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Rilwan Olanrewaju Hassan

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Rilwan Hassan
Personal information
Full name Rilwan Olanrewaju Hassan
Date of birth (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sreenidi Deccan
Number 77
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2019 Midtjylland 223 (23)
2019–2022 SønderjyskE 74 (4)
2022–2023 HamKam 6 (0)
2023– Sreenidi Deccan 26 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2024

Rilwan Olanrewaju Hassan (born 9 February 1991) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for I-League club Sreenidi Deccan.

Career

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Hassan played in the Europa League second round qualifying match against The New Saints on 14 July 2011, scoring the equalising goal.[2] He spent ten seasons in the Danish Superliga with Midtjylland, winning two league championships, scoring 23 goals and making 30 assists in 222 appearances.[3]

In May 2019, Hassan joined SønderjyskE signing a one-year contract with the option of a second year.[3] In May 2022, after SønderjyskE's relegation from the Superliga, he left the club.[4]

Hassan joined I-League club Sreenidi Deccan in January 2023.[5] He helped the club qualifying for 2023 Indian Super Cup.[6][7][8] On 12 April in their second group stage match against Kerala Blasters, he scored a goal in their 2–0 win.[9][10] They failed to progress to the semi-finals, after a 1–0 defeat in last group stage match against RoundGlass Punjab on 16 April.[11][12]

Honours

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SønderjyskE

References

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  1. ^ "R. Hassan". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  2. ^ "The New Saints 1-3 Midtjylland". BBC Sport. 14 July 2011. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b "SønderjyskE henter Rilwan Hassan hos FCM" (in Danish). TV 2. 26 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  4. ^ Nielsen, Jonas Brønd (21 May 2022). "Farvel, superliga: SønderjyskE tog afsked med den bedste række og et helt hold". JydskeVestkysten (in Danish). Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Rilwan Hassan, the I-League player who once beat Manchester United". The Bridge. 4 February 2023. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  6. ^ Press Release, Sporte Cafe (6 April 2023). "Sreenidi Deccan beat NEROCA narrowly to enter Hero Super Cup Group Stage". sportscafe.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  7. ^ Ajith Kumar, P. K. (7 April 2023). "Super Cup 2023: Bengaluru takes on Sreenidi Deccan in opener as big-time football returns to Kerala". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Gallant Sreenidi Deccan hold Bengaluru FC in Hero Super Cup opener". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. 8 April 2023. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Super Cup: Sreenidi Deccan beat Kerala Blasters". onmanorama.com. Kozhikode: Onmanorama News. 12 April 2023. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Kerala Blasters vs Sreenidi Deccan HIGHLIGHTS, Super Cup 2023: Hassan, Castaneda goals help SDEC stun KBFC 2–0". sportstar.thehindu.com. Kozhikode: Sportstar. 12 April 2023. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Super Cup: Bengaluru FC sneak into semi-finals after RoundGlass Punjab end Sreenidi Deccan's hopes". scroll.in. Scroll India. 17 April 2023. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  12. ^ Ramakrishnan, Vineet (17 April 2023). "Super Cup: RoundGlass Punjab Beat Sreenidi Deccan to End Tournament on High". news18.com. News18. Press Trust of India. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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