| Intro | Nigerian footballer | ||||||||||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From | Nigeria | ||||||||||
| Type | Sports | ||||||||||
| Gender | male | ||||||||||
| Birth | 15 April 1991, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria | ||||||||||
| Age: | 29 years | ||||||||||
| Star sign | Aries | ||||||||||
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Fuad Gbolahan Salami (born 15 April 1991) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Najran as forward, most recently .
Club career
He started with Sunshine Stars F.C. before moving to Ibadan-based Shooting Stars F.C. in 2010.
In 2010, he was suspended by the league for using threatening language after scoring in a league game against his old team.
He joined Warri Wolves ahead of the 2014 season, and with ten games left was second in scoring with 13 league goals.
Red Star Belgrade
In January 2015, Salami transferred to Serbian side Red Star Belgrade by signing a loan deal for remainder of the season, with an option for permanent deal.
He returned to Warri less than two months later when Red Star was having financial problems.
Irtysh Pavlodar
On 25 January 2018 Salami signed for Irtysh Pavlodar. On 9 August 2018, Salami left Irtysh Pavlodar by mutual consent.
International career
Salami was part of the Nigeria national under-20 football team at the 2009 African Youth Championship. Then, he was part of the Nigeria national under-23 football team during their failed attempt to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.
In January 2014, coach Stephen Keshi, invited him to be a part of the Nigeria national football team squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship. He scored the only goal for the Home-based Eagles in their opening 2–1 loss to Mali.
He was called into the squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
and scored a late goal as a substitute against Congo, but Nigeria lost 3–2 at home. His form earned him a start in the next game away to South Africa.
International goals
- Scores and results list Nigeria’s goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 11 January 2014 | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa | Mali | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2014 African Nations Championship |
| 2. | 6 September 2014 | U.J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar, Nigeria | Congo | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3. | 17 October 2015 | Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt, Nigeria | Burkina Faso | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2016 African Nations Championship qualification |
Honours
Club
- Warri Wolves: Nigerian Premier Football League: runners-up 2014/2015
Individual
- Nigerian Premier League Top Scorer (1): 2014-2015