Arokodare Scores 7th League Goal, Bags Assist In Genk’s Home Win

Tolu Arokodare scored and bagged an assist in Genk’s 3-2 home win against St. Truiden in the Belgian Jupiler on Sunday.

Arokodare has now taken his tally in the Belgian topflight to seven goals, one assist in 11 games this season.

The 23-year-old opened the scoring in the 18th minute then set up his side’s third goal in the 45th minute.

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Before putting Genk ahead, St. Truiden had a player sent off just 15 minutes I to the game.

The win saw Genk, on 25 points, extend their lead at the top to five points ahead of second placed Royal Antwerp.

Last season Arokodare netted 12 goals in 40 league appearances for Genk, which was a big improvement from his first season in the 2022/23 league campaign.

In his first league season he only scored two goals in 11 fixtures.

Arokodare played for Kash Academy and Flying Sports Academy in Festac, and the Segun Odegbami International College and Sports Academy.

He later joined the Box2Box FC academy in Surulere, Lagos, and had trials with European clubs SC Freiburg and Toulouse.

He then joined Latvian club Valmiera in June 2019. In September 2020, Arokodare was loaned to German club 1. FC Köln for the 2020–21 season.

He made his professional debut for Köln in the Bundesliga on 26 September 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute for Sebastian Andersson in the away match against Arminia Bielefeld, which finished as a 1–0 loss.

On 28 June 2021, Arokodare joined Ligue 2 club Amiens on a two-year loan deal with an option to buy.