Robert Akaruye
Nigerian footballer
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1981-03-28) 28 March 1981 (age 43) | ||
Place of birth | Warri, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attack | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996 | Julius Berger F.C. | ||
1997 | Lobi Bank | ||
1998 | Eagle Cement | ||
1999–2000 | Lobi Stars F.C. | ||
2001–2004 | Al Ahly | ||
2004–2005 | Mokawloon al-Arab | ||
2005–2006 | Dhafra | ||
2006 | Ismaily | ||
2006 | Busaiteen Club | ||
2007 | Sivasspor | ||
2008 | Busaiteen | ||
2009 | Al-Ahed | ||
International career‡ | |||
2004–2006 | Nigeria[1] | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 May 2002 |
Robert Akaruye (born 28 March 1981) is a Nigerian former football player. He previously played for Sivasspor in Turkey and represented Nigeria on one occasion.
Career
The Al Ahed striker suffered on Monday 14 December 2009 in a serious car accident on the road to the Beirut airport.[2]
International career
He played his one and only cap for the Nigeria national football team on 20 June 2004 in Luanda against Angola.[3]
Honour and titles
Individual
- 2009 AFC Cup top scorer.[4]
References
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- 2004: Indra Sahdan & Gonçalves
- 2005: Salim
- 2006: Shelbaieh
- 2007: Al Saify & Ghaddar
- 2008: Rico
- 2009: Akaruye & Al Hamwi & Al Hussain & Kesley
- 2010: Alves
- 2011: Bošković
- 2012: Radhi & Rafe
- 2013: Jemâa
- 2014: Belencoso
- 2015: McBreen & Naumov
- 2016: Ahmed
- 2017: Kim Y.S.
- 2018: An I.B.
- 2019: Marañón
- 2020: Marañón
- 2021: Norchaev
- 2022: Hasanov & Josué & Pedro Paulo
- 2023–24: Túlio
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