Early years / Portugal After playing for three teams in his homeland, Makinwa moved abroad at the age of 19, his first stop being
Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish
second division. In the following
transfer window, without having appeared officially for the club, he signed for
F.C. Penafiel in Portugal, in the
same level. Makinwa (known in Portugal as
Maki) spent the following four-and-a-half seasons in the country, mostly for
Vitória de Setúbal. In the
2000–01 campaign he scored a career-best – in Europe – eight goals in 28 games, as the
Sadinos returned to the
Primeira Liga immediately after
being relegated; in late February 2003, he left
S.C. Farense and switched to
Romania with
FC Rapid București.
Gretna Over the course of the following four seasons, Makinwa never settled with a team, playing in
Egypt, Portugal,
Cyprus,
Israel and China. On 8 November 2007, he signed for newly promoted
Scottish Premier League side
Gretna on a
free transfer, following his release from
Chinese Super League's
Tianjin Teda FC. Makinwa made his competitive debut on 25 November 2007 against
Hearts, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw, with
Laryea Kingston scoring at both ends. He failed to score any goal in 14 official appearances and, after Gretna's
relegation and dissolve, found himself again a
free agent.
Late career In October 2009, after spending one year in
Indonesia, Makinwa joined
Maltese First Division team
Vittoriosa Stars F.C. on a free transfer. ==Honours==