Timothy Anjembe
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Timothy Anjembe | ||
Date of birth | 20 September 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Gboko, Benue State, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
BCC Lions | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ Nigeria – Timothy Anjembe – Soccerway.com
- ^ a b "Newswatch magazine". www.newswatchngr.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-17.
- ^ Former league star Anjembe nominated for award
- ^ Vietnam Football: Timothy Anjembe move to Hanoi
Categories:
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam
- Enyimba F.C. players
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam
- Dong Thap FC players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Lobi Stars F.C. players
- Nigeria Professional Football League players
- BCC Lions F.C. players
- People from Gboko
- Sportspeople from Benue State
- Zamfara United F.C. players
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen