Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 April 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2003 | BCC Lions | ||
2004–2005 | Étoile Filante de Lomé | ||
2005–2009 | Espérance ST | 3 | (0) |
2007–2009 | → EGS Gafsa (loan) | ||
2009–2011 | Hapoel Petach Tikva | 30 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Heartland | ||
2013–2014 | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
2014–2015 | ZESCO United F.C. | ||
2015–2017 | Platinum Stars | ||
2017-2020 | Lusaka Dynamos | ||
International career‡ | |||
2005–2010 | Togo | 12 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 January 2012 |
Emmanuel Mathias (born 3 April 1986) is a Togo international footballer, who is currently a free agent.
In 2004, he transferred to Togolese top club topclub Étoile Filante de Lomé, and earned a Togolese passport. On 1 January 2007 was loaned out to El-Gawafel Sportives de Gafsa.
On 22 June 2009 Mathias signed for the Israeli soccer team Hapoel Petach Tikva. He was signed by Heartland F.C. in 2012. [1]
On 9 July 2013 Mathias moved from Heartland Owerri to Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa. [2] In 2014 mathias moved from Mamelodi Sundowns to MTN/FAZ Super Division team ZESCO United F.C.
In July 2015, Mathias joined Platinum Stars F.C. [3]
He joined Lusaka Dynamos in January 2017. [4]
He plays as a right defender or a defensive midfielder.
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