Salim Fago Lawal
Career snapshot
Position rank · 25/26
Among 573 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
Born the same day
Shares 2003-01-15 · 6 players total
| Full name | Salim Fago Lawal |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2003-01-15 (23 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Citizenship |  Nigeria |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | |
| Height | 184.00 m |
| Current club | NK Istra 1961 |
| Joined | 2023-08-03 |
| Contract expires | 2028-06-30 |
| Agent | HRJ SPORT |
Percentile rank vs 49 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NK Istra 1961 | 3 | 23/24 | 25/26 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 1,129 |
| Mavlon FC | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | SuperSport HNL | NK Istra 1961 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 404 |
| 24/25 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | NK Istra 1961 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 |
| 24/25 | SuperSport HNL | NK Istra 1961 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 429 |
| 23/24 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | NK Istra 1961 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | SuperSport HNL | NK Istra 1961 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 156 |
| 22/23 | Viareggio Cup | Mavlon FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 2023-08-03 | Mavlon | NK Istra | Transfer | 50000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €650k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beyatt Lekoueiry | 1 | 1 | 709 |
| Ivan Calusic | 1 | 0 | 704 |
| Oleksandr Petrusenko | 1 | 0 | 654 |
| Giorgi Gagua | 1 | 0 | 604 |
| Elias Filet | 1 | 0 | 474 |
| Ante Majstorovic | 2 | 0 | 469 |
| Stephane Keller | 1 | 0 | 469 |
| Mladen Devetak | 2 | 0 | 457 |
| Matej Vuk | 2 | 0 | 378 |
| Emmanuel Ekong | 2 | 2 | 291 |
| Mario Cuic | 2 | 0 | 216 |
| Lovro Majkic | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Moris Valincic | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mateo Lisica | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Iurie Iovu | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | SuperSport HNL | NK Istra 1961 | 4 | 29 |
| 23/24 | SuperSport HNL | NK Istra 1961 | 3 | 12 |
| 24/25 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | NK Istra 1961 | 1 | 2 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | SuperSport HNL | NK Istra 1961 | 1 | 5 |
Last 50 matches for NK Istra 1961 The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-25 | KR1 |
NK Osijek | 1–1 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2025-05-16 | KR1 |
NK Istra 1961 | 3–0 | HNK Šibenik | Available |
| 2025-05-11 | KR1 |
NK Istra 1961 | 0–0 | NK Varaždin | Available |
| 2025-05-03 | KR1 |
Lokomotiva Zagreb | 0–0 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2025-04-28 | KR1 |
NK Istra 1961 | 1–1 | Slaven Belupo | Available |
| 2025-04-23 | KR1 |
Hajduk Split | 0–1 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2025-04-19 | KR1 |
NK Istra 1961 | 2–0 | HNK Rijeka | Available |
| 2025-04-12 | KR1 |
HNK Gorica | 3–2 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2025-04-05 | KR1 |
NK Istra 1961 | 3–0 | Dinamo Zagreb | Available |
| 2025-03-29 | KR1 |
NK Istra 1961 | 2–1 | NK Osijek | Available |
| 2025-03-15 | KR1 |
HNK Šibenik | 1–0 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2025-03-08 | KR1 |
NK Varaždin | 0–0 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2025-02-28 | KR1 |
NK Istra 1961 | 3–2 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | Available |
| 2025-02-23 | KR1 |
Slaven Belupo | 0–0 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2025-02-15 | KR1 |
NK Istra 1961 | 1–1 | Hajduk Split | Available |
| 2025-02-09 | KR1 |
HNK Rijeka | 0–1 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2025-01-31 | KR1 |
NK Istra 1961 | 0–0 | HNK Gorica | Available |
| 2025-01-25 | KR1 |
Dinamo Zagreb | 3–1 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2024-12-20 | KR1 |
NK Osijek | 2–2 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2024-12-14 | KR1 |
NK Istra 1961 | 3–3 | HNK Šibenik | Available |
| 2024-12-07 | KR1 |
NK Istra 1961 | 0–0 | NK Varaždin | Available |
| 2024-12-01 | KR1 |
Lokomotiva Zagreb | 1–2 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2024-11-22 | KR1 |
NK Istra 1961 | 2–3 | Slaven Belupo | Available |
| 2024-11-09 | KR1 |
Hajduk Split | 1–1 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2024-11-03 | KR1 |
NK Istra 1961 | 0–1 | HNK Rijeka | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | KR2 |
HNK Gorica | 3–2 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | KR2 |
NK Lokomotiva | 0–0 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | KR2 |
NK Osijek | 1–1 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | KR2 |
NK Istra 1961 | 2–1 | NK Osijek | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | KR2 |
NK Lokomotiva | 1–2 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | KR2 |
NK Istra 1961 | 2–1 | HNK Gorica | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | KR2 |
NK Slaven Belupo | 0–0 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | KR2 |
HNK Rijeka | 4–0 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | KR2 |
NK Varaždin | 0–0 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | KR2 |
NK Varaždin | 1–0 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | KR2 |
NK Istra 1961 | 1–1 | HNK Hajduk Split | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | KR2 |
GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 3–1 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | KR2 |
NK Istra 1961 | 2–2 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | KR2 |
NK Istra 1961 | 1–1 | HNK Hajduk Split | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | KR2 |
NK Istra 1961 | 3–0 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | KR2 |
HNK Hajduk Split | 0–1 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | KR2 |
NK Istra 1961 | 2–1 | NK Osijek | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | KR2 |
HNK Gorica | 1–0 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | KR2 |
NK Istra 1961 | 0–0 | HNK Gorica | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | KR2 |
NK Istra 1961 | 0–0 | NK Varaždin | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | KR2 |
NK Slaven Belupo | 0–1 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | KR2 |
NK Istra 1961 | 0–0 | NK Varaždin | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | KR2 |
HNK Hajduk Split | 1–1 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | KR2 |
GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 5–0 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | KR2 |
NK Osijek | 2–2 | NK Istra 1961 | Available |
Teams faced most often by Salim Fago Lawal's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NK Osijek | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 50% |
| NK Varaždin | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 25% |
| HNK Rijeka | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 34 | -26 | 25% |
| HNK Gorica | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 13% |
| Lokomotiva Zagreb | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 25% |
| NK Rudeš | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 75% |
| Hajduk Split | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 25% |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 13% |
| Slaven Belupo | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 38% |
| HNK Šibenik | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 25% |
| NK Slaven Belupo | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 38% |
| HNK Hajduk Split | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 25% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Senior debut season | |
| 23/24 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 31 | 569 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 23/24 | 14 | 156 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.58 |
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Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
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Frequently asked about Salim Fago Lawal
Who is Salim Fago Lawal?
Salim Fago Lawal is a Nigeria professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for NK Istra 1961.
How old is Salim Fago Lawal?
Salim Fago Lawal is 23 years old. He was born on January 15, 2003 in Lagos.
What position does Salim Fago Lawal play?
Salim Fago Lawal plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Salim Fago Lawal play for?
Salim Fago Lawal currently plays for NK Istra 1961.
How many career goals has Salim Fago Lawal scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Salim Fago Lawal has scored 9 goals in 54 appearances.
What is Salim Fago Lawal's market value?
Salim Fago Lawal's most recent reported market value is €650k.