Ganiu Ogungbe

Ganiu Atanda Ogungbe
Personal information
Full name Ganiu Atanda Ogungbe
Date of birth (1992-12-01) 1 December 1992
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Centre-back, Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Enosis Neon Paralimni FC
Number 92
Youth career
Kwara United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Omonia 10 (0)
2014–2016 Ethnikos Achnas 64 (10)
2016–2017 Enosis Neon Paralimni FC 22 (2)
National team‡
2009 Nigeria national under-17 football team 10 (0)
2011–2012 Nigeria U20 20 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 March 2017 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2017

Ganiu Ogungbe (born 1 December 1992) is a Nigeria national team footballer who plays as a defender and defensive midfielder.

International career

Youth

At the age of 17, Ganiu Ogungbe was selected to Nigeria U-20 National team squad in 2010, in 2011 the Flying Eagles won 2011 African Youth Championship in South Africa and they qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[1] Ogungbe played 4 games[2] in 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cupin Colombia, against Guatemala national under-20 football team, Croatia national under-20 football team, England national under-20 football team and France national under-20 football team. Nigeria was knocked out of the competition in quarter finals, against France 3-2.,[3] when Alexandre Lacazette scored two and Gueïda Fofana added another goal on extra time.[4]

Club career

Trials in Netherlands

After U-20 World Cup Ogungbe was invited for a trial in Vitesse, Netherlands. He played a friendly game against AGOVV Apeldoorn and Vitesse was impressed with the player, however for financial reasons the deal broke down.[5]

2013-14 season

Ganiu Atanda Ogungbe signed a 3 years contract with Cyprus First Division team AC Omonia in summer 2013 after successful trial with the Cypriot team.[6][7] [8]

2014-15 season

After contract renewal negotiations with AC Omonia did not succeed, Ogungbe signed a contract with Ethnikos Achna. 2014/15 season Ganiu Ogungbe proved himself to be one of the best central defenders in Cyprus only being 21 years old and scoring 5 goals in his first season in Achna.[9]

2015-16 season

Ganiu Atanda Ogungbe signed a new one year long contract with Ethnikos Achna in July 2015. For second season in Achna Ogungbe managed to repeat the 5 goals of last season. [10]

2016-17 season

In August 2016, Ganiu Atanda Ogungbe decided to sign with Enosis Neon Paralimni FC, who's manager Kostas Kaiafas was his coach also in AC Omonia.[11]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.kickoff.com/news/22383/nigeria-squad-for-fifa-under-20-world-cup.php
  2. ↑ http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=337285/index.html
  3. ↑ http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/colombia2011/teams/team=1888282/matches.html
  4. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en/match/france-u20-vs-nigeria-u20/1106806/report
  5. ↑ http://www.vitesse.nl/nl/nieuws/detail/2288/verwijderen
  6. ↑ http://www.kerkida.net/articles/a-katigoria/eidiseis/omonoia/7811-to-profil-toy-ganiu-fotos-vinteo
  7. ↑ http://omonoianews.com/podosfairo/2013/08/%ce%b5%ce%af%cf%87%ce%b5-%cf%80%ce%ac%cf%81%ce%b5%ce%b9-%ce%ba%ce%bb%ce%ae%cf%83%ce%b7-%ce%ba%ce%b1%ce%b9-%cf%83%cf%84%ce%b7%ce%bd-%ce%b5%ce%b8%ce%bd%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%ae-%ce%b1%ce%bd%ce%b4%cf%81%cf%8e/
  8. ↑ http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=11040
  9. ↑ http://allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=13097
  10. ↑ http://www.24sports.com.cy/index.php?pageaction=kat&modid=1&artid=120527&show=Y
  11. ↑ http://www.24sports.com.cy/index.php?pageaction=kat&modid=1&artid=162214&show=Y
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