Brian Agbor

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Brian Agbor
Personal information
Full name Brian Emo Agbor
Date of birth (2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Cameroon
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Torreense
Number 46
Youth career
2013–2021 Royal Antwerp
2021–2022 Gent
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 Gent II 31 (1)
2023–2024 Gent 8 (0)
2024– Torreense 14 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 June 2025

Brian Emo Agbor (born 14 June 2001) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Torreense.

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Early life

Agbor was born in Cameroon and moved to Belgium at a young age. [1]

Career

Agbor joined the youth academy of Royal Antwerp as a U13, and worked his way up their youth academies. He transferred to Gent in 2021 where he finished his development, and began his career with their reserves in 2022. [2] Originally a midfielder, he converted to a centre-back in Gent. [3] He made his senior and professional debut with Gent in a 2–0 Belgian First Division A loss to Club Brugge on 23 February 2023. [4] On 27 February 2023, he extended his professional contract with the club until 2024 with an option for an additional year. [5]

On 1 September 2024, Agbor joined Liga Portugal 2 club Torreense on a two-year contract. [6]

References

  1. "Stelen met de ogen op Gent-stage: jong, verdedigend geweld en 'nieuwe Kums'". Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch). 15 July 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  2. Geril, Jürgen; Uytvange, Koen Van. "Op leven en dood voor plekje in 1B". De Standaard.
  3. "Brian Agbor hoopt op stunt van Jong AA Gent in Eisden: "Gelijkspel kan goed zijn, maar we proberen de drie punten mee te nemen"". Het Nieuwsblad. 17 November 2022.
  4. "Brian Agbor, het nieuwste lid van 'Generatie Gent', meldt zich op het voorplan: "Op bezoek bij Club Brugge, mooier wordt het niet"". Het Nieuwsblad. 28 February 2023.
  5. Enock, Gloria (27 June 2023). "Le Camerounais Brian Agbor prolonge avec La Gantoise !". Actu Cameroun. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. "Brian Agbor é reforço" [Brian Agbor is reinforcement]. www.torreense.com (in Portuguese). 1 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.