Timothy Anjembe

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Timothy Anjembe
Personal information
Full name Timothy Anjembe
Date of birth (1987-09-20) 20 September 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Gboko, Benue State, Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
BCC Lions
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005 Zamfara United
2005 Lobi Stars ? (12)
2006–2008 Enyimba
2009 Vissai Ninh Bình 0 (0)
2009 → Đồng Tháp (loan) 23 (11)
2010–2011 Hòa Phát Hà Nội 18 (16 [1] )
2011–2012 Hà Nội ACB 20 (17)
2013–2014 Vissai Ninh Bình 20 (6)
2014–2015 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 20 (18)
2015–2016 FLC Thanh Hóa 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Timothy Anjembe (born 20 September 1987 in Gboko) is a retired Nigerian footballer who played as a striker.

Career

In 2005, Timothy signed for Lobi Stars, where he became top scorer of the Nigerian Premier League, [2] the top tier of Nigeria, at the age of 18 and was considered one of the hottest prospects in the league. A year later, he joined Enyimba and played at the CAF Champions League. [2]

Timothy then went to Vietnam to join Vissai Ninh Bình in 2009. He was loaned out to Đồng Tháp and scored a hat-trick in his debut against Hoàng Anh Gia Lai. At the end of the season, he was nominated as one of the best foreigners in the league. [3] In 2010, Timothy joined Hòa Phát Hà Nội. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Nigeria – Timothy Anjembe – Soccerway.com
  2. 1 2 "Newswatch magazine". www.newswatchngr.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-17.
  3. ↑ Former league star Anjembe nominated for award
  4. ↑ Vietnam Football: Timothy Anjembe move to Hanoi
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