Tolu Arokodare

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Toluwalase Emmanuel Arokodare, commonly referred to as Tolu, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Nigeria national team. Career During his youth in Nigeria, Arokodare played for Kash Academy and Flying Sports Academy in Festac, as well as the Segun Odegbami International College and Sports Academy. He later joined the Box2Box FC academy in Surulere, Lagos, and had trials with European clubs SC Freiburg and Toulouse. He then joined Latvian club Valmiera in June 2019. In September 2020, Arokodare was loaned to German club 1. FC Köln for the 2020–21 season. He made his professional debut for Köln in the Bundesliga on 26 September 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute for Sebastian Andersson in the away match against Arminia Bielefeld, which finished as a 1–0 loss. Personal life Arokodare was born in Festac Town in Lagos, Nigeria.