Rasaq Oladimeji Bello (born 19 August 1984) is a Nigerian professional footballer,[3] who plays for Aryan as a centre-back in the Calcutta Football League.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rasaq Oladimeji Bello | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1984[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aryan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Fransa-Pax | ||
| 2002–2005 | Salgaocar[2] | ||
| 2006 | Fransa-Pax | ||
| 2007 | Sporting Goa | ||
| 2008 | Mahindra United | ||
| 2009–2012 | Chirag United Kerala | ||
| 2012–2014 | United SC | 45 | (4) |
| 2014 | Tollygunge Agragami | 8 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Mohun Bagan | 20 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | East Bengal | 16 | (1) |
| 2017 | Gokulam FC | 4 | (1) |
| 2018– | Aryan | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1998 | Nigeria U17 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:02, 20 August 2018 (UTC) | |||
Career
editRazaq played for Viva Kerala before heading towards United SC of Kolkata.[4]
He first established himself in Indian football while playing for United SC. He contributed a lot to the success of United SC during 2012–14. The high point of, which came in 2012 when the club lifted the IFA Shield by defeating East Bengal 1–0. United Sports Club has been under severe financial constraint in 2013–14 and Bello along with the other team mates, decided to carry on for the sake of the team. They practically played without salary for most of the season and saved relegation in the 2013–14 I league.[5][6] For the 2014–15 season, Bello joined in Mohun Bagan and played a key role in Mohun Bagan's i-League triumph. Bello scored his first goal for Mohun Bagan A.C. in the last fixture of the 2014-15 I-League season against Bengaluru FC. His header only three minutes from time handed Mohun Bagan their fourth national league title.[7] For 2015–16 season, he switched over to the other Kolkata giant East Bengal F.C., the main rival of Mohun Bagan.[8] In 2018, he appeared with Aryan.[8]
Honours
editMohun Bagan
References
edit- ^ "Player profile – Club career – Season statistics: Bello RAZAQ". footballdatabase.eu. FootballDatabase Europe. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Leading Goal Scorers". Rediff.com. 14 May 2004. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ Shukla, Abhishek (7 July 2018). "I-League 2010/11 final standings". indianfooty.com. Indian Footy. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Senyo, Dzisah move to India". modernghana.com. Modern Ghana. GSN. 25 July 2009. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ RASAQ OLADIMEJI BELLO – I-League
- ^ "Bello". Mohun Bagan. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "Bengaluru FC 1–1 Mohun Bagan: Mariners are the I-League champions". Goal.com. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ a b Mukherjee, Soham (28 August 2018). "CFL 2018: Mohun Bagan face stern test against Aryan before Kolkata Derby". Goal.com. Kolkata. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
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