Olukorede Afolabi O. O. "Korede" Aiyegbusi (born 15 July 1988 in London) is an English footballer who plays for Swiss FC Amical Saint-Prex.

Career

College and amateur

Aiyegbusi moved from England to the United States in 2006 to attend and play college soccer at the Community College of Baltimore County in Maryland, where he was a two-time National Junior College Athletic Association All-American and All-Maryland JUCO Conference first-team. He transferred to North Carolina State University in 2008, and went on to make 41 appearances for the Wolfpack, all of them starts.

Korede Aiyegbusi

During his college years Aiyegbusi also played for Cary Clarets in the USL Premier Development League.

Korede Aiyegbusi

Professional

Aiyegbusi was drafted in the second round (20th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Kansas City Wizards.

Korede Aiyegbusi

He made his professional debut on 27 March 2010, in Kansas City's opening game of the 2010 MLS season against D.C. United.

Aiyegbusi remained with Kansas City through the 2012 season before being released by mutual agreement on 3 December 2012. He subsequently entered the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft and became a free agent after going undrafted in both rounds of the draft.

On 21 February 2013 Aiyegbusi signed with First Division side FC Haka. After one season in Finland, Aiyegbusi signed for Swiss club Servette FC Genève on 3 January 2014.

On 10 August 2015, Aiyegbusi left VfB Auerbach after one season with the club to join Superettan side AFC United.

Aiyegbusi joined Iranian side Siah Jamegan in November 2015.

In January 2017, Aiyegbusi went on trial with Kazakhstan Premier League side Shakhter Karagandy.

International

Aiyegbusi represented Great Britain in the 2009 World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia.

Personal life

Aiyegbusi holds dual British and Nigerian citizenship. He is the fourth born of five siblings. His cousin is fellow footballer Moses Makinde.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

NC State bio

Korede Aiyegbusi Interview

Korede Aiyegbusi: the English footballer who played in Iran

1988 births

Living people

Black British sportsmen

English men's footballers

NC State Wolfpack men's soccer players

North Carolina FC U23 players

Sporting Kansas City players

FC Haka players

Servette FC players

AFC Eskilstuna players

North Carolina State University alumni

USL League Two players

Major League Soccer players

English sportspeople of Nigerian descent

English people of Yoruba descent

Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States

Expatriate men's footballers in Finland

Expatriate men's footballers in Germany

Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden

Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland

Expatriate men's footballers in Iran

English expatriate sportspeople in Iran

English expatriate sportspeople in Finland

English expatriate sportspeople in Germany

English expatriate sportspeople in Sweden

English expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland

English expatriate sportspeople in the United States

Sporting Kansas City draft picks

Footballers from the London Borough of Hackney

Yoruba sportspeople

Men's association football defenders