Chigozie Agbim

Chigozie Agbim
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-11-28) 28 November 1984
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Enugu Rangers
Number 34
Youth career
2001 Court of Appeal F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Gombe United F.C.
2004 Al-Merreikh SC
2005 Nigeria Port Authority FC
2006-2009 Enugu Rangers
2009-2012 Warri Wolves F.C.
2013 Enugu Rangers
2014 Gombe United F.C.
2015- Enugu Rangers
National team‡
2012- Nigeria 14 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2014

Chigozie Agbim is a Nigerian goalkeeper who plays for Enugu Rangers in the Nigerian Premier League.

After a protracted transfer dispute, he joined Enugu Rangers from Warri Wolves F.C. in April 2013 for a fee of eight million naira (approx €39,300).[1]

He joined Gombe United in February 2014 [2] and rejoined Rangers in April 2015.

International career

Agbim made his international debut for Nigeria in a friendly against Angola in January 2012.[3]

He was selected for Nigeria's squad at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations[4] and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.[5]

In January 2014, he was starting goalkeeper for the Super Eagles at the African Nations Championship, as the team finished in third place.[6] In June, he was named in Nigeria's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[7]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/may/21-wolves-give-agbim-payment-ultimatum.html
  2. ↑ Agbim joins Gombe on one-year deal
  3. ↑ New Players in the Nigeria national team (Westafricanfootball.com)
  4. ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (10 January 2013). "Nations Cup 2013: Nigeria pick six locally-based players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Nigeria to take new-look squad to Confederations Cup". BBC Sport. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "Chigozie AGBIM". FIFA. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Nigeria World Cup 2014 squad". The Telegraph. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.


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