Jeremiah Ani

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Jeremiah Ani
Personal information
Full name Jeremiah Ani
Date of birth (1985-02-12) 12 February 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Luqa St Andrews Fc
Youth career
1996–1999 Black Gold fc-kaduna
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2005 Naxxar Lions 16 (18)
2005 Valletta 8 (1)
2006 Al Ittihad Kalba 12 (9)
2007 Kerċem Ajax F.C. 16 (18)
2008 Estrela da Amadora 5 (0)
2010 Rotherham United 0 (0)
2011 APOP Kinyras FC 5 (2)
2012 Sliema Wanderers 6 (2)
2013 Pieta' Hotspurs F.C. 8 (6)
2014 Birzebuggia F.C. 10 (8)
2015 Gzira United 6 (11)
2015 Sliema Wanderers Injured
2016–2017 Marsaxlokk 6 (4)
2018– luqa St Andrews
International career
2000 Nigeria U-17 3 (1)
2008 Nigeria U-23 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jeremiah Ani (born 12 February 1985 in Kaduna) is a Nigerian international footballer with Maltese citizenship, he is currently plays for Luqa St Andrews Fc. He plays as a striker/winger.

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Career

He started his youth football with Black Gold FC and Adamawa United FC respectively. In 2002, he moved to Malta, signing for Naxxar Lions where he scored 18 goals in 16 league games that year and was so the top scorer of the First division in 2004. He was then attracting interest from top clubs in Malta such as Valletta F.C., Sliema Wanderers F.C. and clubs from Cyprus. He then signed for Valletta F.C. [1] After leaving Valletta FC, he joined Al Ittihad Kalba in Dubai (U.A.E) on a 6-month deal. He moved back to Malta and joined Kercem Ajax F.C. He scored 18 goals to win the top scorer of the 2007 Div 1 League. He then attracted the interests of some clubs in Italy, Portugal and Russia. He is a power forward who has been compared to Drogba, with his style of play. He played in the Portuguese Super Liga after signing a 3-year contract with Estrela da Amadora;. [2] After Impressing in trials with Crystal Palace, Plymouth Argyle and Notts County, after much negotiations, with Notts County and Argyle unable to reach a deal to sign the forward, Ani signed with Rotherham United, to start his first spell in English football. He made his debut for the Millers in their 1–0 win over Lincoln City in the Football League Trophy on 31 August 2010. He also played for APOP Kinyras FC in the top league of Cyprus. In 2012, he moved back to Malta and joined Sliema Wanderers F.C.

In January 2014, Ani joined Maltese First Division side Pieta' Hotspurs and made his debut on Wednesday 22 January 2014 in a Trophy match,[ specify ] with his side beating Hiberians F.C.

International career

He featured for the U-17 junior national team of Nigeria. Ani was involved in the buildup to the 2008 Olympic games for Nigeria U-23 national side, as he was regularly called up to the national side by Samson Siasia, who was the head coach. [3] He featured for the Nigerian Olympic squad in 2008. He was also part of the Nigerian U-23 team that won the Intercontinental Cup in Malaysia in 2008.

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References

  1. ↑ Jerry Ani signs one-year deal with Valletta
  2. ↑ "Jeremiah (Jeremiah Ani)" (in Portuguese). Fora de Jogo. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  3. ↑ "INTERSCOUT – Offensive Players". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2010. Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
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