Emmanuel Tony Agbaji

Emmanuel Agbaji

Personal information
Full name	Emmanuel Tony Agbaji
Date of birth	(1992-11-21) 21 November 1992 (age 31) [1]
Place of birth	Makurdi, Nigeria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Mohammedan SC
Number	5
Youth career
2009–2011	Lobi Stars Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2018	Lobi Stars [2]	84	(2)
2019–2020	Nam Định	40	(4)
2022–2023	Lobi Stars	10	(1)
2023–	Mohammedan SC	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 January 2024

Emmanuel Tony Agbaji (born 21 November 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bangladesh Premier League club Mohammedan SC.

Club career

Lobi Stars

Emmanuel was born in Nigeria. Since his childhood In 2009, he joined Lobi Stars Academy in Makurdi, Nigeria, then signed his first professional contract with Lobi Stars senior team in 2011. Emmanuel was the longest-serving player for Lobi Stars and was the team's captain on several occasions. He has also won in the Nigerian Premier League in 2018 and played CAF Champions League for Lobi Stars. ^[3]

Nam Định

In January 2019, he moved to Vietnam and signed with CLB Nam Định. ^[4] In the 2019 season of V-League, Emmanuel played 24 matches in the league and was an instrumental part of the Nam Định squad. In January 2020, Emmanuel extended his contract with Nam Định for an additional season. ^[5] He was released at the end of the 2020 campaign.^{[ citation needed ]}

Return to Lobi Stars

After a 14 month break from football, Emmanuel resigned for his boyhood club Lobi stars. He scored his first goal since rejoining the club in an NPFL league match against Wikki Tourists FC on 10 July 2022 in the 60th minute. In the same match, he also missed an 89th minute penalty and appeared to have cost the team 3 points, however teammate Godfrey Utin scored the winner 4 minutes later to win the match 3-2.^{[ citation needed ]}

Honours

Lobi Stars

• Nigerian Professional Football League: 2018
• Nigerian Super Cup: 2018

References

1. "Nigeria – E. Agbaji – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
2. "Lobi Stars' Anthony Agbaji admits no Caf Champions League pressure despite a tough draw | Goal.com". goal.com.
3. "Anthony Agbaji believes Lobi Stars CafCL group stage hope still alive | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
4. "Agbaji Admits Impending Exit From Lobi Stars". 4 January 2019.
5. "Nam Định thoát vị trí bét bảng V-League 2020 « Đài Phát thanh và Truyền hình Kiên Giang". m.kgtv.vn.