Razak Omotoyossi

Razak Omotoyossi
Omotoyossi in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-10-08)8 October 1985
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Date of death 19 August 2025(2025-08-19) (aged 39)
Place of death Benin
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2001–2002 F.C. Ebedei
2002–2003 Sunshine Stars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Avrankou Omnispor 12 (3)
2005 JS Pobè 20 (2)
2006–2007 FC Sheriff 38 (17)
2007–2008 Helsingborg 33 (16)
2008–2009 Al-Nassr 19 (4)
2009–2010 Metz 25 (2)
2010 GAIS 13 (2)
2011 Syrianska 6 (1)
2011–2013 Zamalek 22 (4)
2014–2015 Kahramanmaraşspor 9 (2)
2014–2015 KAC Kénitra 7 (1)
2014–2015 Olympic Safi 3 (0)
2015 Al-Nahda
2019 USS Kraké
2019–2021 JA Cotonou
International career
2004–2016 Benin 55 (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Razak Omotoyossi (8 October 1985 – 19 August 2025) was a Nigerian-born Beninese professional footballer. He played as a striker. He appeared for the Benin national football team at international level from 2004 until 2016.

Omotoyossi was born in Lagos, Nigeria.

Omotoyossi started his career in Nigeria, but after the Nigeria Football Federation[1] banned him for five years for allegedly assaulting a referee, he moved to Benin to start his career.

Omotoyossi died on 19 August 2025 in Benin at the age of 39.[2]

References

  1. ↑ „Benin Republic will shock Eagles in Ghana, says Omotoyossi“ im Guardian Archived 28 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Bénin: Razack Omotoyossi est mort (in French)

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