Playing position Role Footballer Years Team Height 1.9 m | Weight 86 kg Name Hakeem Araba | |
Full name Hakeem Ayodeji Ayodele Craig Araba Date of birth (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 24) Place of birth Waltham Forest, England | ||
Hakeem Ayodeji Ayodele Craig Araba (born 12 February 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Örgryte IS.
Career
Araba started his youth career at the age of 17, he played in England for Peterborough United, He signed his first professional contract at the age of 18 at Dagenham & Redbridge, While playing at Dagenham & Redbridge F.C he went on loan to Thurrock,and Redbridge F.C After leaving Dagenham he played 7 games with Bishop's Stortford, before moving to Billericay Town,After leaving Billericay Town he signed a contract with and won the Ryman North title with the team East Thurrock United,in the summer of 2012 he signed with Bromley,where he was also the top goal scorer , 15 goals in 46 games. Whitehawk, and Lowestoft Town, Araba then headed southwards to Cyprus and AEK Kouklia in 2013, also here he finishes the season as the clubs top goal scorer.
From Greece Araba moved to Sweden, he signed a contract with Falkenberg FF where he was known as "Superman" by the fans. {{citenews |http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/allsvenskan/falkenberg/article20855276.ab%7C Araba finished the season of 2015 as the top goal scorer for his club. While in Sweden he made sure to reach out to young kids to talk to them about his early life and his career as a professional footballer. {{cite news |http://www.hn.se/araba-gjorde-succé-på-tullbroskolan-1.1829853%7C. In 2016 Araba was named the 7th strongest player on FIFA-17. {{cite news |https://www.easports.com/fifa/news/2016/fifa-17-player-ratings-top-10-strength-and-physicality%7C In February 2017 Araba signed for the first division Danish team , Naestved Boldklub