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Shola Shodiya's Profile
Shola Shodiya Date of Birth: 17 June 1991 Age: 21 Years Nationality: Nigerian Position: Forward Previous Club: Eyimba FC Joined In: August 2011 Debut with Club: 24 September 2011 [Vs. Sliema W.] Career Statistics Team Season Started Substitute Yellow Cards Red Cards Scored Man of The Match Senior 2011-2012 18 5 5 0 7 3 Senior 2012-2013 25 7 2 1 12 3 Total 43 12 7 1 19 6 Shola Haruna Shodiya is Nigerian, and he joined Birkirkara FC in the 2011 Summer Transfer Market.
Shola was brought to Malta by Mqabba FC but his talent caught the eye of Qormi. He went on trial with the ‘Yellow-Blacks’ where he played 6 matches and scored 10 goals in pre-season tournaments and friendly matches.
Despite showing fine performances and impressing the Qormi clan, the two parties failed to reach an agreement and it was Floriana’s turn to try to negotiate with this strong and fast player.
Finally, after Shola was on trial with Floriana, it was Birkirkara to end all speculations about the future of this player. Shola joined Birkirkara FC as an amateur player on Saturday, 20 August 2011.
Shola’s debut had to wait for a number of weeks, till the Club regularised his registration with the MFA. His debut came in the fifth game of the league on Saturday, 24 September against Sliema Wanderers where Birkirkara were beaten with a solitary goal ten minutes into the second half. Despite losing this game, Shola was definitely the best player in the pitch for Birkirkara.
Without any doubt, despite going through some inconsistency phases, Shola was definitely an important player to the squad in his first 2011-2012 season thanks to his fast powerful runs on the flank.
In the Premier League, he made 22 appearances in which he began 17 matches while he was included as a substitute in 5. He managed to score six goals while he was voted as the man of the match three times.
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