Chigozie Agbim

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Chigozie Agbim
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-11-28) 28 November 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2001 Court of Appeal F.C.
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002-2003 Gombe United F.C. 0 (0)
2004 Al-Merreikh SC 0 (0)
2005 Nigeria Port Authority FC 0 (0)
2006–2009 Enugu Rangers 0 (0)
2009–2012 Warri Wolves F.C. 0 (0)
2013 Enugu Rangers 0 (0)
2014 Gombe United F.C. 0 (0)
2015–2017 Enugu Rangers 9 (0)
2019–2020 Delta Force F.C. 3

(0

[1] )
International career‡
2011–2015 Nigeria 14 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2013 South Africa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2014

Chigozie Agbim MON is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Contents

After a protracted transfer dispute, he joined Enugu Rangers from Warri Wolves F.C. in April 2013 for a fee of eight million naira (approx €39,300). [2]

He joined Gombe United in February 2014 [3] and rejoined Rangers in April 2015.

International career

Agbim made his international debut for Nigeria in a friendly against Angola in January 2012. [4]

He was selected for Nigeria's squad at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations [5] and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. [6]

In January 2014, he was starting goalkeeper for the Super Eagles at the African Nations Championship, as the team finished in third place. [7] In June, Agbim was named in Nigeria's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. [8]

Honours

Orders

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References

  1. ↑ "Ex-Eagles Goalie Agbim, Ede, Others Unveiled by New NPFL Club Delta Force". 31 March 2019.
  2. ↑ http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/may/21-wolves-give-agbim-payment-ultimatum.html Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Agbim joins Gombe on one-year deal Archived 2014-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "NEW PLAYERS AT THE NIGERIA NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM". WEST AFRICAN FOOTBALL. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (10 January 2013). "Nations Cup 2013: Nigeria pick six locally-based players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Nigeria to take new-look squad to Confederations Cup". BBC Sport. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "Chigozie AGBIM". FIFA. Archived from the original on 15 June 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Nigeria World Cup 2014 squad". The Telegraph. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  9. ↑ Okeleji, Oluwashina (13 February 2013). "Presidential reward for Super Eagles". Sport. BBC. Lagos. Retrieved 19 March 2024.


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