Tijani Babangida

Tijani Babangida
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-09-25) 25 September 1973
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1987–1990 Arewa Textiles
1990–1991 Niger Tornadoes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1996 Roda JC 78 (26)
1991–1993 → VVV-Venlo (loan) 34 (19)
1996–2003 Ajax 77 (20)
2000–2001 → Gençlerbirliği (loan) 12 (2)
2001–2002 → Vitesse (loan) 14 (1)
2002–2003 → Al-Ittihad (loan) 5 (0)
2003–2004 Changchun Yatai 29 (8)
Total 272 (85)
International career
1994–2004 Nigeria 36 (5)
Medal record
Representing  Nigeria
Men's Football
1996 Atlanta Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tijani Babangida (born 25 September 1973) is a former Nigerian football player. He has played for Nigeria national team. Babangida was especially praised for his dribbling on the field and his speed as an attacker on the flanks. Known for his pace, his playing style was sometimes compared to that of Marc Overmars. He is regarded to be one of the greatest Nigerian wingers and dribblers in his position.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition:Source:[3]
Club Season League
Division Apps Goals
VVV-Venlo (loan) 1991–92 Eredivisie 6 3
1992–93 Eerste Divisie 28 16
Total 34 19
Roda 1993–94 Eredivisie 29 11
1994–95 20 5
1995–96 29 10
Total 78 26
Ajax 1996–97 Eredivisie 25 4
1997–98 26 13
1998–99 18 2
1999–2000 8 1
Total 77 20
Gençlerbirliği (loan) 2000–01 Turkish First Football League 12 2
Vitesse (loan) 2001–02 Eredivisie 14 1
Al-Ittihad (loan) 2002–03 Saudi Premier League 5 0
Changchun Yatai 2003 Jia-B League 9 4
2004 League One 20 4
Total 29 8
Career total 249 76

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National team Year Apps Goals
Nigeria 1994 2 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 2 0
1998 7 1
1999 3 0
2000 10 2
2001 7 2
2002 5 0
Total 36 5
Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Babangida goal.
List of international goals scored by Tijani Babangida
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 June 1998 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Denmark 1–4 1–4 1998 World Cup
2 10 February 2000 National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria  South Africa 1–0 2–0 2000 African Cup of Nations
3 2–0
4 29 July 2001 Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt, Nigeria  Ghana 2–0 3–0 2002 World Cup qualifier
5 3–0

Honours

  • List of Nigerians

References

  1. ↑ "Tijjani Babangida". NigerianPlayers. Archived from the original on 14 March 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  2. ↑ Tijani Babangida at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tijani Babangida at National-Football-Teams.com
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