Barnabas Imenger (footballer, born 1991)

Barnabas Imenger
Personal information
Full name	Barnabas Nenen Imenger
Date of birth	24 November 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Nigeria
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Kwara Football Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–12	Kwara United
2012–13	Trelleborgs FF
2013–	Lobi Stars
2015	→ Kano Pillars (loan)
2017	MC Alger
International career‡
2012–	Nigeria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 February 2018; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2013

Barnabas Imenger Jr. (born 24 November 1991) is a Nigerian football forward who most recently played for MC Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. He is the son of former Nigeria International Barnabas Imenger.

Club career

After beginning his career at Kwara United F.C. he signed with Swedish side Trelleborgs FF in August 2012 for a six-month contract.^[1]

After his six months were up, he returned to Nigeria to play for Lobi Stars, the team where his father is a board member.^[2]

He was loaned to Kano Pillars F.C. at the beginning of the 2015 season but was recalled in July.^[3]

International

He was called up by coach Stephen Keshi for a new batch of Super Eagles in January 2012 and debuted in a 0-0 friendly against Angola. He also played in a 3-2 friendly loss to Egypt.

References

^ Ngobua, David (2012-08-03). "Nigeria: Imenger Jnr Signs Deal in Sweden". Daily Trust (Abuja). Retrieved 2018-05-14.
^ Imenger boosts Lobi
^ "Lobi Stars recall Imenger". Retrieved 2018-05-14.

External links

Barnabas Imenger Jr. at Footballdatabase

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[1] Ngobua, David (2012-08-03). "Nigeria: Imenger Jnr Signs Deal in Sweden". Daily Trust (Abuja). Retrieved 2018-05-14.

[2] Imenger boosts Lobi

[3] "Lobi Stars recall Imenger". Retrieved 2018-05-14.

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