William "Willy" Agada (born 17 September 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Sporting KC.
 Agada with Sporting Kansas City in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 September 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Bauchi, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Mighty Jets | ||
| 2017 | Hapoel Katamon | ||
| 2017–2018 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Hapoel Katamon | 66 | (23) |
| 2020–2022 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 31 | (8) |
| 2020–2021 | → Hapoel Haifa (loan) | 25 | (6) |
| 2022– | Sporting Kansas City | 32 | (14) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 April 2024 | |||
Career edit
Agada began his playing career with Mighty Jets F.C. of the Nigeria National League.[2][3]
Agada started his international career in Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem's youth team in 2017/18 season. In the middle of the season he was loaned to Maccabi Tel Aviv youth team. Agada finished the season with a total of 22 league goals for both clubs.[4]
In 2018/19 season he returned to Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem in the Israeli Liga Leumit, and completed two seasons with 8 and 15 league goals.[5][6]
In 2020/21 season he moved to Hapoel Haifa on loan,[7] and scored 6 league goals.[8]
In 2021/22 Agada returned to Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem, that just changed its name to Hapoel Jerusalem. Agada scored 8 league goals, being the club top scorer, and helped the club staying in the first division.[9]
In the end of 2021/22 season, Agada was transferred to Sporting KC of MLS, from the Israeli Premier League.[10]
References edit
- ^ "William Agada". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ Mustapha, Wale (23 July 2017). "John John Bags Brace As Kogi United Crash Mighty Jets In Lokoja". Kogi Reports. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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- ^ "Birthday boy Agada nets seventh goal in MLS". SCORE Nigeria. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Player details in Israeli FA website (2017/18)". www.football.org.il.
- ^ "Player details in Israeli FA website (2018/19)". www.football.org.il.
- ^ "Player details in Israeli FA website (2019/20)". www.football.org.il.
- ^ Lesley, Angu (31 July 2020). "William Agada joins Hapoel Haifa". KICK442. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Player details in Israeli FA website (2020/21)". www.football.org.il.
- ^ "Player details in Israeli FA website (2021/22)". www.football.org.il.
- ^ "Sporting Kansas City sign forward William Agada from Israeli side Hapoel Jerusalem". MLS. 23 June 2022.
External links edit
- William Agada at Soccerway
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