Golden Eaglets star Yusuf Otubanjo aims for Super Eagles call-up in 2019

Yusuf Otubanjo (born 12 September 1992) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for LASK Linz as a striker.

Former Nigeria U23 star Yusuf Olaitan Otubanjo Thursday signed a three-year contract with Slovak Superliga side Mestsky Sportovy Klub Zilina, otherwise known as MSK Zilina.

The striker who recently got married to his longtime girlfriend in Lagos (Click here if you missed it) moves to Slovakia after a fruitful time in Austria.

Otubanjo, who scored an impressive 28 goals in the just concluded Austrian Regionalliga Mitte season to help Blau Weiss Linz FC secure promotion to the second division, said he was happy with the offer from MSK Zilina, adding it would be another opportunity for him to show what he can do in another country.

A member of the Golden Eaglets that won Silver medal when Nigeria hosted the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2009, had in the past featured for Atletico Madrid youth team as well as others in the Austrian league including FC Pasching from FC Red Bull Salzbur.

Honours
MŠK Žilina
Fortuna Liga : Winners: 2016–17
External links
Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)
Yusuf Otubanjo at Soccerway
Yusuf Otubanjo at WorldFootball.net
Yusuf Otubanjo at
fussballdaten.de (in German)

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Yusuf Otubanjo
Personal information
Full name Yusuf Olaitan Otubanjo
Date of birth 12 September 1992 (a
Place of birth Ijebu Ode, Nigeria
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄ 2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team LASK Linz
Number 14
Youth career
–2009 Emmanuel Amunike Acade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Julius Berger Football Club
2009–2010 Gateway United F.C.
2010–2011 Crown F.C.
2011–2012 Atlético Madrid C
2012–2014 Red Bull Salzburg 1
2013–2014 → FC Pasching (loan)
2015–2016 FC Blau-Weiß Linz 26
2016–2018 Žilina 33 (10)
2017 → Žilina II (loan) 3 (5)
2018 → SC Altach (loan) 11 (1)
2018– LASK Linz 12 (2)
National team
2004 Nigeria U-17 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2019.