Gbolahan Salami

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Fuad Gbolahan Salami

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|fullname = Fuad Gbolahan Salami{{cite web|url=http://westafricanfootball.com/2010/11/13/gbolahan-salami/|title=GBOLAHAN SALAMI|work=WEST AFRICAN FOOTBALL|access-date=7 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011081603/http://westafricanfootball.com/2010/11/13/gbolahan-salami/|archive-date=11 October 2014|url-status=dead}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|4|15|df=y}}

|birth_place = Lagos, Nigeria{{cite web|title=Cybereagles • View topic - Salami: Slave contract and all ...A Must read|url=http://forum.cybereagles.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=138009&view=previous|website=forum.cybereagles.com|language=en-gb}}

|height = {{height|m=1.83}}

|position = Forward

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|youthclubs1 = Sunshine Stars

|years1 = 2008–2010

|clubs1 = Sunshine Stars

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|years2 = 2010–2014

|clubs2 = Shooting Stars

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|years3 = 2014–2015

|clubs3 = Warri Wolves

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|goals3 = 33

|years4 = 2015

|clubs4 = → Red Star Belgrade (loan)

|caps4 = 0

|goals4 = 0

|years5 = 2016–2018

|clubs5 = KuPS

|caps5 = 53

|goals5 = 22

|years6 = 2018

|clubs6 = Irtysh Pavlodar

|caps6 = 17

|goals6 = 4

|years7 = 2019

|clubs7 = Al-Qaisumah

|caps7 = 17

|goals7 = 8

|years8 = 2020–2021

|clubs8 = Najran

|caps8 = 11

|goals8 = 3

|years9 = 2021

|clubs9 = Ohod

|caps9 = 11

|goals9 = 1

|years10 = 2022–2023

|clubs10 = Al-Nasiriya

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|years11 = 2023–2024

|clubs11 = Al-Taraf

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|nationalyears1 = 2009

|nationalteam1 = Nigeria U-20{{cite web|title=G. Salami|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/gbolahan-salami/97019/|publisher=soccerway.com|access-date=25 February 2018}}

|nationalcaps1 = 1

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|nationalyears2 = 2014–2015

|nationalteam2 = Nigeria

|nationalcaps2 = 13

|nationalgoals2 = 3

|club-update = 14 August 2018

|ntupdate = 13 June 2015

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Fuad Gbolahan Salami (born 15 April 1991) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as forward.

Club career

He started with Sunshine Stars F.C. before moving to Ibadan-based Shooting Stars F.C.

In 2010, he was suspended by the league for using threatening language after scoring in a league game against his old team.{{cite web|url=http://www.naijafootball247.com/2010/11/npl-suspends-shooting-stars-striker.html|title=Naija Football 247: NPL suspends Shooting Stars striker, Gbolahan Salami|publisher=naijafootball247.com|access-date=7 October 2014}}

He joined Warri Wolves ahead of the 2014 season, and with ten games left was second in scoring with 13 league goals.

=Red Star Belgrade=

In January 2015, Salami transferred to Serbian side Red Star Belgrade by signing a loan deal for remainder of the season, with an option for permanent deal.[http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/sport.294.html:529404-Preokret---Salami-potpisao-za-Zvezdu Preokret - Salami potpisao za Zvezdu!] at Večernje novosti, 17-1-2015 {{in lang|sr}}

He returned to Warri less than two months later when Red Star was having financial problems.{{cite web|title=Broke Red Star Belgrade ensures Gbolahan Salami's return to Warri Wolves {{!}} Goal.com|url=http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4111/nigeria-premier-league/2015/03/04/9502232/broke-red-star-belgrade-ensures-gbolahan-salamis-return-to-warri-|website=www.goal.com|language=en}}

=Irtysh Pavlodar=

On 25 January 2018 Salami signed for Irtysh Pavlodar.{{cite web|script-title=ru:ИРТЫШ ОФИЦИАЛЬНО ЗАКЛЮЧИЛ КОНТРАКТ С НИГЕРИЙСКИМ ФОРВАРДОМ.|url=http://fcirtysh.kz/news/1395-i-tysh-oficialno-zaklyuchil-kont-akt-s-nige-iyskim-fo-va-dom.html|website=fcirtysh.kz|publisher=FC Irtysh Pavlodar|access-date=26 January 2018|language=Russian|date=25 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126185648/http://fcirtysh.kz/news/1395-i-tysh-oficialno-zaklyuchil-kont-akt-s-nige-iyskim-fo-va-dom.html|archive-date=26 January 2018|url-status=dead}} On 9 August 2018, Salami left Irtysh Pavlodar by mutual consent.{{cite web |script-title=ru:ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: САЛАМИ ПОКИНУЛ ФК ИРТЫШ |url=https://fcirtysh.kz/news/2043-oficialno-salami-pokinul-fk-irtysh.html |website=fcirtysh.kz |publisher=FC Irtysh Pavlodar |access-date=9 August 2018 |language=Russian |date=9 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809122420/https://fcirtysh.kz/news/2043-oficialno-salami-pokinul-fk-irtysh.html |archive-date=9 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}

International career

Salami was part of the Nigeria national under-20 football team at the 2009 African Youth Championship. Then, he was part of the Nigeria national under-23 football team during their failed attempt to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.

In January 2014, coach Stephen Keshi, invited him to be a part of the Nigeria national football team for the 2014 African Nations Championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/5720/2014-african-nations-championship/2014/01/01/4514155/nigeria-announce-23-man-chan-squad|title=Nigeria announce 23-man CHAN squad -(goal.com)|work=Goal.com|access-date=7 October 2014}} He scored the only goal for the Home-based Eagles in their opening 2–1 loss to Mali.

He was called into the squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification{{cite web|url=http://www.newspotng.com/salami-attributes-eagles-call-up-to-hard-work/|title=Salami Attributes Eagles' Call Up To Hard Work|work=Newspot Nigeria|access-date=7 October 2014}} and scored a late goal as a substitute against Congo, but Nigeria lost 3–2 at home. His form earned him a start in the next game away to South Africa.

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first.{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/54418/Gbolahan_Salami.html|title=Salami, Gbolahan|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=14 December 2016}}

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
1.	11 January 2014	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa	{{fb\|MLI}}	align=center \| 1–2	align=center \| 1–2	2014 African Nations Championship
2.	6 September 2014	U.J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar, Nigeria	{{fb\|COG}}	align=center \| 2–3	align=center \| 2–3	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.	17 October 2015	Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt, Nigeria	{{fb\|BFA}}	align=center \| 2–0	align=center \| 2–0	2016 African Nations Championship qualification

Honours

=Club=

Warri Wolves: Nigerian Premier Football League: runners-up 2014/2015

=Individual=

Nigerian Premier League Top Scorer (1): 2014-2015{{cite web|title=Gbolahan Salami emerges top scorer in Nigerian Premier League|url=http://www.premiumtimesng.com/sports/football/193238-gbolahan-salami-emerges-top-scorer-in-nigerian-premier-league.html|website=Premium Times Nigeria|date=16 November 2015}}