Ali Koiki

Ali Koiki
Personal information
Full name Abd-Al-Ali Morakinyo Olaposi Koiki[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-22) 22 August 1999[2]
Place of birth Kensington, England
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position Left back
Youth career
Crystal Palace
Kinetic Academy
2016–2018 Burnley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Burnley 0 (0)
2019 → Swindon Town (loan) 15 (0)
2020–2021 Bristol Rovers 10 (0)
2021–2025 Northampton Town 80 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:40, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

Abd-Al-Ali Morakinyo Olaposi Koiki (born 22 August 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back.

Career

Born in Kensington,[4] London, Koiki began his career in the youth team of Crystal Palace before being released at the age of eleven.[5] He later moved to Burnley in the summer of 2016 following a trial, after he had been spotted playing local football for Kinetic Academy,[6] in Croydon.[2][7] He signed his first professional contract at the end of the 2017–18 campaign having moved up to the development squad at the start of the season.[2] He moved on loan to League Two side Swindon Town in January 2019 until the end of the season.[8] He made his professional debut on 12 January 2019 replacing Matthew Taylor as a substitute in the 2–2 draw with Lincoln City.[9]

He was offered a new contract by Burnley at the end of the 2019–20 season, but rejected the offer and left the club.[10]

Bristol Rovers

On 22 October 2020 he joined League One side Bristol Rovers.[11] Koiki made his debut for the club on 3 November 2020, coming off of the bench in the 65' minute of a 2–0 defeat to Peterborough United[12] and made his full debut that weekend in an FA Cup victory over Walsall.[13] Koiki scored his first professional goal with the opener in a 2–1 EFL Trophy victory over Leyton Orient on 8 December 2020.[14] At the end of the season it was announced that Koiki would not be having his contract renewed and would leave the club after just a year.[15]

Northampton Town

On 23 July 2021, Koiki joined recently relegated League Two side Northampton Town on a one-year contract after impressing on trial.[16][17] Koiki remained at Northampton and signed a two-year contract in June 2023.[18]

On 6 May 2025, Northampton announced the player would leave in June when his contract expired.[19]

Personal life

Koiki is of Nigerian descent.[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burnley 2018–19[9] Premier League 0000000000
2019–20[21] 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Swindon Town (loan) 2018–19[9] League Two 150000000150
Bristol Rovers 2020–21[22] League One 10010002[a]1131
Northampton Town 2021–22[23] League Two 42020204[b]1501
2022–23[24] 220001010240
2023–24[25] League One 11110101[a]0141
2024–25[26] League One 5000000050
Total 801304061932
Career total 10514040821213
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances in the EFL Trophy; two appearances and one goal in the League Two play-offs

Honours

Northampton Town

References

  1. ↑ "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Profile". Burnley F.C. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. ↑ Ali Koiki at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. ↑ Tyrone Marshall (10 April 2018). "Burnley prospects sign professional deals". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  6. ↑ Fotheringham, James (26 October 2017). "Rhys Norrington-Davies vs Ali Koiki - | Kinetic Foundation". Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  7. ↑ Chris Boden (14 January 2019). "Clarets youngster Koiki links up with Taylor at Swindon". Burnley Express.
  8. ↑ "Ali Koiki: Burnley left-back joins Swindon Town on loan". BBC Sport. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  9. 1 2 3 "Games played by Ali Koiki in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  10. ↑ James, Alex (2 September 2020). "Ali Koiki transfer update with Burnley defender having rejected Clarets deal". LancsLive.
  11. ↑ "Bristol Rovers sign defender Koiki". BBC Sport. 22 October 2020.
  12. ↑ "Bristol Rovers 0-2 Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  13. ↑ "Walsall 1–2 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  14. ↑ "Papa John's Match Report: Leyton Orient 1-2 Bristol Rovers". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 8 December 2020. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  15. ↑ "Retained List for 2021/22 Season Announced". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 13 May 2021. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  16. ↑ "NORTHAMPTON TOWN COMPLETE SIGNING OF ALI KOIKI". www.ntfc.co.uk. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  17. ↑ "Northampton sign left-back Koiki". BBC Sport. 23 July 2021.
  18. ↑ "ALI KOIKI SIGNS NEW CONTRACT WITH NORTHAMPTON TOWN". Northampton Town Football Club. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  19. ↑ www.ntfc.co.uk https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2025/may/06/end-of-season-retained-list/. Retrieved 13 May 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. ↑ Ikponmwosa Umweni (6 July 2018). "OFFICIAL: Burnley beat three clubs to sign Nigerian defender". FC Naija. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Ali Koiki in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Ali Koiki in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Ali Koiki in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Ali Koiki in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Ali Koiki in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Ali Koiki in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  27. ↑ "NORTHAMPTON TOWN HAVE BEEN PROMOTED!". Northampton Town. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.


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