Dele Alampasu: U-17 World Cup winner joins French side Jura Dolois

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria goalkeeper, Dele Alampasu has joined the French 5th Division side, Jura Dolois FC located in Dole, which is very close to the Swiss border.

Alampasu was until January playing in the second division in Malta for Pieta Hotspurs and the 26-year-old shotstopper started his youth career with Future Stars Academy before switching to Abuja Football College.

After a stellar campaign at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2013 when Alampasu was behind the sticks for the Nigerian side to win its fourth World Cup title, and he went on to claim the Golden Glove, opened door to European move.

Alampasu underwent trials with Real Oviedo, Genk, and Braga before signing for Portuguese club Estoril in February 2015.

His contract with Estoril was cancelled, due to visa problems, before he subsequently signed for Feirense after he played for Cesarense (on loan), Ventspils, and FK Jelgava before switching to Pieta Hotspurs.

On June 1, 2017, Alampasu made his senior debut for Nigeria, as a 70th-minute substitution, against Togo in a 3-0 victory.