Ganiu Ogungbe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ganiu Atanda Ogungbe | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Enosis Neon Paralimni FC | ||
| Number | 92 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kwara United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Omonia | 10 | (0) |
| 2014-2016 | Ethnikos Achnas | 64 | (10) |
| 2016- | Enosis Neon Paralimni FC | 10 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Nigeria U20 | 20 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07 May 2015 | |||
Ganiu Ogungbe (born 1 December 1992) is a Nigeria national team footballer who plays as a defender and defensive midfielder.
International career
Youth
At the age of 17, Ganiu Ogungbe was selected to Nigeria U-20 National team squad in 2010, in 2011 the Flying Eagles won 2011 African Youth Championship in South Africa and they qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[1] Ogungbe played 4 games[2] in 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cupin Colombia, against Guatemala national under-20 football team, Croatia national under-20 football team, England national under-20 football team and France national under-20 football team. Nigeria was knocked out of the competition in quarter finals, against France 3-2.,[3] when Alexandre Lacazette scored two and Gueïda Fofana added another goal on extra time.[4]
Club career
Trials in Netherlands
After U-20 World Cup Ogungbe was invited for a trial in Vitesse, Netherlands. For financial reasons the deal broke down.[5]
2013-14 season
Ganiu Atanda Ogungbe signed a contract with Cyprus First Division team AC Omonia in summer 2013 after successful trial with the Cypriot team.[6][7]
2014-15 season
After contract renewal negotiations with AC Omonia did not succeed, Ogungbe signed a contract with Ethnikos Achna. 2014/15 season Ganiu Ogungbe proved himself to be one of the best central defenders in Cyprus only being 21 years old.[8]
2015-16 season
Ganiu Atanda Ogungbe signed a new one year long contract with Ethnikos Achna in July 2015.[9]
2016-17 season
In August 2016, Ganiu Atanda Ogungbe decided to sign with Enosis Neon Paralimni FC, who's manager Kostas Kaiafas was his coach also in AC Omonia.[10]
References
- ^ http://www.kickoff.com/news/22383/nigeria-squad-for-fifa-under-20-world-cup.php
- ^ http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=337285/index.html
- ^ http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/colombia2011/teams/team=1888282/matches.html
- ^ http://www.goal.com/en/match/france-u20-vs-nigeria-u20/1106806/report
- ^ http://www.vitesse.nl/nl/nieuws/detail/2288/verwijderen
- ^ http://www.kerkida.net/articles/a-katigoria/eidiseis/omonoia/7811-to-profil-toy-ganiu-fotos-vinteo
- ^ http://omonoianews.com/podosfairo/2013/08/%ce%b5%ce%af%cf%87%ce%b5-%cf%80%ce%ac%cf%81%ce%b5%ce%b9-%ce%ba%ce%bb%ce%ae%cf%83%ce%b7-%ce%ba%ce%b1%ce%b9-%cf%83%cf%84%ce%b7%ce%bd-%ce%b5%ce%b8%ce%bd%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%ae-%ce%b1%ce%bd%ce%b4%cf%81%cf%8e/
- ^ http://allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=13097
- ^ http://www.24sports.com.cy/index.php?pageaction=kat&modid=1&artid=120527&show=Y
- ^ http://www.24sports.com.cy/index.php?pageaction=kat&modid=1&artid=162214&show=Y
External links
- Soccerway profile: Ganiu Ogungbe at Soccerway
- Goal.com profile: http://www.goal.com/en-ng/people/nigeria/57239/ganiu-ogungbe/national