Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria Role Football player Height 1.78 m | Number 21 Position Defender Name Jamilu Collins | |
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Date of birth (1994-08-05) August 5, 1994 (age 21) Current team Krka (on loan from Rijeka) –2012 Abuja Football College Academy | ||
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JAMILU COLLINS FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS 2016 -2017
Jamilu Collins (born 5 August 1994) is a Nigerian football left-back who plays for 3. Liga side SC Paderborn 07.
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Rijeka and loans
Born in Kaduna, Collins spent his youth years with Abuja Football College Academy. He was one of several players who moved from Abuja to the HNK Rijeka youth team in mid-2012. In October 2012, Collins signed his first professional contract with HNK Rijeka.
In August 2013, he was loaned to NK Pomorac in Druga HNL, where he collected 29 caps. In the following season, he played for HNK Rijeka’s reserve side in Croatia’s Treća HNL, where he was capped on 24 occasions. In May 2015, he signed a new one-year contract with the club, with an option to extend it for an additional year.
In June 2015, Rijeka sent Collins on loan to NK Krka in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, where he made 13 appearances before returning to Rijeka in January 2016. The following month, Collins was loaned to HNK Šibenik in Druga HNL, where he was a regular starter. Following return from the loan, Rijeka extended Collins' contract until June 2017. He was immediately loaned to fellow Prva HNL club NK Istra 1961.
SC Paderborn
On 6 September 2017, free agent Collins joined 3. Liga side SC Paderborn 07 on a two-year contract following trials at the club.