Bakary Nimaga

Bakary Nimaga
Personal information
Full nameBakary Nimaga
Date of birthDecember 6, 1994
Place of birthDouala, Cameroon
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 12 in)
Playing positionAttacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Skënderbeu Korçë
Number19
Youth career
–2012Stade Malien
2012FC Twente
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–Skënderbeu Korçë31(3)
National team
2012Mali U-203(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Bakary Nimaga (born 6 December 1994 in Douala, Cameroon) is a Malian football player currently plays for Skënderbeu Korçë in the Albanian Superliga.[1]

Career

Skënderbeu Korçë

Nimaga joined Albanian champions Skënderbeu Korçë from FC Twente in the closing stages of the 2013 January transfer window on a 2 year deal ending on 31 December 2015. He featured in 5 league and 2 Albanian Cup games, helping his side win the Albanian Superliga championship for a third consecutive year.

International career

He was named in the Mali U-20 squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Turkey, where he featured in all 3 group games, drawing two and losing one to finish bottom of Group D.[2]

He was placed under investigation by the Mali Football Federation after allegations that he had committed age fraud, but following cross examination of his documentation it was revealed that he was indeed born on 6 December 1994.[3]

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Albania League Albanian Cup Europe Total
2012–13Skënderbeu KorçëAlbanian Superliga50200070
2013–14803240152
2014–151835210225
Career total 31310450467

Honours

Skënderbeu Korçë

References

  1. Nimaga: Mos më krahasoni me Orelesin, unë do bëj historinë time, ja ëndrrat e mia
  2. FIFA Record
  3. Affaire Bakary Nimaga, joueur de l’EN Juniors