| Intro | Nigerian footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | Nigeria |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 8 August 1999, Kaduna, Nigeria |
| Age: | 20 years |
| Star sign | Leo |
Isah Aliyu (born 8 August 1999) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Saudi club Al-Shoulla. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as right winger.
Club career
Born in Kaduna, Aliyu joined Remo Stars in 2016, from Kakuri Academy. He was an important unit of the club who achieved promotion from the Nigeria National League in that year, and also appeared in the 2017 Nigeria Professional Football League, suffering relegation.
On 3 March 2018, Aliyu moved abroad and joined Armenian side Lori FC. He contributed with three goals in his first season, as his side achieved promotion to the Armenian Premier League as champions, and scored a further seven times in his second season, as his side finished fifth; in that season, the club also reached the final of the Armenian Cup.
On 1 September 2019, Aliyu joined Segunda División side UD Almería on a five-year deal, for a fee of €140,000; Lori also retained a 20% of a future sale. He was initially assigned to the B-team in Tercera División.
On 21 January 2020, Al-Shoulla signed Aliyu for six months.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 17 February 2020
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lori | 2017–18 | Armenian First League | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 4 | |||
| 2018–19 | Armenian Premier League | 29 | 6 | 5 | 0 | – | 34 | 6 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 45 | 10 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 50 | 10 | ||
| Almería B | 2019–20 | Tercera División | 11 | 2 | – | 11 | 2 | |||||
| Career total | 56 | 12 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 61 | 12 | ||
Honours
Lori
- Armenian First League: 2017–18