Saturday Keigo Erimuya (born 10 January 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a central defender.[1]

Saturday Erimuya
Personal information
Full name Saturday Keigo Erimuya
Date of birth (1998-01-10) 10 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Benin City, Nigeria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
2010–2016 BJ Foundation
2016–2018 Cádiz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 BJ Foundation
2016Kayseri Erciyesspor (loan) 3 (0)
2017–2021 Cádiz B 86 (10)
2019–2022 Cádiz 0 (0)
2021–2022Valladolid B (loan) 29 (0)
2022–2023 Deportivo Aragón 22 (1)
2023–2024 Ceuta 15 (0)
International career
2016 Nigeria U23 1 (0)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024

Club career

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Between January 2016 and June 2016, Erimuya spent time on loan at Kayseri Erciyesspor in Turkey from Benin-City based BJ Foundation. He was relegated from the 2015–16 TFF First League with the club.[2]

On 26 December 2016, Erimuya signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Cádiz CF.[3] On 16 September 2019, he extended his contract with the Andalusians until 2023.[4]

On 25 August 2021, Erimuya moved to Real Valladolid on loan for one year, and was assigned to the B-team in Primera División RFEF.[5]

International career

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Erimuya was selected by Nigeria for their 18-man Squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics football tournament.[6] He played in one game during the tournament, the bronze medal match against Honduras which Nigeria won 3–2. He was a 92nd minute replacement for Mohammed Usman.

Honours

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Nigeria U23

References

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  1. ^ Saturday Erimuya at Soccerway
  2. ^ "WHO IS NIGERIA UNDER 23 INVITEE SATURDAY KEIGO ERIMUYA? 10 FACTS ABOUT THE 18 YEAR OLD". Own Goal Nigeria. 27 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Pina traslada su 'fábrica' a Cádiz" [Pina moves his 'factory' to Cádiz] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  4. ^ Cádiz, Diario de (16 September 2019). "Saturday amplía su contrato hasta 2023". Diario de Cádiz (in European Spanish). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Saturday se marcha cedido al Real Valladolid" [Saturday moves out on loan at Real Valladolid] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  6. ^ Saturday ErimuyaFIFA competition record (archived)
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