Sani Emmanuel

Sani Shehu Emmanuel (born 23 December 1992) is a Nigerian footballer who last played as a striker.

Sani Emmanuel
Personal information
Full name Sani Shehu Emmanuel
Date of birth (1992-12-23) 23 December 1992
Place of birth Edo, Nigeria
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
My People
2009–2010 Bodens BK
2010–2012 Lazio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Lazio 0 (0)
2012 → Salernitana (loan) 1 (0)
2013 → FC Biel-Bienne (loan) 10 (5)
2014 Beitar Jerusalem 1 (0)
2015 Oskarshamns AIK 4 (1)
Total 16 (6)
National team‡
2009 Nigeria U17 5 (5)
2011 Nigeria U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2015
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 July 2013

Career

Early career

Born in Edo, Emmanuel started his playing career in his native Nigeria for My People FC, a Nigerian football Academy based in the Nigerian capital of Lagos and which was run by the Synagogue Church of Nations.[1] In 2009 Emmanuel joined Swedish club Bodens BK where he stayed for only a few months as FIFA rules stated that he had to be 18 years old to make an international transfer.[2] Then in 2010, after his award-winning performance at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup, it was reported that Emmanuel had trials at both Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League.[3] While at Tottenham Emmanuel was even offered an extended stay.[3] However, in 2011, after trialing at several clubs in Europe, Emmanuel signed for Italian Serie A side S.S. Lazio where he was immediately put into their Primavera side.[4] Then in 2012 it was announced that Emmanuel had signed for U.S. Salernitana 1919 of the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione on a co-owned basis from Lazio and on 9 September 2012 Emmanuel made his only appearance for the 4th tier Italian side against Chiete Calcio in which he came on in the 58th minute for Christian Chirieletti as Salernitana suffered a 4–1 defeat that day.[5]

FC Biel-Bienne (loan)

Then on 16 February 2013 it was announced that Emmanuel had signed with Swiss Challenge League side FC Biel-Bienne on loan for the rest of the season.[4] Emmanuel then made his debut for the club on 16 March 2013 against Wohlen in which he came on in the 72nd minute for Ramon Egli as Biel-Bienne lost the match 1–0.[6]

On 12 May 2013 Emmanuel scored his first professional goals in a league match against FC Wohlen in which he scored a hat-trick to lead Biel-Bienne to a 7–0 victory.[7] He then scored two more goals for Biel-Bienne on 30 May 2013 against FC Winterthur as the club 2–2.[8]

Beitar Jerusalem

In October 2014 Sani signed with Beitar Jerusalem.[9] 3 weeks later, after playing only 24 minutes for the club, Sani was released by Beitar Jerusalem, with the club stating that the coach is not excited by Sani and that he does not feature in future plans.[10]

After leaving Beitar Jerusalem, Emmanuel had a trial at Bosnian side, FK Sarajevo, but failed in his attempt.[11]

In November 2019 ex-player Ogenyi Onazi said he would help pay for Emmanuel's medical expenses.[12]

International

Emmanuel rose the prominence during the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in his home country Nigeria. Emmanuel finished the tournament with 5 goals being the joint top-scorer and won the Golden Ball as he helped Nigeria to a runners-up finish behind Switzerland.[13]

Career statistics
As of 31 October 2014[14]
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup UEFA Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
U.S. Salernitana 1919 (loan) 2012–13 100000——10
FC Biel-Bienne (loan) 2012–13 1050000——105
Beitar Jerusalem 2014–15 1000000010
Career total 125000000125

References
  1. Oshukeye, Shola. "SANI EMMANUEL'S TRIUMPH FROM TRAGEDY". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  2. "Unprecedented Boden history". Ostersunds FK. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  3. Stammers, Steve. "Chelsea and Spurs in fight to land African starlet". Mirror Football. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  4. "Official: Sani Emmanuel Loaned To Bienne". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  5. "CHIETI VS. SALERNITANA 4 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  6. "WOHLEN VS. BIEL-BIENNE 1 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  7. "BIEL-BIENNE VS. WOHLEN 7 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  8. "WINTERTHUR VS. BIEL-BIENNE 2 – 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  9. Ben Ziv, Guy (21 October 2014). "Sani Emmanuel finalized with Beitar Jerusalem for a season" (in Hebrew). ONE.
  10. Ben Ziv, Guy (13 November 2014). "Sani Emmanuel released from Beitar, but will continue training" (in Hebrew). ONE.
  11. "SARAJEVO WON'T GIVE SANI EMMANUEL A CONTRACT". African Football. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  12. "Sani Emmanuel: Onazi pays for ex-Nigeria U-17 star's surgery". 25 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. "Swiss take their place in history". FIFA. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  14. Sani Emmanuel at Soccerway
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