Robert Akaruye
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 March 1981 | ||
| 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) |
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*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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Individual
[edit]- 2009 AFC Cup top scorer.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Robert Akaruye at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Lebanese-goal.com". lebanese-goal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ Akaruye/index.html Robert Akaruye – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "2009 AFC Cup Honours List". the-afc.com. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
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