Kenneth Zeigbo
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 16 June 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Enugu, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | NEPA Lagos | 63 | (47) |
| 1997 | Enugu Rangers | 8 | (6) |
| 1997–1998 | Legia Warsaw | 20 | (5) |
| 1998–2003 | Venezia | 5 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Al Ain (loan) | 22 | (13) |
| 2000–2001 | → Al Ahli (loan) | 15 | (15) |
| 2001–2002 | → L'Aquila (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | Belluno | 13 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Prix Camisano | ||
| 2007–2010 | Villasimius | ||
| 2010–2012 | Castiadas | ||
| 2012 | Gaeta | ||
| 2012–2013 | Civitavecchia | ||
| International career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Nigeria | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kenneth Zeigbo (born 16 June 1977) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker.[1]
Career
[edit]Zeigbo started his career playing with Nigerian teams NEPA Lagos and then Enugu Rangers. On 7 August 1997, he made his debut for the Nigeria national team in a match against Cameroon, also scoring a goal during the game.[2] He then moved to Europe, joining Legia Warsaw and immediately scoring a winning goal in his debut, a Polish Super Cup match against Widzew Łódź.[2]
Zeigbo was then noticed by Venezia scouts and signed by the arancioneroverdi, then playing in Serie A, in 1998. He failed to break into the first team and was immediately relegated into the reserves and successively loaned out to United Arab Emirates side Al Ain, Libyan club Al-Ahly and Serie C1 team L'Aquila. In 2002, he returned to Venezia, only marking three appearances as a substitute before being sold to Serie C2 side Belluno in January 2003.[2] After two difficult seasons and a number of serious injuries, Zeigbo left professional football and moved to Eccellenza Veneto amateurs Prix Camisano in 2005, leaving them in 2007 to sign for Eccellenza Sardinia side A.S.D. Villasimius, joining former Internazionale and Cagliari player Fabio Macellari.[2]
After retiring as a player he became an owner of a security company in Italy.[3]
Honours
[edit]Legia Warsaw
- Polish Super Cup: 1997[2]
Al Ain
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kenneth Zeigbo". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Zeigbo, il nigeriano di vetro" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
- ^ "Fanno arrestare banditi, cittadini premiati - Cronaca - La Nuova di Venezia". La Nuova di Venezia (in Italian). 9 April 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
External links
[edit]- Kenneth Zeigbo at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Kenneth Zeigbo at National-Football-Teams.com
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Enugu
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Nigeria men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- NEPA Lagos F.C. players
- Rangers International F.C. players
- Legia Warsaw players
- Venezia FC players
- Al Ain FC players
- Al Ahli SC (Tripoli) players
- L'Aquila 1927 players
- AC Belluno 1905 players
- ASD Civitavecchia 1920 players
- Nigeria Professional Football League players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- Serie D players
- UAE Pro League players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Libya
- Expatriate men's footballers in Libya