Olukorede Aiyegbusi
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Olukorede Afolabi O. O. "Korede" Aiyegbusi (born 15 July 1988 in London
) is an English
footballer who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer
.
at Essex Community College in Maryland, where he earned first-team all-conference honors in his two years at the school. He transferred to North Carolina State University
in 2008, and went on to make 41 appearances for the Wolfpack, all of them starts.
During his college years Aiyegbusi also played for Cary Clarets
in the USL Premier Development League
.
by Kansas City Wizards
.
He made his professional debut on 27 March 2010, in Kansas City's opening game of the 2010 MLS season against D.C. United
.
in the 2009 World University Games
in Belgrade
, Serbia
.
London
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) is an English
England
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footballer who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
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College and amateur
Aiyegbusi moved from England to the United States in 2006 to attend and play college soccerCollege soccer
College soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
at Essex Community College in Maryland, where he earned first-team all-conference honors in his two years at the school. He transferred to North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
in 2008, and went on to make 41 appearances for the Wolfpack, all of them starts.
During his college years Aiyegbusi also played for Cary Clarets
Cary Clarets
Cary Clarets was an American soccer team based in Cary, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 2002, the team played in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009, after which the franchise folded and the team left the league.During their...
in the USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
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Professional
Aiyegbusi was drafted in the second round (20th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft2010 MLS SuperDraft
The 2010 MLS SuperDraft was the eleventh annual SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It was held on January 14, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the 2010 NSCAA Convention. The 2010 SuperDraft consisted of four rounds with sixteen selections each, for a total of 64 players...
by Kansas City Wizards
Kansas City Wizards
Sporting Kansas City is an American professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Kansas that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...
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He made his professional debut on 27 March 2010, in Kansas City's opening game of the 2010 MLS season against D.C. United
D.C. United
D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the...
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International
Aiyegbusi represented Great BritainUnited Kingdom
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in the 2009 World University Games
2009 Summer Universiade
The 2009 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXV Summer Universiade were celebrated in Belgrade, Serbia from 1 July to 12 July 2009. The event has also been organised by a range of co-host cities mostly in Vojvodina , close to Belgrade. It was the largest sporting event ever to be organised...
in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
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