Victor Agali
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Okechukwu Agali | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Okpanam, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995 | Princess Jegede | ||
| 1996 | Nitel Lagos | ||
| 1997 | Marseille | 5 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Toulon | 38 | (15) |
| 1998–2001 | Hansa Rostock | 66 | (17) |
| 2001–2004 | Schalke 04 | 54 | (14) |
| 2004–2005 | Nice | 30 | (6) |
| 2005–2006 | Kayseri Erciyesspor | 30 | (5) |
| 2006–2007 | Ankaragücü | 12 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Hansa Rostock | 24 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Skoda Xanthi | 23 | (5) |
| 2009 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Levadiakos | 19 | (4) |
| 2010 | Jiangsu Sainty | 17 | (5) |
| Total | 318 | (75) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Nigeria | 12 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Victor Okechukwu Agali (born 29 December 1978) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
In 1997, Agali joined French club Olympique de Marseille.[1] Finding it hard to establish a first team place, he quickly moved to Sporting Toulon Var and subsequently to Germany where he played in Hansa Rostock and Schalke 04. From 2005 to 2007 he played in the Turkish Süper Lig, returning to German Bundesliga team Rostock in August 2007. At Rostock Agali did not do well, after just one goal in 23 league matches he was given a free transfer to the Greek club Skoda Xanthi FC. After a season with Greek club Skoda Xanthi the Nigerian striker has signed for Anorthosis Famagusta.
On 27 December 2009, he was arrested at Schiphol airport near Amsterdam for carrying fake passports.[2]
He moved in summer 2010 to the Chinese Super League club Jiangsu Sainty.[3]
International career
Agali has played for Nigeria at a number of occasions, including the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Honours
Club
Schalke 04
International
Nigeria
- Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2004[5]
References
- ^ "Agali, Victor". kicker.de. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ "Victor Agali in Amsterdam festgenommen" (in German). focus.de. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ 中超二次转会依然用生不如用熟 外援流行淘"旧货" (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ "Schalke 0-0 Pasching (Aggregate: 2 - 0)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2003. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ Courtney, Barrie; Díaz Rubio, Julián; Saaid, Hamdan; Stokkermans, Karel; Tabeira, Martín (15 December 2006). "African Nations Cup 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
External links
- Victor Agali at National-Football-Teams.com
- Victor Agali at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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- Living people
- 1978 births
- Association football forwards
- MKE Ankaragücü footballers
- FC Hansa Rostock players
- Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Nigeria international footballers
- Nigerian footballers
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- OGC Nice players
- Olympic footballers of Nigeria
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Ligue 1 players
- FC Schalke 04 players
- SC Toulon players
- Xanthi F.C. players
- Kayseri Erciyesspor footballers
- Jiangsu F.C. players
- Chinese Super League players
- Süper Lig players
- Super League Greece players
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Bundesliga players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in China
- Expatriate footballers in China
- 2002 African Cup of Nations players
- 2004 African Cup of Nations players