Jamiu Alimi

Jamiu Alimi

Personal information
Full name	Jamiu Abiodun Alimi
Date of birth	(1992-10-05) 5 October 1992 (age 34)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Sunshine Stars
Youth career
	Westerlo
	Metalurh Donetsk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Tavriya Simferopol	9	(0)
2012–2013	Olympiakos Nicosia	6	(0)
2014	Sharks
2015	Shooting Stars
2016–2017	Kano Pillars
2018–2019	Akwa United
2019	→ El-Kanemi (loan)
2019–	Sunshine Stars
International career‡
2015–2016	Nigeria	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:56, 16 November 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:56, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

Jamiu Abiodun Alimi (born 5 October 1992) is a Nigerian international footballer who plays for Sunshine Stars, as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Lagos, Alimi spent his early career with Westerlo and Metalurh Donetsk. He later played for Tavriya Simferopol, Olympiakos Nicosia, Sharks, Shooting Stars, Kano Pillars and Akwa United.

Jamiu joined Akwa United on a two-year deal from Kano Pillars, during the 2017–18 mid-season transfer window. On 27 February 2019, he was loaned out to El-Kanemi for the rest of the season because of lack of playing time after falling out of favour with Akwa United manager Rafael Everton. In September 2019 it was confirmed that he had joined Sunshine Stars.

International career

He made his international debut for Nigeria in 2015.

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