Stephen Makinwa
{{Short description|Nigerian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Stephen Makinwa
| image = SS Lazio v ACF Fiorentina, 24 September 2008 (Stephen Makinwa).jpg
| upright = 1.1
| caption = Makinwa with Lazio
| full_name = Stephen Ayodele Makinwa
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|7|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lagos, Nigeria
| height = 1.86 m
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Ebedei
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 =
| clubs1 = Reggiana
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years1 = 2000–2001
| clubs2 = → Conegliano (loan)
| caps2 = 8
| goals2 = 2
| years2 = 2000–2001
| clubs3 = Como
| years3 = 2001–2002
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| clubs4 = Reggiana
| caps4 = 29
| goals4 = 6
| years4 = 2002–2003
| clubs5 = Genoa
| caps5 = 18
| goals5 = 6
| years5 = 2003–2005
| clubs6 = → Como (loan)
| caps6 = 21
| goals6 = 6
| years6 = 2003–2004
| clubs7 = → Modena (loan)
| caps7 = 17
| goals7 = 1
| years7 = 2004
| clubs8 = Atalanta
| caps8 = 17
| goals8 = 6
| years8 = 2005
| clubs9 = Palermo
| caps9 = 23
| goals9 = 5
| years9 = 2005–2006
| clubs10 = Lazio
| caps10 = 45
| goals10 = 3
| years10 = 2006–2012
| clubs11 = → Reggina (loan)
| caps11 = 9
| goals11 = 0
| years11 = 2008
| clubs12 = → Chievo (loan)
| caps12 = 9
| goals12 = 1
| years12 = 2009
| clubs13 = → Larissa (loan)
| caps13 = 10
| goals13 = 1
| years13 = 2010–2011
| clubs14 = Carrarese
| caps14 = 13
| goals14 = 6
| years14 = 2012–2013
| clubs15 = Beijing Baxy
| caps15 = 11
| goals15 = 4
| years15 = 2013–2014
| clubs16 = Gorica
| caps16 = 5
| goals16 = 1
| years16 = 2014
| nationalyears1 = 2004–2008
| nationalteam1 = Nigeria
| nationalcaps1 = 18
| nationalgoals1 = 2
}}
Stephen Ayodele Makinwa (born 26 July 1983) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Makinwa also played for the Nigeria national team. His name, Ayodele, means "Joy has come home".[http://www.nigerian.name/w/index.php?title=Ayodele Meaning of Ayodele in Nigerian.name]
Club career
=Early career=
Makinwa was born in Lagos, Nigeria. Discovered in 2000 by Reggiana while playing for Nigerian local side Ebedei alongside his childhood friend and teammate Obafemi Martins, Makinwa started his Italian football experience moving on loan to Serie D team Conegliano.
In 2001, he moved to Serie B team Como squad, as Como bought 50% of the rights to the player, however, Makinwa did not play any games for the team.
In 2002, he was back to Reggiana, in Serie C1, but the following season he was again in Como, but now as a regular.
=Genoa and loans=
Como bought the remainder of the 50% ownership rights from Reggiana in June and sold him to Genoa in August 2003. In the first half of the season, he was remained on loan at Como. In January 2004 Makinwa was loaned to Modena and made his debut in Serie A.{{cite news|url=http://www.modenafc.net/news.asp?n=1137|title=Acquistato Stephen Ayodele Makinwa|date=13 January 2004|access-date=19 March 2010|work=Modena FC|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927125613/http://www.modenafc.net/news.asp?n=1137|archive-date=27 September 2011}} In the 2004–05 season, he returned to Genoa and scored 6 goals in the first half of the Serie B season. That season, Genoa also owned effective strikers Diego Milito and Roberto Stellone.
=Atalanta & Palermo=
In January 2005 Makinwa moved to Atalanta in a joint-ownership bid, but Atalanta was relegated in June 2005, although the club decided to buy the remaining rights on 27 June.
In July 2005, Makinwa joined Palermo for a reported €7.5 million transfer fee.{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11860_2341847,00.html|title=Rosaneri sign Makinwa|date=13 July 2005|accessdate=19 March 2010|work=Sky Sports|author=Nadia Carminati}} He only remained at Palermo for a season, however he showed enough promise to suggest that he could develop into a quality Serie A player, scoring 5 goals in 23 league matches as Palermo qualified for Europe and 3 goals in the Uefa cup.
=Lazio=
Makinwa then went to S.S. Lazio in summer 2006, on a co-ownership deal for €3.3 million, being reunited with Delio Rossi, his former coach at Atalanta. In June 2007, he was fully contracted by Lazio, following a blind auction between the biancocelesti and Palermo, for another €3.3 million. He also signed a new five-year contract.
In 2007–08, Makinwa got his first experience of the UEFA Champions League, failing to score as Lazio crashed out in the group stages. Following six months of unconvincing performances, Lazio sent him on loan to relegation battlers Reggina,{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_3097368,00.html|title=Makinwa pens Reggina deal|author=Carla Hilton|date=31 January 2008|accessdate=19 March 2010|work=Sky Sports}} but he still did not find the net, ending the season without a goal to his name.
He began the 2008–09 season as a fringe player at Lazio; making just four substitute appearances.
On 22 January 2009, it was announced that Makinwa had signed for Chievo until the end of the 2008–09 season,{{cite news|url=http://www.chievoverona.it/societa/notizia.aspx?P=0&tipo=N&ID=8487 |title=STEPHEN MAKINWA AL CHIEVOVERONA |date=22 January 2009 |access-date=19 March 2010 |work=AC ChievoVerona |language=Italian |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219003657/http://www.chievoverona.it/societa/notizia.aspx?P=0&tipo=N&ID=8487 |archive-date=19 February 2009 }} for €250,000. The deal was a loan, with an option of making the move permanent, although Chievo decided not to sign the Nigerian and he returned to Lazio for the 2009–10
=AE Larisa=
On 15 July 2010, Makinwa joined Larissa on loan from Lazio until the end of the season.{{Cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/117/greece/2010/07/06/2012242/lazios-stephen-makinwa-larissa-loan-will-revive-my-career|title=Stephen Makinwa happy with Larissa Move {{!}} Goal.com|website=www.goal.com|language=en|access-date=14 May 2018}}
=Beijing Baxy=
Following the end of his contract with Lazio, Makinwa joined China League One side Beijing Baxy until the end of the 2014 season scoring 4 goals in his first 9 games.{{Cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/cn/news/1101/%E4%B8%AD%E8%B6%85%E8%81%94%E8%B5%9B/2013/07/11/4109999/%E5%AE%98|title=百度够力足球 - 足球动态，比分直播，转会信息，独家报道 - 百度够力足球|website=www.goal.com|access-date=14 May 2018}}
=Gorica=
In July 2014 he was signed by Slovenian side ND Gorica.{{Cite web| title=ZAPISNIK 44. seje Registracijske komisije NZS z dne 25.07.2014 | trans-title=MINUTES of the 44th meeting of the Registration Commission of the National Health Service of 25.07.2014 | language=sl | url=http://www.nzs.si/resources/files/doc/dokumenti/registracijski_zapisniki/Registracijski%20zapisnik_44_2014.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127125938/http://www.nzs.si:80/resources/files/doc/dokumenti/registracijski_zapisniki/Registracijski%20zapisnik_44_2014.pdf | archive-date=2014-11-27}}
International career
Makinwa played for the Nigerian national team and won 14 caps since making his debut in 2004.
He played for Nigeria in the 2006 African Cup of Nations when they finished third. Two years on, he played in the side which again failed to win, losing at the 2008 African Cup of Nations to Ghana.
Both Makinwa and his national teammate Obafemi Martins, are known for celebrating goals by making several consecutive somersaults.
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{NFT player|9699|name=Stephen Ayodele Makinwa|accessdate=}} | ||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League | ||
|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals |
| Conegliano (loan)
|2000–01 | |8 | 2 |
| Como
|2001–02 |0 | 0 | |
| Reggiana
|2002–03 |28 | 6 | |
| Como (loan)
|2003–04 |Serie B |21 | 6 | |
| Modena (loan)
|2003–04 |16 | 1 | |
| Genoa
|2004–05 |Serie B |18 | 6 | |
| Atalanta
|2004–05 |Serie A |17 | 6 | |
| Palermo
|2005–06 |Serie A |23 | 5 | |
| rowspan="5"|Lazio
|2006–07 |rowspan="4"|Serie A |25 | 3 | |
| 2007–08
|14 | 0 | |
| 2008–09
|4 | 0 | |
| 2009–10
|2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!45 | 3 | |
| Reggina (loan)
|2007–08 |Serie A |9 | 0 | |
| ChievoVerona (loan)
|2008–09 |Serie A |9 | 1 | |
| Larissa (loan)
|2010–11 |10 | 1 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!204 | 36 |
References
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External links
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050108013225/http://www.nigerianplayers.com:80/player.asp?pid=311 |title=Stephen Ayodele Makinwa at NigerianPlayers.com}}
- {{FIFA player|235413|Stephen Ayodele Makinwa}}
- {{NFT player|9699|Stephen Ayodele Makinwa}}
- {{TuttoCalciatori|Makinwa_Stephen_Ayodele}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|ayodele-makinwa|Ayodele Makinwa}} ({{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003091633/http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/ayodele-makinwa/}})
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