Soga Sambo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Soga Sambo | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2001 | Pepsi Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
| 2003–2005 | Shooting Stars F.C. | ||
| 2005–2007 | Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. | 7 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Kwara United F.C. | ||
| 2008–2009 | FC Inter Turku | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Kwara United F.C. | (4) | |
| 2010–2011 | Niger Tornadoes | (1) | |
| 2011–2014 | Sunshine Stars | (0) | |
| 2014–2016 | Sharks | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Nigeria U-17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2005 | Nigeria U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 April 2016 | |||
Soga Sambo (born 5 October 1985 in Kaduna) is a Nigerian football striker who presumably last played for the Sharks of Nigeria until their dissolution in 2016.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]Sambo began his career by Pepsi Football Academy and moved in January 2002 to Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division club ASEC Mimosas,[2] played for 1 year by the team before turning to Nigeria he signs a contract by Shooting Stars F.C. He played for 2 years by the team from Ibadan and moved in January 2006 for one year to Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. in the Premier Soccer League, the club from Pretoria elongated his contract not and he released the club and moved back to Nigeria, he signs a contract by Kwara United F.C.[3] On 26 September 2008 he moved to Finland based Club FC Inter Turku.[4]
International
[edit | edit source]He was member of the Nigeria U-20 at 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in Netherlands and won the Silver medal (Vice-Worldcup Winner). He won with Nigeria U-17 at 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Trinidad and Tobago the Silver medal (Vice-Worldcup Winner).
Titles
[edit | edit source]- 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship - Silver medal (Vice-Worldcup Winner)
- 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship - Silver medal (Vice-Worldcup Winner)
- 2008 Veikkausliiga Winner with FC Inter Turku
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Soga Sambo – FIFA competition record (archived)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigeria men's international footballers
- Nigeria men's under-20 international footballers
- Nigeria men's youth international footballers
- ASEC Mimosas players
- Shooting Stars S.C. players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players
- FC Inter Turku players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ivory Coast
- Veikkausliiga players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
- Pepsi Football Academy players
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Kwara United F.C. players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Footballers from Kaduna
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen