Lawal moved started his footballing career with Femo Scorpion Football club of
Eruwa alongside the likes of
Mutiu Adepoju and moved to
Spain at age 18 and signed with
Real Madrid, and would spend two seasons with
the B team, one in the
Segunda División and one in
Segunda División B. He was never promoted to the main squad, and returned to Nigeria to play for
Shooting Stars F.C. In 1993, Lawal joined
Belgian Second Division side
K.V. Kortrijk for one season. He played in the South African
Premier Soccer League with
Hellenic FC during 1994. ==International career==