{{short description|Nigerian footballer (born 1998)|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Raphael Ayagwa | full_name = Raphael Viashima Ayagwa | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|02|13|df=y}} | birth_place = Gboko, Nigeria | height = {{convert|1.82|m|order=flip}}<ref name="SW">{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/raphael-ayagwa/539357/|title=Nigeria - R. Ayagwa - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=us.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=2018-07-19}}</ref> | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Al-Hilal SCSC | clubnumber = | years1 = 2016–2017 | clubs1 = Lobi Stars | caps1 = 14 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2017–2018 | clubs2 = Plateau United | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2018–2019 | clubs3 = Lillestrøm | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2019–2020 | clubs4 = Lobi Stars | caps4 = 9 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2020–2021 | clubs5 = FC Tulsa | caps5 = 31 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2021–2022 | clubs6 = Lobi Stars | caps6 = 19 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2022–2023 | clubs7 = Aswan | caps7 = 26 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2023– | clubs8 = Al-Hilal SCSC | caps8 = 0 | goals8 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2017 | nationalteam1 = Nigeria | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 10:10, 16 July 2024 (UTC) }}
'''Raphael Viashima Ayagwa''' (born 13 February 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Libyan Premier League club Al-Hilal SCSC.<ref>{{cite web |title=365 Player Profile |url=https://www.365scores.com/football/player/raphael-ayagwa-96007 |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=www.365scores.com}}</ref>
== Club career == Lobi Stars FC 2016-2017
Raphael Ayagwa used to play for Plateau United F.C. in Jos, Plateau state,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/raphael-ayagwa-i-joined-plateau-united-to-boost-my-career.html|title=Raphael Ayagwa: I joined Plateau United to boost my career|last=Ngobua|first=David|newspaper=Daily Trust|archive-date=|date=11 November 2017 |accessdate=19 July 2018}}</ref> before he signed for Norwegian side Lillestrøm on 15 August 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lsk.no/nyheter/raphael-ayagwa-klar-for-lsk-takket-vaere-ekstern-hjelp|title=Raphael Ayagwa klar for LSK - Takket være ekstern hjelp|last=Stokstad|first=Morten|website=LSK.no|date=15 August 2018|accessdate=3 September 2018}}</ref> He left the club on 25 June 2019 after getting his contract terminated by mutual consent.<ref>[https://www.lsk.no/nyheter/ayagwa-og-lsk-skiller-lag AYAGWA OG LSK SKILLER LAG], lsk.no, 25 June 2019</ref>
On 11 January 2020, Ayagwa joined USL Championship side FC Tulsa.<ref name="fctulsa.com">{{Cite web|last=Tulsa|first=F. C.|date=2020-01-11|title=FC Tulsa Makes History With Signing of Nigerian Midfielder Raphael Ayagwa|url=https://www.fctulsa.com/news_article/show/1077147-fc-tulsa-makes-history-with-signing-of-nigerian-midfielder-raphael-ayagwa|access-date=2022-01-03|website=FC Tulsa: Oklahoma's Premier Pro Soccer Club|language=en-us|archive-date=3 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103204132/https://www.fctulsa.com/news_article/show/1077147-fc-tulsa-makes-history-with-signing-of-nigerian-midfielder-raphael-ayagwa|url-status=dead}}</ref>
=== International career === Ayagwa was called up for the Nigerian national team and made a single appearance for Nigeria against Benin on 19 August 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-11|title=FC Tulsa Makes History with Signing of Nigerian International Midfielder Raphael Ayagwa|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/fc-tulsa-makes-history-with-signing-of-nigerian-international-midfielder-raphael-ayagwa/n-5588095|access-date=2022-01-03|website=OurSports Central|language=en}}</ref>
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