Abdul Iyodo


Abdul Iyodo is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Iyodo started his senior career with Kano Pillars. He first moved to Europe in 1996 joining French club FC Martigues. In 1999, he signed with German club SG Wattenscheid 09 where he scored 36 goals in three years and attracted offers from professional clubs in 2002. After a move to FC St. Pauli fell through, he joined Schalke 04's reserves. At Schalke he had disciplinary problems and made six appearances for the first team.
After that, he played for German clubs Karlsruher SC, SG Wattenscheid 09, and SV Elversberg. In December 2008, Elversberg announced Iyodo was free to find a new club. After the 2008–09 season, he played for the club's reserve team.
From 2010 he played for lower-league clubs CSV Bochum-Linden, Holzwickeder SC, SG Wattenscheid 09 II, SW Eppendorf, 1. SG Regental, and TSV Nittenau.