Kingsley Njoku

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Kingsley Njoku
Personal information
Full name Kingsley Metu Njoku
Date of birth 18 August 1986 (1986-08-18) (age 37)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria [1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2010 Gombak United FC
2010–2013 Phnom Penh Crown FC
2014–2015 Preston Lions FC [2] 38 [3] (19 [3] )
2017 Lalor United 10 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kingsley Njoku (born 18 August 1986 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer who last played for Lalor United of the Australian Men's State League 4 North.

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Career

Singapore

Clinching the 2008 Singapore League Cup trophy with Gombak United of the Singapore S.League, [4] Njoku tried out for Norwegian side Lyn Oslo that year [5] before re-joining Gombak United in March 2009 [6] and netting a goal in a 1-0 win over Young Lions upon returning. [7] However, because of a situation regarding his marriage in Nigeria, which had deleterious effects on his mental health, the striker was dropped from the Gombak United roster in early 2010. [8]

Cambodia

Announced as one of Cambodian outfit Phnom Penh Crown's new signings in late 2010, [9] Njoku donned the number 20 jersey, [1] scoring the winning goal to help Crown list the 2011 Cambodian League title [10] and finishing that season with 10 goals in the league and 4 before the final of the 2011 AFC President's Cup. [11] He then stayed with Phnom Penh Crown for 2012, missing the first half of the season on account of being suspended by the AFC. [1]

In 2011, Njoku scored 5 goals in a friendly game opposing Asia Euro University that ended 10-1 in favor of Crown; [12] that year, he also scored the opening goal 12 seconds into the match, in a 4-0 triumph over Prek Pra Keila. [13]

He is an Igbo, an ethnic group ubiquitous in southern Nigeria. [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Brouwer, Andy (19 March 2012). "Kingdom of football: Kingsley Njoku".
  2. ↑ "PRESTON LIONS FC finalises 2015 squad – Preston Lions FC (PLFC)". www.plfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  3. 1 2 "Kingsley Njoku - Player Statistics". SportsTG.
  4. ↑ "Gombak's 2008 League Cup winners: Where Are They Now?". FourFourTwo. 20 December 2017. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Langerød, Dag. "Sendt hjem fra Lyn".
  6. ↑ Singaporeleague (27 March 2009). "Singapore Soccer News: Prodigal Njoku 'happy' to rejoin Gombak".
  7. ↑ Singaporeleague (20 March 2009). "Singapore Soccer News: Signed, sealed Njoku delivers against Young Lions".
  8. ↑ Osman, Shamir (9 February 2010). "TODAYonline - Sports - Bulls' striker woes". Today Online. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010.
  9. ↑ ppp_webadmin (12 November 2010). "Crown unveil new jewels".
  10. ↑ Brouwer, Andy (28 August 2011). "Kingdom of football: Njoku's team goal".
  11. ↑ Brouwer, Andy (22 September 2011). "Kingdom of football: Terrific".
  12. ↑ Brouwer, Andy (18 March 2011). "Kingdom of football: Kingsley nets 5".
  13. ↑ Brouwer, Andy (16 July 2011). "Kingdom of football: Njoku in a flash".
  14. ↑ ppp_webadmin (30 November 2012). "Fighting drugs with football: Nigerians tackle prejudice".
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