Wilfred Bamnjo

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Wilfred Bamnjo
Personal information
Full nameWilfred Ndzedzeni Bamnjo
Date of birth (1980-03-27) March 27, 1980
Place of birthCameroon
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionDefensive midfielder
Club information
Current clubHappy Valley
Number8
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2004Kitchee
2004–2005Persijatim
2005–2007Kitchee
2007Persikota
2007–2008Kitchee
2008–2010Sun Hei
2011–2012Tuen Mun SA
2012–2013Biu Chun Rangers11(2)
2013–Happy Valley0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 June 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).

Wilfred Bamnjo (Chinese: 賓曹; traditional Chinese: 賓曹; born 27 March 1980 in Cameroon) is a Cameroonian football player who currently plays for Hong Kong First Division League club Happy Valley. His position is defensive midfielder. Supporters have given Bamnjo a nickname of "Hong Kong Makélélé".

Biography

Kitchee SC

Bamnjo played for Kitchee SC, then a newly promoted club in the Hong Kong First Division, during the 2003-04 season.[1] On 16 November 2003, Bamnjo scored his first goal for Kitchee, an equaliser, in a 3-1 win against Fukien Athletic Club.[2]

Persijatim

Bamnjo joined Indonesian top-flight club Persijatim during the 2004-05 season.[3]

Kitchee SC

Bamnjo rejoined Kitchee after a season in Indonesia.[3] On 11 December 2005, Bamnjo scored the winner for Kitchee in a 4-3 win against Happy Valley AA in the Hong Kong League Cup Final - Kitchee's first silverware in 41 years.[4] Bamnjo also played in the Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield Final, in which he scored a disallowed goal in a 3-0 win against Happy Valley AA.[5] This is Kitchee's second trophy in the 2005-06 season.[5]

In the 2006-07 season, Bamnjo scored 4 goals in the Hong Kong First Division and helped Kitchee finished as runner-up in the league. Bamnjo was injured during warm-up in the Hong Kong League Cup Final,[6] in which Kitchee beat Happy Valley AA 2-1 to win the trophy two years in a row.[7]

On 21 July 2007, it was reported that Bamnjo tried to engineer a move to Indonesia side Persikota Tangerang without Kitchee's permission and did not return to training after the summer break.[8][9] Bamnjo eventually returned to Kitchee in October in time for the 2007-08 season.[10] Bamnjo was suspended and did not play in the 1-3 loss against Eastern AA in the Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield Final.[11][12] Bamnjo did played in the Hong Kong League Cup Final, in which he scored in a 2-4 loss to South China AA.[13]

Sun Hei

Bamnjo joined Sun Hei for the 2008-09 season following his release from Kitchee. On 29 November 2008, Bamnjo scored two goals to knock his former club Kitchee out of the Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield Quarter Final with a 3-2 win.[14]

Tuen Mun SA

Bamnjo played for Tuen Mun SA, a club that was in the Hong Kong First Division, during the 2011-12 season. He was released by Tuen Mun in July 2012.[15]

Biu Chun Rangers

On 28 September 2012, Bamnjo joined Biu Chun Rangers for free after being released by Tuen Mun.[16]

Happy Valley AA

In June 2013, Bamnjo joined Happy Valley AA, a club that was newly promoted back to the Hong Kong First Division for the 2013-14 season.[17] On 5 January 2014, Bamnjo was one of the seven players and coaching staff arrested by the Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) for allegations with match-fixing.[18][19] On 6 January 2014, the homes of Bamnjo and five other Happy Valley players were raided by the ICAC as the officials stepped up their investigation into alleged match-fixing.[20]

Honours

With Kitchee:

Career statistics

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "傑志作客擊敗南城地產" (in Traditional Chinese). Hong Kong Football Association. 20 October 2003. Retrieved 7 January 2014. 
  2. ↑ "殘陣出擊 苦戰而敗 消防福建同告失分" (in Traditional Chinese). Hong Kong Football Association. 16 November 2003. Retrieved 7 January 2014. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "WILFRED BAMNJO. BIOGRAPHY". footballtop.com. 
  4. ↑ "傑志41年來首捧盃" (in Traditional Chinese). Sing Tao Daily. 11 December 2005. Retrieved 7 January 2014. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "傑志三球淨勝愉園 高級銀牌決賽摘冠" (in Traditional Chinese). Hong Kong Football Association. 18 March 2006. Retrieved 7 January 2014. 
  6. ↑ "傑志賓曹骨裂4周" (in Traditional Chinese). Apple Daily. 21 March 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2014. 
  7. ↑ "聯賽盃決賽 - 愉園 1:2 傑志" (in Traditional Chinese). Hong Kong Football Association. 17 March 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2014. 
  8. ↑ "愉園傑志開操謝雷賓曹失蹤" (in Traditional Chinese). The Sun. 21 July 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2014. 
  9. ↑ "傑志不會用盡外援額" (in Traditional Chinese). Ta Kung Pao. 21 July 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2014. 
  10. ↑ "傑志賓曹延遲報到" (in Traditional Chinese). Apple Daily. 30 July 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2014. 
  11. ↑ "東方爆冷捧銀牌" (in Traditional Chinese). Wen Wei Po. 24 December 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2014. 
  12. ↑ "傑志東方今開戰爭銀牌冠軍" (in Traditional Chinese). Ta Kung Po. 23 December 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2014. 
  13. ↑ "聯賽盃決賽 南華 4:2 傑志" (in Traditional Chinese). Hong Kong Football Association. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2014. 
  14. ↑ "高級組銀牌傑志2:3負晨曦出局" (in Traditional Chinese). 香港新浪. 30 November 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2014. 
  15. ↑ "屯門棄賓曹亞古沙" (in Traditional Chinese). Ta Kung Pao. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2014. 
  16. ↑ "南區地獄主場搶1分". Ming Pao (in Traditional Chinese). 30 September 2012. 
  17. ↑ "愉園羅致亞古沙 賓曹" (in Traditional Chinese). Wen Wei Po. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014. 
  18. ↑ "Happy Valley in match-fixing probe" (in English). The Standard. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014. 
  19. ↑ "As ICAC probes alleged match-fixing, HKFA vows to step up checks on club backers" (in English). South China Morning Post. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014. 
  20. ↑ "Homes raided in football-fix probe" (in English). The Standard. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014. 

External links

Happy Valley AA – current squad
2004–05 Hong Kong Top Footballer
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