Samuel Agba (born 12 June 1986) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Samuel Agba
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-06-12) 12 June 1986 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Iseyin, Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder, left-back
Youth career
Entente Lomé
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 AB 28 (0)
2007Ølstykke (loan) 16 (0)
2008 Esbjerg fB 0 (0)
2009–2011 BSV
2012 Greve
2012–2013 Helsingør
2013–2014 BSV
2014 Skovshoved
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Agba started his professional career in Denmark with Akademisk Boldklub, after having joined from Togolese club Entente Lomé, where he was known under the name Amindi Kalu.[3] A short loan to Ølstykke followed in 2007, before signing with Esbjerg fB in 2008.[4] He joined BSV in January 2009.[5] In January 2012 he began playing lower-level football with Greve Fodbold.[6] In July 2012 he signed a contract with FC Helsingør.[6] He then played for BSV again between 2013 and 2014.[7]

Style of play edit

A predominantly left-footed player, Agba has been described as technically skilled and physically strong, with a high work-rate, who was able to cover several positions.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Samuel Agba | Tipsbladet". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 17 October 2008.
  2. ^ "Samuel Agba, statistik fra superligaen, all-time – SuperStats". SuperStats. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  3. ^ Albrechtsen, Rikke; Jensen, Jan B. (3 April 2006). "Jeg er Samuel Agba". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Endnu en nigerianer til Esbjerg". bold.dk (in Danish). 11 January 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  5. ^ Rasmussen, Thomas Lesly (17 May 2009). "BSV udraderede Greve". sn.dk – Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  6. ^ a b c Blond, Mikael (17 July 2012). "Helsingør skriver med nigerianer". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  7. ^ "BSV: 15 point så hurtigt som muligt". bold.dk (in Danish). 21 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.