Nigeria-eligible striker Josh Kayode joins Shrewsbury Town on loan

Kayode was born in Lagos, but he grew up in Dublin, Ireland before moving to start his career in the youth team of Rotherham United.

Rotherham United and Republic of Ireland striker, Joshua Akinola Kayode, has joined Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan, Soccernet.ng reports.

The 24-year-old has been at Rotherham since 2017, coming through the Millers youth set-up before making his debut in a Football League Trophy game against Manchester City’s U-21 team.

Kayode was transfer-listed after spending the last four seasons on loan with Chesterfield, MK Dons, Carlisle United, and Gateshead, with his best spell coming at Carlisle, where he scored 11 goals and provided four assists in 45 games.

With his contract expiring in the summer of 2025, the versatile forward has left the club again, this time joining EFL League Two side, Shrewsbury Town, on a season-long loan, as reported by Vital Football.

Kayode was born in Lagos, Nigeria, but grew up in the Republic of Ireland, and it appears his tent is pitched with the European nation. He was called up to the Irish U-21 team for the first time in October 2020 ahead of their European Championship qualifier against Italy, but he’s yet to feature for the senior team. He scored his first goal for the U-21 team the following month against Luxembourg.

 

 

Adefolahan Guerreiro

Adefolahan is a multilingual journalist and writer at Soccernet Nigeria. With a track record of involvement in College sports, Adefolahan is focused on crafting engaging football content and utilising his language skills and extensive sports knowledge to enhance content accessibility for a global audience. He has interviewed Nigerian stars like Finidi George, Junior Lokosa, and Abraham Onahi Ogbu.

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