 Makinwa with Lazio | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Ayodele Makinwa | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ebedei | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Reggiana | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Conegliano (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Como | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Reggiana | 29 | (6) |
| 2003–2005 | Genoa | 18 | (6) |
| 2003–2004 | → Como (loan) | 21 | (6) |
| 2004 | → Modena (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2005 | Atalanta | 17 | (6) |
| 2005–2006 | Palermo | 23 | (5) |
| 2006–2012 | Lazio | 45 | (3) |
| 2008 | → Reggina (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Chievo (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Larissa (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Carrarese | 13 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | Beijing Baxy | 11 | (4) |
| 2014 | Gorica | 5 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Nigeria | 18 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stephen Ayodele Makinwa (born 26 July 1983) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Makinwa also played for the Nigeria national team. His name, Ayodele, means "Joy has come home".[1]