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Kareem Omolaja
Personal information
Kareem with Minerva Punjab in 2016
Full name	Kareem Omolaja Nurain
Date of birth	(1990-02-18) 18 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Church Boys United
Number	6
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010−2011	JCT		(3)
2015	Mohammedan
2016	Minerva Punjab
2016	Tollygunge Agragami
2017–2019	Aizawl
2019–2020	ARA FC
2020	Aryan FC
2020	Butwal Lumbini FC
2021	Techtro Swades United FC
2021	Machhindra F.C.
2022	Sudeva Delhi FC
2022–2023	Shivaji Tarun Mandal Football Sangh
2023	Machhindra F.C.
2023	Lalitpur City FC
2024–	Church Boys United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kareem Omolaja (born 18 February 1990) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Career

Mohammedan Sporting Club

In July 2015, Kareem signed for Kolkata giants Mohammedan where he was named Captain for 2015-16 season.^[1]^[2] In October Mohammedan participated in the 2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup in Bangladesh under Kareem's leadership.^[3]

Minerva Academy FC

On 19 January 2016, Kareem signed for Minerva Academy F.C. prior to the final round of the 2015–16 I-League 2nd Division.^[4] On 10 May 2016, Kareem scored a hat-trick in his team's 3-2 win over Lonestar Kashmir FC at Srinagar, which was also his first in India, in the match Kareem has also captained the side.^[5]^[6] Kareem has scored another goal for his side on 19 May at Chandigarh, which gave Minerva a crucial win over Neroca FC.^[7]

Tollygunge Agragami FC

Kareem returned to Kolkata the next season, and on 7 June 2016, he signed a contract at Tollygunge Agragami to play in the Calcutta Football League 2016-17.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12] Kareem made his first start for Tollygunge against Mohammedan Sporting on 9 August at Mohammedan Sporting Ground, where he scored one and provided the other to guide his team to a 2–1 victory.^[13]