Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 September 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Sinaa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2003 | El-Kanemi Warriors | ||
2003–2005 | Coton Sport | ||
2005–2006 | Asmant Assiut | 9 | (6) |
2006–2008 | Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab | 27 | (11) |
2008–2009 | ENPPI | 11 | (3) |
2009–2011 | Ittihad El-Shorta | 68 | (22) |
2011–2014 | El-Gouna | 30 | (9) |
2012–2013 | → Al-Shorta (loan) | 20 | (8) |
2014–2015 | Al-Masry | 2 | (1) |
2015–2017 | El-Dakhleya | 40 | (5) |
2017–2018 | Tanta | 2 | (0) |
2019– | Al-Sinaa | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2019 |
Minusu Buba (born September 8, 1985) is a Nigerian football striker who plays for Iraqi First Division League club Al-Sinaa. [1]
Minusu scored 6 goals [2] [3] for Asmant Assiut in the 2005–06 Egyptian Premier League season.
Buba joined Ittihad El-Shorta (a.k.a. Police Union) in January 2009 from ENPPI. [4] He enjoyed an extremely successful season with his new team in 2009–10. Buba scored 14 league goals that season and was crowned the league top scorer. [5]
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