Emmanuel Tony Agbaji (born 21 November 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bangladesh Premier League club Mohammedan SC.

Emmanuel Agbaji
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Tony Agbaji
Date of birth (1992-11-21) 21 November 1992 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Makurdi, Nigeria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Mohammedan SC
Number 5
Youth career
2009–2011 Lobi Stars Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2018 Lobi Stars[2] 84 (2)
2019–2020 Nam Định 40 (4)
2022–2023 Lobi Stars 10 (1)
2023– Mohammedan SC 18 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 April 2024

Club career

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Lobi Stars

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Emmanuel was born in Nigeria. Since his childhood In 2009, he joined Lobi Stars Academy in Makurdi, Nigeria, then signed his first professional contract with Lobi Stars senior team in 2011. Emmanuel was the longest-serving player for Lobi Stars and was the team's captain on several occasions. He has also won in the Nigerian Premier League in 2018 and played CAF Champions League for Lobi Stars.[3]

Nam Định

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In January 2019, he moved to Vietnam and signed with CLB Nam Định.[4] In the 2019 season of V-League, Emmanuel played 24 matches in the league and was an instrumental part of the Nam Định squad. In January 2020, Emmanuel extended his contract with Nam Định for an additional season.[5] He was released at the end of the 2020 campaign.[citation needed]

Return to Lobi Stars

After a 14 month break from football, Emmanuel resigned for his boyhood club Lobi stars. He scored his first goal since rejoining the club in an NPFL league match against Wikki Tourists FC on 10 July 2022 in the 60th minute. In the same match, he also missed an 89th minute penalty and appeared to have cost the team 3 points, however teammate Godfrey Utin scored the winner 4 minutes later to win the match 3-2.[citation needed]

Honours

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Lobi Stars

References

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  1. ^ "Nigeria – E. Agbaji – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "Lobi Stars' Anthony Agbaji admits no Caf Champions League pressure despite a tough draw | Goal.com". goal.com.
  3. ^ "Anthony Agbaji believes Lobi Stars CafCL group stage hope still alive | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  4. ^ "Agbaji Admits Impending Exit From Lobi Stars". 4 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Nam Định thoát vị trí bét bảng V-League 2020 « Đài Phát thanh và Truyền hình Kiên Giang". m.kgtv.vn.