Peter Nieketien

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Peter Nieketien
Personal information
Full name Peter Nieketien
Date of birth (1968-11-26) 26 November 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1984 Ranchers Bees
1986 Julius Berger F.C.
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1988 Iwuanyanwu Nationale 33 (5)
1989 AS Douanes 13 (1)
1990 ASMO FC 5 (0)
1991 Delta FC 7 (3)
1992–1993 Kedah FA 33 (14)
1994–1995 Terengganu FA 6 (4)
1996–1997 SG Bad Soden 65 (12)
International career
1984–1985 Nigeria U-17 8 (1)
1986–1987 Nigeria U-20 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Edis Nieketien (born 26 November 1968 in Port Harcourt) is a former Nigerian football player. [1]

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Career

He has professional played with Iwuanyanwu Nationale, Julius Berger F.C., Kedah FA and Terengganu FA in Malaysia. [2] In the early 1990s,he played for Gabonese clubs AS Douanes, ASMO FC and Delta Téléstar Gabon Télécom FC. [3] He played his last two seasons in Germany for SG Bad Soden and retired in summer 1997. [4]

International career

Nieketien played for the Nigeria national under-20 football team the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship in Chile and earned three matches in the tournament. [5]

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References

  1. QUOTA SYSTEM RUINED US AT CHILE '87 –NIEKETIEN | NIGERIA GENERAL
  2. "EAGLES CAN SPRING SURPRISE IN S'AFRICA – NIEKETIEN | Football News". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  3. The Punch:: Don't rule out surprises – Nieketien [ permanent dead link ]
  4. The Punch:: Nieketien cautions on new coach [usurped]
  5. Peter Nieketien FIFA competition record (archived)