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24 Facts About Patrick Ogunsoto

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Patrick Ogunsoto was born on 19 April 1983 and is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

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Patrick Ogunsoto spent the majority of his career in Greece and is best known for his tenure at Greek side Ergotelis, for which he still remains the all-time top scorer.

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Patrick Ogunsoto then made his first European move by signing with Paniliakos in Greece, but wouldn't be eligible to play for the club.

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Patrick Ogunsoto returned to Nigeria and Julius Berger for one year.

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Patrick Ogunsoto built up his reputation in Greece during his spell at Ergotelis, in which he scored a total of 71 goals in 114 appearances, celebrating consecutive promotions in a steady run from the Gamma Ethniki to Greece's top tier football division, the Superleague.

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Patrick Ogunsoto followed up with another 9 goals in his second season, helping the club gain another promotion, this time in the Alpha Ethniki, Greece's top tier football division.

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Patrick Ogunsoto continued being the club's top scorer for a third year in a row, scoring 11 goals in 29 games during the club's first season in the Alpha Ethniki, but the team was eventually relegated.

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On January 18,2008, Patrick Ogunsoto returned to Ergotelis signing a 3-year contract.

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Patrick Ogunsoto scored 6 goals in 13 matches, helping the club avoid relegation at the end of the season.

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Patrick Ogunsoto featured in 22 matches total, scoring 6 goals for the club.

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On January 18,2011, Patrick Ogunsoto signed a 1.5-year contract with Lokomotiv Plovdiv as a free agent.

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Patrick Ogunsoto finished the first half of the season with 5 goals in 11 appearances.

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Patrick Ogunsoto finished the season with 7 goals in 23 appearances for the club.

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On 16 July 2013, Patrick Ogunsoto signed a one-year contract with Acharnaikos in the Gamma Ethniki.

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In January 2016, Patrick Ogunsoto returned to Greece and reportedly partook in training sessions of Thessaloniki-based amateur club Keravnos Aggelochori, a club playing in regional Macedonia FCA competitions.

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Patrick Ogunsoto eventually signed a contract with fellow Thessaloniki-based club Doxa Trilofos in February 2016.

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In July 2016, Patrick Ogunsoto signed with Macedonia FCA A1 Championship Division club Makedonikos.

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Patrick Ogunsoto helped the club achieve promotion to the Gamma Ethniki as champions, contributing with 8 goals in 19 games.

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Patrick Ogunsoto was offered the position of general manager at Makedonikos at the end of the season but declined, as he was keen on playing football for at least one more season.

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Aged 34, Patrick Ogunsoto applied, and was rumored to participate in the sixth season of Greece's highly popular reality show Survivor, entering negotiations with several clubs playing in local football championships of Greece.

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Patrick Ogunsoto eventually signed a contract with Thrace FCA club Megas Alexandros Iasmos.

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Patrick Ogunsoto left the club in January 2018 citing personal reasons, having scored 8 goals in 11 matches.

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Patrick Ogunsoto then signed with another amateur club from Chalkidiki, Moudania until the end of the season.

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Patrick Ogunsoto had applied for the sixth season of the popular reality show Survivor Greece, and was eventually admitted into the show halfway during the seventh season.