Abiodun Agunbiade

Early career

Abiodun was born on 2 January 1983 in Zaria, Nigeria. He began playing football in 1998 at Plateau United, with whom he won the 1999 Nigeria Federation Cup.

Portugal

He joined Sporting Braga, making his Primeira Liga debut on 19 May 2001 when coach Manuel Cajuda sent him at half-time to replace Boher Samson in a 1–0 away loss to Farense. In his following game, Abiodun scored his first goal in a 5–3 home loss to Leiria. In the next two seasons, he played regularly for Braga, scoring two more goals, the first in a 1–1 draw against Benfica in March 2002 and the second in a 2–2 draw against Moreirense played in February 2003. Over the course of three seasons, he made a total of 52 Primeira Liga appearances with three goals scored for Braga. During the same period, Abiodun also played 50 games and scored 18 goals for Braga's B squad in the third league. Subsequently, he spent the 2003–04 season at Naval in the Portuguese second league.

Romania

Abiodun went to play for Romanian side, Național București, making his Liga I debut under coach Cosmin Olăroiu on 31 July 2004 in a 2–1 home win over FC Brașov. In the following round, he scored his first goal in the league when he opened the score in a 4–1 away victory against Politehnica Timișoara. In the following season, he scored two goals in two away wins over Gloria Bistrița and Argeș Pitești. The team also reached the 2006 Cupa României final where coach Cristiano Bergodi used him the entire…

Abiodun played one friendly match for Nigeria on 16 November 2005, when coach Daniel Amokachi used him as a starter in a 3–0 loss to Romania.

Plateau United

Nigeria Federation Cup: 1999 Național București

Cupa României runner-up: 2005–06 Politehnica Timișoara

Liga I runner-up: 2008–09 Cupa României runner-up: 2006–07, 2008–09 Çetinkaya Türk

Northern Cyprus Cup: 2011