Theophilus Solomon
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 18, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Šibenik (on loan from Rijeka) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Abuja Football College Academy | ||
| 2012–2014 | Rijeka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Rijeka | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Pomorac (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Zadar (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2015– | → Šibenik (loan) | 32 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Nigeria U23 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2016 |
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Theophilus Solomon (born January 18, 1996) is a Nigerian footballer under contract with HNK Rijeka in Croatia. He is currently on loan to HNK Šibenik in Croatia's 2. HNL.
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Club career
Because of his fast pace and skills, during his youth years Solomon was referred to as 'Nigerian Ronaldo' by the media in his home country.[1]
Rijeka
Solomon was one of several players who moved from the Nigerian Abuja Football College Academy to the HNK Rijeka Academy in 2012.[2] In January 2014, he signed a 2 1⁄2-year contract with HNK Rijeka that ties him with the club until June 2016.[3]
Pomorac (loan)
In January 2014, Solomon was loaned to NK Pomorac in 2. HNL together with his compatriot Aliyu Okechukwu, where he made nine appearances without finding the net. Following his return from loan, in mid-2014, he picked up the most valuable player and top-scorer award, with seven goals in five matches, at the 62nd international Kvarnerska Rivijera tournament with the Rijeka U19 team.
Zadar (loan)
In August 2014, Solomon was loaned to NK Zadar until the end of the 2014–15 1. HNL season.[4] In Zadar, he made 13 league appearances, scoring his first (and thus far only) 1. HNL goal in a home loss to NK Lokomotiva on 6 December 2014.[5] Solomon also scored a hat-trick in Zadar's win against Zagora Unešić in Round 1 of the 2014–15 Croatian Football Cup.[6]
Šibenik (loan)
Following their spell with Zadar, in July 2015, Solomon and Okechukwu, this time joined by another Nigerian David Nwolokor, were sent on a season-long loan to HNK Šibenik in 2. HNL.[7] With a tally of eleven goals, Solomon was the club's top scorer and the fourth top goalscorer in the league.[8]
International career
In mid-March 2016, Solomon was included in the 20-man Nigeria U23 squad for a friendly against Brazil, scheduled for 24 March in Rio de Janeiro.[9] He came in as a substitute for Stanley Dimgba in the second half of the match, which Nigeria won by 1–0.[10]
Career statistics
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2013–14 | Rijeka | 1. HNL | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Pomorac (loan) | 2. HNL | 9 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Zadar (loan) | 1. HNL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 14 | 4 | |
| 2015–16 | Šibenik (loan) | 2. HNL | 32 | 11 | 2 | 0 | – | 33 | 11 | |
| Career total | 54 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 15 | ||
| Last Update: 29 May 2016. | ||||||||||
References
External links
- Theophilus Solomon at Soccerway
- Solomon Theophilus at Croatian Football Statistics (Croatian)
- Profile at HNK Rijeka
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- Articles with Croatian-language external links
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Nigerian footballers
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Association football forwards
- HNK Rijeka players
- NK Pomorac players
- NK Zadar players
- HNK Šibenik players
- Croatian First Football League players
- Expatriate footballers in Croatia
- Nigerian expatriates in Croatia
