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| PCredit:Umea fc of Gbenga Arokoyo |
Gbenga is a player who knows the Swedish league very well and has done well during his recent time.
Defender Gbenga Arokoya is ready for Umea fc.
The 28-year-old comes from Allsvenska Kalmar FF.
Arokoyo has six Allsvenskan seasons (Mjällby and Kalmar), two years in the Turkish top league and games in MLS in the bag.
He also has international matches for Nigeria.
Now he has signed for Umea fc.
After all, you have played in Sweden for six seasons and are now entering your seventh season. You seem to like this?
Describe yourself as a football player!
- I'm a team player. Works hard, tough, aggressive and wants to win.
- I like Sweden very much. Now I can both speak and understand Swedish so then it will be even better and easier, he says and smiles.
- I have built up a lot of experience during my career that I take with me into this new challenge.
Both to help the younger players but also to contribute to Umea fc getting better on the football field.
- I am very happy to be in place and long to meet the guys and the management staff, says Arokoyo.
He arrived in his new hometown on Monday.
In Kalmar, Gbenga has both a wife and two children who will move to Umea within a week or so and now he is looking forward to a new challenge in his football life.
- The work begins immediately and I will contribute my experience both on and off the field. It will be great to get started with the team.
I am very hungry for impact stated the former Nigeria league player.
The club sports director Adam Chennoufi welcomes him as a valuable addition for the 2022 season.

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