Jesse Sekidika

Jesse Tamunobaraboye Sekidika (born 14 July 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for K League 1 club Gangwon FC.

Early career

United Kingdom Born in Nigerian metropolis Port Harcourt, Sekidika was first scouted in England while playing as winger at Leicestershire-based private boarding school Brooke House College. After impressing there, he trialed at Stoke City at the 2013 Keele Cup and caught the attention of Manchester United scouts who invited him to train at their Carrington training ground. He was part of the Benfica squad that played in the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League in which Benfica reached the quarter-finals. At league level, he made six appearances and scored once for Benfica in the second-half of the 2014–15 First Portuguese youth league.

Career

Napredak Kruševac In June 2015, his contract with Benfica expired. However, in the winter break of the 2015–16 season, along with Bohdan Sichkaruk, he joined FK Napredak Kruševac who sought to confirm their second-level title and return to top-flight status. This endeavor left Sekidika mostly off the field. The coach chose to stick with the starting eleven that was giving him good results. Sekidika played the 6 last rounds of the 2015–16 Serbian First League season, scoring in all but one and helped them to a dominant finish as champion and gain promotion to the Serbian top-flight, the SuperLiga. Kosanović convinced the board to sell Sekidika and replace him with domestic players he had coached in previous clubs.

Eskişehirspor Sekidika moved to Turkey and signed with Eskişehirspor for a symbolic amount.

Galatasaray In January 2020, he signed with Süper Lig side Galatasaray. Sekidika trained hard and played in a friendly against Altay. After the friendly match Sekidika stated that "this is just beginning and I am so excited to play such a great football club".

His contract was terminated by Galatasaray on 15 August 2022.

Konyaspor He moved to Konyaspor on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season on 29 January 2021.

OH Leuven On 27 August 2021, Galatasaray announced Sekidika would be loaned to Oud-Heverlee Leuven, one of the Belgian First Division A teams, until the end of the season.

Eyüpspor On 1 February 2022, Sekidika was loaned out to 1.Lig club Eyüpspor, until the end of the season.

Career statistics

Honours Napredak Kruševac Serbian First League: 2015–16

Sabah Azerbaijan Premier League: 2025–26 Azerbaijan Cup: 2024–25, 2025–26