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Samson Tijani
Tijani in 2022
Personal information
Full name Samson Okikiola Tijani[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-17) 17 May 2002 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Enugu, Nigeria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fredrikstad
(on loan from Red Bull Salzburg)
Number 44
Youth career
0000–2020 Collins Edwin Sports Club
2019–2020 → FDC Vista Gelendzhik (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Red Bull Salzburg 3 (0)
2020–2021 → TSV Hartberg (loan) 18 (0)
2021–2022 → FC Liefering (loan) 16 (0)
2023–2024 → Wolfsberger AC (loan) 26 (1)
2024– → Fredrikstad (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
2019 Nigeria U17 9 (2)
2020– Nigeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022

Samson Okikiola Tijani (born 17 May 2002) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Fredrikstad, on loan from Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg. He also represents the Nigeria national team.

Club career

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Red Bull Salzburg

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Tijani began his career with Collins Edwin Sports Club before signing with Austrian Bundesliga side Red Bull Salzburg on 17 July 2020. [3]

In the 2021–22 winter break, Tijani was promoted to Red Bull Salzburg's main squad.[4] On 6 February 2022, Tijani made his professional debut for the club in the Cup match against LASK. He came in in the 89th minute for Nicolas Capaldo in a 3–1 win.[5][6]

In the match played with Austria Wien on July 22, 2022, fractures occurred in his tibia and lower muscle, and he had to leave the game.[7]

Loan to TSV Hartberg

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A month later, on 14 August, Tijani was loaned out to TSV Hartberg for the season.[8] He made his competitive debut for the club on 30 August against Dornbirner SV in the Austrian Cup. He started and played the full match as Hartberg won 7–0.[9][10][11] On 12 September 2020, Tijani made his professional debut for the club in the league against Rheindorf Altach. He started and played 71 minutes in a 1–1 draw.[12] He had a successful performance in the 18 games he played there, but did not contribute any goals or assists.

Loan to FC Liefering

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On 1 July 2021 Tijani was loaned out to FC Liefering on a season long loan.

Loan to Wolfsberger AC

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On 23 August 2023, Tijani joined Wolfsberger AC on a season-long loan deal.[13]

Loan to Fredrikstad

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On 3 September 2024, he joined Norwegian Eliteserien club Fredrikstad, on loan until the end of the year.[14]

International career

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Tijani was part of the Nigeria side to compete in the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, Where they came 4th and qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[3] During his team's opening match against Hungary, Tijani scored a brace as Nigeria U17 won 4–2.[15] Tijani made his debut with the senior Nigeria national team in a friendly 1-0 loss to Algeria on 9 October 2020.[16]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 30 December 2022[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
TSV Hartberg (loan) 2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 14 0 3 0 1 0 18 0
FC Liefering (loan) 2021–22 2. Liga 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Red Bull Salzburg 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
Red Bull Salzburg 2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 33 0 4 0 1 0 39 0

Honours

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Fredrikstad

References

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  1. ^ a b "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil - List of Players" (PDF). fifadata.com. FIFA. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Samson Tijani". FC Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Red Bull Salzburg celebrate signing teen sensation Samson Okikiola Tijani". Red Bull. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  4. ^ ""THAT'S THE REASON I LOVE IT HERE"" (Press release). FC Red Bull Salzburg. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Wir stürmen ins Halbfinale!". Red Bull Salzburg.
  6. ^ "Samson Tijani hat ein Ticket". Kicker.
  7. ^ "Salzburg's Samson Tijani out for Months after Severe Fracture". footballlive.
  8. ^ Oludare, Shina (14 August 2020). "FC Red Bull Salzburg midfielder Tijani loaned to TSV Hartberg". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Dornbirner 0–7 Hartberg". Soccerway.
  10. ^ "Samson Tijani makes Champions League debut as RB Salzburg suffer Bayern Munich obliteration". Goal.
  11. ^ "Salzburgs Tijani bei Testspiel schwer verletzt". Sky Sports Austria.
  12. ^ "Rheindorf Altach 1–1 Hartberg". Soccerway.
  13. ^ "Neuer Mittelfeldspieler im Wolfsrudel" [New midfielder in the wolf pack]. rzpelletswac.at (in German). 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  14. ^ https://www.redbullsalzburg.at/en/recent/news/samson-tijani-wechselt-zu-fredrikstad
  15. ^ "Nigeria U17 4–2 Hungary U17". Soccerway.
  16. ^ "Nigeria vs. Algeria - 9 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  17. ^ Samson Tijani at Soccerway
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