Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anthony Benson Alegbe | ||
Date of birth | 10 October 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999 | Shooting Stars | 20 | (2) |
2000 | Kwara United | 21 | (4) |
2001 | Enyimba International | 1 | (0) |
2001–2003 | Metalurh Donetsk | 34 | (0) |
2003–2005 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 57 | (3) |
2005–2008 | Karpaty Lviv | 2 | (0) |
2006–2007 | → Inter Baku (loan) | 18 | (2) |
2009–2011 | Wikki Tourists | 40 | (1) |
2011–2012 | FUS Rabat | 31 | (4) |
2012–2013 | TSG Neustrelitz | ||
International career | |||
2003 | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Anthony Alegbe (born 10 October 1981) is a Nigerian former footballer.
Alegbe played in 1999 with Shooting Stars F.C. in the CAF Champions League. [1] He had earlier left FC Karpaty Lviv of the Ukraine in December 2008, and returned to Nigeria and signed with Wikki Tourists F.C. [2]
His first call for the Super Eagles was on 1 November 2002. [3]
Nigeria national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2003 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of 21 June 2016 [4]
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