Sparta Prague 2015–16 24861165-4614
2016–17 00-10-10
Total 24861175004714
Ufa 2016–17 22620--246
2017–18 17000--170
2018–19 20-30-50
Total 4162030-466
Dinamo Minsk 2018 9530--125
2019 2331120-264
Total 3284120-389
Argeș Pitești 2021–22 21220--232
Turan 2022 50---50
Oțelul Galați 2022–23 123---123
2023–24 13120--151
Total 25420--274
Career Total 35090265341053415108
  1. ↑ One appearance in Supercupa României, four appearances in Cupa Ligii and three goals

Honours

Astra Giurgiu

References

  1. ↑ Kehinde Fatai signs 3-year deal with Russian club Ufa, africanfootball.com
  2. ↑ AS, Diario (17 June 2021). "Fatai (Kehinde Fatai)". AS.com. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Player Card :: Kehinde Fatai - IMScouting
  4. ↑ Welcome to Anwar-ul-islam College Old Students Association Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Ik wil via sterke prestaties lang bij Club blijven"
  6. ↑ LA 52 DE ANI, ION MARIN A DEVENIT "TĂTICUL" A 4 NIGERIENI - Copiii lui Moş Marin
  7. 1 2 Kehinde Fatai at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  8. ↑ Faristul Kehinde Fatai a prins lotul Nigeriei pentru Mondialele Under-20
  9. ↑ Dennis Şerban ia jucători de la Farul
  10. ↑ "Kehinde Fatai voor 1 seizoen naar Club" (in Dutch). clubbrugge.be. 1 September 2013.
  11. ↑ "Anderlecht se prend une claque à Bruges (4-0)" (in French). La Dernière Heure. 22 September 2013.
  12. ↑ "KEHINDE FATAI JOINS CZECH CLUB SPARTA PRAGUE". African Football. 20 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "I'm used to huge stadiums full of people, says marksman Fatai" (in Czech). iDNES. 22 October 2015.
  14. ↑ Кехинде Фатаи перешел в «Уфу» (in Russian). FC Ufa. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "Кехинде Фатаи покидает ФК "Уфа" (Kehinde Fatai leaves FC Ufa)" (in Russian). FC Ufa. 14 August 2018. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "Bun venit la Oțelul, Kehinde Fatai!" [Welcome to Oțelul, Kehinde Fatai!] (in Romanian). Oțelul Galați. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  17. ↑ "Fatai mai face un pas (Romanian)". fcastraploiesti.ro. 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011.
  18. ↑ "Sparta player Fatai will represent Romania, he said to the club magazine". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 24 October 2015.
  19. ↑ "Fratele lui Kehinde Fatai este in probe la FCM Alexandria" [Kehinde Fatai's brother is on trial at FCM Alexandria] (in Romanian). teresport.ro. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  20. ↑ "Fratele lui Kehinde Fatai a ajuns la Tunari! Echipa lui Bratu s-a impus în amicalul cu Sportul Studențesc" [Kehinde Fatai's brother arrived at Tunari! Bratu's team won with Sportul Studenţesc] (in Romanian). ilfovsport.ro. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  21. ↑ "Fratele geamăn al lui Fatai dă probe în Zăvoi" [Fatai's twin brother is on trial in Zăvoi] (in Romanian). replicaonline.ro. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  22. ↑ "Patru stranieri au semnat deja cu Dacia Unirea" [Four foreigners have already signed the Dacia Unirea] (in Romanian). Obiectivbr.ro. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  23. ↑ "Fatai "trădează" Nigeria, deşi are o situaţie senzaţională acasă!" [Fatai "betrays" Nigeria, although she has a sensational situation at home!] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  24. 1 2 Kehinde Fatai at Soccerway
  25. ↑ "Fatai's 2008–09 Romanian Cup appearance". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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