Abdullahi Tanko
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 May 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Baník Ostrava | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | Team360 FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Vila Real | ||
2018–2019 | Gil Vicente | 27 | (8) |
2019–2020 | Chaves B | 22 | (7) |
2020–2021 | Valadares Gaia | 20 | (6) |
2021–2022 | Salgueiros | 26 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Varnsdorf | 30 | (15) |
2023– | Baník Ostrava | 29 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 July 2024 |
Abdullahi Tanko (born 12 May 1998) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for FC Baník Ostrava.
Personal life
[edit]Tanko was born in 1998 in Nigeria. He has regarded Nigeria international Victor Boniface as his football idol.[1] Tanko's father was a soldier. He has four siblings.[2]
Career
[edit]In 2022, Tanko signed for Czech side Varnsdorf. In 2023, he signed for Baník Ostrava.
He mainly operates as a striker. He is known for his speed.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Otec voják, bratr se pro něj obětoval. Tanko o Africe, Baníku nebo Sorovi" (in Czech). blesk.cz.
- ^ Hekele, David (23 September 2023). "O čem Tanko sní a kdy brečel? Příběh komety ligy: Otec voják chtěl obchodníka" (in Czech). Deník.cz.
- ^ Čermák, David (4 September 2023). "Rychlík Tanko pálí. Kde se vzal? Ligu udivuje další nigerijský objev". iDNES.cz.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
- Nigerian men's footballers
- FK Varnsdorf players
- Czech First League players
- Czech National Football League players
- Gil Vicente F.C. players
- S.C. Salgueiros players
- FC Baník Ostrava players
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen