Abiola Bamijoko
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 March 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Junkeren | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2022 | HJK | ||
| 2018–2019 | → PK-35 (loan) | ||
| 2021 | → Puotinkylän Valtti (loan) | ||
| 2022 | PPJ | ||
| 2022–2023 | Sampdoria | ||
| 2024– | Sønderjyske | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | HIFK | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | Junkeren | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | North Macedonia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | North Macedonia U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | North Macedonia U19 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2023 | |||
Abiola "Abi" Bamijoko (born 14 March 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Norwegian club IK Junkeren. Born in Finland, he plays for the North Macedonia national under-19 team.[1]
Career
[edit]Bamijoko was born in Helsinki, Finland, to a Nigerian father and a mother of Macedonian and Turkish descent[2] from Resen. He speaks Finnish, Macedonian, Serbian, English, and Italian.[2] Bamijoko began his football career at a young age in Finland, joining a youth team HJK at the age of 6. He was called up to the North Macedonia Youth Team after turning 16. Bamijoko's started in a U-17 game in May 2022 against Austria,[2] which helped cement his place in Macedonian youth team. His career then took him to Italy, where he joined Italian club Sampdoria's U18 squad. This stint in Italy was a transformative period for Bamijoko, where he was able to develop further as a player. In 2023, he joined to the Finnish club Helsinki IFK for the 2023 season.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Beyond football, Bamijoko embraces his multicultural background, drawing from his Nigerian, Macedonian, Turkish, and Finnish heritage.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Abiola Bamijoko Joins HIFK, Representing North Macedonia Youth". HIFK Fotboll. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ a b c d "Abiola Bamijoko Player Profile". HIFK Fotboll. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ "Macedonian youth representative Abiola Bamiyoko has signed for Sampdoria". Sloboden Pecat. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
External links
[edit]- Abiola Bamijoko at Soccerway
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Helsinki
- Macedonian men's footballers
- North Macedonia men's international footballers
- Finnish men's footballers
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Macedonian people of Nigerian descent
- Macedonian people of Turkish descent
- Macedonian people of Finnish descent
- Finnish people of Macedonian descent
- Finnish people of Nigerian descent
- Finnish people of Turkish descent
- HIFK Fotboll players
- UC Sampdoria players
- PK-35 (men) players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- Sønderjyske Fodbold players
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Norwegian Second Division players