Samuel Agba (born 12 June 1986) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Samuel Agba
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-06-12) 12 June 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Iseyin, Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder, left-back
Youth career
Entente Lomé
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 AB 28 (0)
2007Ølstykke (loan) 16 (0)
2008 Esbjerg fB 0 (0)
2009–2011 BSV
2012 Greve
2012–2013 Helsingør
2013–2014 BSV
2014 Skovshoved
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Agba started his professional career in Denmark with Akademisk Boldklub, after having joined from Togolese club Entente Lomé, where he was known under the name Amindi Kalu.[3] A short loan to Ølstykke followed in 2007, before signing with Esbjerg fB in 2008.[4] He joined BSV in January 2009.[5] In January 2012 he began playing lower-level football with Greve Fodbold.[6] In July 2012 he signed a contract with FC Helsingør.[6] He then played for BSV again between 2013 and 2014.[7]

Style of play

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A predominantly left-footed player, Agba has been described as technically skilled and physically strong, with a high work-rate, who was able to cover several positions.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Samuel Agba | Tipsbladet". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 17 October 2008.
  2. ^ "Samuel Agba, statistik fra superligaen, all-time – SuperStats". SuperStats. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  3. ^ Albrechtsen, Rikke; Jensen, Jan B. (3 April 2006). "Jeg er Samuel Agba". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Endnu en nigerianer til Esbjerg". bold.dk (in Danish). 11 January 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  5. ^ Rasmussen, Thomas Lesly (17 May 2009). "BSV udraderede Greve". sn.dk – Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  6. ^ a b c Blond, Mikael (17 July 2012). "Helsingør skriver med nigerianer". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  7. ^ "BSV: 15 point så hurtigt som muligt". bold.dk (in Danish). 21 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.