Ekundayo Jayeoba

Ekundayo Jayeoba
Personal information
Full name Ekundayo Jaiyeoba
Date of birth (1980-04-04) 4 April 1980
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position Striker
Youth career
NEPA Lagos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Velbazhd Kyustendil 26 (5)
2001–2005 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 86 (19)
2005–2008 Levski Sofia 24 (12)
2008 → Maccabi Herzliya (loan) 11 (2)
2008 Chernomorets Burgas 13 (1)
2009–2010 Vihren Sandanski 37 (9)
2010–2011 Etar 1924 27 (2)
2011 Dorostol Silistra 6 (0)
2012–2013 Marek Dupnitsa
2013–2017 Strumska Slava
2018–2019 Granit Vladaya
2019–2021 Levski Chepintsi
2021–2022 PFC Dragoman
Managerial career
2019–2021 Levski Chepintsi (player-manager)
2021–2022 PFC Dragoman (player-assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ekundayo Jaiyeoba (born 4 April 1980) is a Nigerian football player who played as a striker. He played in the Bulgarian First League for Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[1] As well as playing in Bulgaria, Jaiyeoba spent time on loan at Israeli side Maccabi Herzliya for the second half of the 2007–08 season.[2]

Club career

2003-04: Helped Lokomotiv Plovdiv win the Bulgarian APFG League championship with nine goals in 26 appearances.

2004: Featured for Lokomotiv Plovdiv in their UEFA Champions League second round qualifier, as they got eliminated by Belgian side Club Brugge.

2004-05: Started the season with Lokomotiv Plovdiv but later joined another Premier League club Levski Sofia. Signed a three-and-a-half-year contract for €150,000. Teamed up with fellow Nigerian Richard Eromoigbe.

2005-06: Sidelined for six months after suffering an Achilles tendon injury in a UEFA Cup first round qualifying game against Slovenian club NK Publikum.

2006-07: Helped Levski Sofia to join at UEFA Champions League Group stage.

2007-08: He started the season with Levski Sofia. On 31 January 2008 he joined Israeli side Maccabi Herzliya on loan until the end of the season.

2008: After playing on loan at Maccabi Herzilya, Levski sold him to Chernomorets in the Bulgarian League.

2009: After several months in Burgas, he is loaned by Vihren Sandanski and later bought.

2010: In June his contract with Vihren expired and he left gladiators to join ambitious Etar 1924.

In March 2012, Jayeoba joined Marek Dupnitsa.[3] In August 2013, he then moved to Strumska Slava.[4] In March 2018, he signe for Granit Vladaya.[5]

In August 2019, Jayeoba was appointed player-manager of Levski Chepintsi.[6] However, he was sacked in August 2021.[7][8] In September 2021, he signed for PFC Dragoman as a playing assistant coach.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Nigeria: Jaiyeoba Hits Form in Bulgaria". All Africa. 29 April 2003. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Roundup-Injured Kanoute allowed to attend award ceremony". Reuters. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ^ Марек срещу Беласица, има какво да се види, novsport.com, 10 March 2012
  4. ^ Струмска слава привлече нигерийска легенда, blitz.bg, 19 August 2013
  5. ^ Гранит (Владая) се подсили с Екундайо Джайеоба, topsport.bg, 9 March 2018
  6. ^ Екундайо Джайеоба облече екипа на Левски (Чепинци), topsport.bg, 28 August 2019
  7. ^ Гулията смени Екундайо Джайеоба на треньорския пост в Левски Чепинци, gong.bg, 23 August 2021
  8. ^ Екундайо Джайеоба искал да напълни Левски от Чепинци с африканци, topsport.bg, 2 September 2021
  9. ^ Троен удар за Драгоман – взимат Джайеоба, Ба и Съни, vitoshanews.com, 2 September 2021
  10. ^ Какво правят сега футболистите от последния финал Левски – ЦСКА? Един вдига блокове, друг точи сок от манго, трети е общ работник…, kotasport.com, 8 May 2022