Jamilu Collins
{{Short description|Nigerian footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jamilu Collins
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|08|05|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kaduna, Nigeria
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = Cardiff City
| clubnumber = 17
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2012
| youthclubs1 = Abuja Football College Academy
| youthyears2 = 2012–2013
| youthclubs2 = Rijeka
| years1 = 2012–2017
| clubs1 = Rijeka
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2013–2014
| clubs2 = → Pomorac (loan)
| caps2 = 29
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2014–2015
| clubs3 = → Rijeka II
| caps3 = 24
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2015
| clubs4 = → Krka (loan)
| caps4 = 13
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2016
| clubs5 = → Šibenik (loan)
| caps5 = 14
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2016–2017
| clubs6 = → Istra 1961 (loan)
| caps6 = 11
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2017
| clubs7 = → Šibenik (loan)
| caps7 = 12
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2017–2022
| clubs8 = SC Paderborn
| caps8 = 127
| goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2022–
| clubs9 = Cardiff City
| caps9 = 43
| goals9 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2018–
| nationalteam1 = Nigeria
| nationalcaps1 = 29
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Competition|Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Medal|3rd|2019 Egypt|}}
| club-update = 30 December 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 22:55, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
}}
Jamilu Collins (born 5 August 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for {{English football updater|CardiffC}} club Cardiff City and the Nigeria national team.
Club career
=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.{{Cite web |url=http://abujafootballcollege.com/news.php?itemid=xjktv1 |title=Abuja Football College |access-date=15 October 2015 |archive-date=15 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215134833/http://abujafootballcollege.com/news.php?itemid=xjktv1 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nk-rijeka.hr/vijest/brojke-premijerne-sezone-rijeke-ii/ |title=HNK Rijeka |access-date=15 October 2015 |archive-date=5 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705003845/http://www.nk-rijeka.hr/vijest/brojke-premijerne-sezone-rijeke-ii/ |url-status=dead }} In May 2015, he signed a new one-year contract with the club, with an option to extend it for an additional year.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nk-rijeka.hr/vijest/males-ajayi-i-collins-produzili-ugovore/ |title=HNK Rijeka |access-date=15 October 2015 |archive-date=25 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225143235/http://www.nk-rijeka.hr/vijest/males-ajayi-i-collins-produzili-ugovore/ |url-status=dead }}
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.[http://www.goal.com/si/news/9362/slovenska-liga/2015/06/19/12882272/dangubi%C4%87-in-collins-iz-rijeke-v-novo-mesto Goal.com] 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.[http://www.regionalexpress.hr/site/more/nigerijac-koji-je-poklonio-istri-1961-ostanak-u-1.-hnl-stigao-na-posudbu Regional Express]
=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.{{cite news|title=Nigerianer Collins kommt aus Kroatien zum SC Paderborn|url=http://www.nw.de/sport/sc_paderborn_07/21908419_Nigerianer-Collins-kommt-aus-Kroatien-zum-SC-Paderborn.html|access-date=6 September 2017|work=Neue Westfälische|date=6 September 2017|language=de}} He scored his first goal for the club two years later with a 35-yard shot against Bayern Munich in a 3-2 defeat.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/jamilu-collins-ends-24-month-sc-paderborn-wait-with-stunner/1b4r5hjev1xz21uomgfka5jqkj|title=Jamilu Collins ends 24-month SC Paderborn wait with stunner against Bayern Munich {{!}} Goal.com|website=www.goal.com|access-date=2 October 2019}}
=Cardiff City=
On 20 May 2022, Collins signed for EFL Championship team Cardiff City.{{Cite web |title=Jamilu Collins is a Bluebird {{!}} Cardiff |url=https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/jamilu-collins-bluebird |access-date=20 May 2022 |website=www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk |language=en}} Collins said “I’m really excited to be in Cardiff, and I can’t wait to get started. The Club has great history, and when I got the call to come to Cardiff, I was so excited, I couldn’t resist. I’m looking forward to the challenge of the new season. The goal is to fight for the Premier League. I can’t wait to meet the supporters and to fight for the jersey."
On 7 June 2024, the club announced it had extended the player's contract.{{Cite web |title=2023/24 Retained List {{!}} Cardiff |url=https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/202324-retained-list |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk |language=en}}
International career
Collins received his first call-up to the Nigeria national team for an Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Seychelles on 11 September 2018.{{cite news |title=Collins' Aufstieg: Über Paderborn in Nigerias Nationalelf |url=https://www.kicker.de/collins-aufstieg_ueber-paderborn-in-nigerias-nationalelf-731242/artikel |access-date=13 September 2018 |work=kicker Online |date=7 September 2018 |language=de}} He made his debut a day later in a friendly against Liberia.{{cite web |last1=Abayomi |first1=Tosin |title=Rohr hands Super Eagles debut to 2 players |url=https://www.pulse.ng/sports/football/kelechi-nwakali-jamilu-collins-debut-in-liberia-1-vs-nigeria-2-id8842335.html |website=Pulse.ng |access-date=13 September 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Dede |first1=Steve |title=Super Eagles win shitshow of a friendly with 51-year-old president Weah in action |url=https://www.pulse.ng/sports/football/liberia-1-vs-2-nigeria-super-eagles-win-friendly-id8842208.html |website=Pulse.ng |access-date=13 September 2018}} Coach Gernot Rohr handed the 24-year-old his competitive debut in the next Afcon qualifying fixture against Libya in Uyo.{{cite news |last1=Olasoji |first1=Tolu |title='Perhaps Jamilu Collins will start' - Rohr hints at new left-back ahead of Libya game |url=https://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/perhaps-jamilu-collins-will-start-rohr-hints-at-new-left/185wxl40ntxe416eg00tk68t39 |access-date=31 October 2018 |publisher=Goal}} Nigeria defeated the visitors 4–0 and the left-back came close to marking his Super Eagles debut with a goal.{{cite news |last1=Olasoji |first1=Tolu |title={{sic|'Su|prised'|nolink=y}} Paderborn defender Jamilu Collins keen on making Nigeria's left-back slot his |url=https://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/suprised-paderborn-defender-jamilu-collins-keen-on-making/19v06dmog3qy81udges5qxuzmt |access-date=31 October 2018 |publisher=Goal}} He featured in the reverse fixture in Sfax, Tunisia, which ended in a 3–2 victory for Nigeria to top Group E.
On 25 December 2021, he was shortlisted in 2021 AFCON Nations Cup by Caretaker Coach Eguavoen as part of the 28-man Nigeria squad.{{Cite web|last=Football|first=CAF-Confedération Africaine du|title=Eguavoen announces Nigeria final TotalEnergies AFCON squad|url=https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa-cup-of-nations/news/eguavoen-announces-nigeria-final-totalenergies-afcon-squad|access-date=11 January 2022|website=CAFOnline.com|language=en}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 30 December 2024}}{{soccerway|jamilu-collins/298152}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Rijeka
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15
|1. HNL |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16
|1. HNL |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17
|1. HNL |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0 | 0 | |||||
| Pomorac (loan)
|29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | |||
| Rijeka II
|2014–15 |24 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Krka (loan)
|13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | |||
| Šibenik (loan)
|2. HNL |14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | |||
| Istra 1961 (loan)
|1. HNL |11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | |||
| Šibenik (loan)
|2. HNL |12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="6"|SC Paderborn
|19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19
|34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20
|30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21
|2. Bundesliga |24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|2. Bundesliga |20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!127 | 2 | 9 | 0 | colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||136 | 2 | |||||
| rowspan="4"|Cardiff City
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24
|EFL Championship |36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25
|EFL Championship |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!273 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 286 | 5 |
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=International=
{{Updated|matches played on 26 March 2024}}{{NFT|72228}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="7"|Nigeria
|2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 29 | 0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|jamilu-collins/298152}}
- {{hrnogomet|3160|Jamilu Collins}}
{{Cardiff City F.C. squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Kaduna
Category:Nigerian men's footballers
Category:Nigeria men's international footballers
Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
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Category:NK Pomorac 1921 players
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Category:SC Paderborn 07 players
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