Gerald Diyoke

Gerald Chibueze Diyoke

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-03-11) March 11, 1996
Place of birth	Kaduna, Nigeria
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Rijeka
Number	40
Youth career
–2014	Abuja Football College Academy
2014	Rijeka
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–	Rijeka	1	(0)
2014–2016	→ Rijeka II	49	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2016

Gerald Chibueze Diyoke (born March 11, 1996) is a Nigerian footballer playing for HNK Rijeka in Croatia.

Career

Gerald moved to Rijeka in early 2014 from its affiliate in Nigeria, the Abuja Football College Academy, following in the footsteps of several of his compatriots. In April 2014, he signed his first contract with HNK Rijeka that ties him with the club until the end of 2016. In his first season with the club, Gerald played for Rijeka Reserves in the Croatian Third Football League. With 28 appearances, he was the most capped Rijeka II player during 2014–15. In the first half of the 2015–16 season, Gerald was a regular starter for Rijeka II, missing only one match due to suspension.

In January 2016, Gerald was one of several Rijeka II players who were brought in to the first-team’s pre-season training camp in Dubai. He was capped in four of Rijeka’s mid-season friendlies and subsequently included in the first-team squad. On 14 May 2016, he made his official debut for the first team, when he entered as a substitute in a home win against Istra 1961 in the final round of the 2015–16 Croatian First Football League.

External links

• Gerald Diyoke at Croatian Football Statistics (Croatian)
• Profile and statistics at Sportmanager.hr (Croatian)
• HNK Rijeka player profile (Croatian)