Salim Fago Lawal is a Nigerian forward born in Lagos in 2003. After coming through Mavlon FC, he moved to Croatia with Istra 1961 in 2023 and made his league debut that year. Viktoria Plzen signed him in 2026. Lawal represented Nigeria at under-20 level, including the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and later made his senior Nigeria debut after being called up for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.