Victor Agali

Victor Okechukwu Agali (born 29 December 1978) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Victor Agali
Personal information
Full name Victor Okechukwu Agali
Date of birth (1978-12-29) 29 December 1978
Place of birth Okpanam, Nigeria
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995 Princess Jegede
1996 Nitel Lagos
1997 Marseille 5 (0)
1997–1998 Toulon 38 (15)
1998–2001 Hansa Rostock 66 (17)
2001–2004 Schalke 04 54 (14)
2004–2005 Nice 30 (6)
2005–2006 Kayseri Erciyesspor 30 (5)
2006–2007 Ankaragücü 12 (3)
2007–2008 Hansa Rostock 24 (1)
2008–2009 Skoda Xanthi 23 (5)
2009 Anorthosis Famagusta 0 (0)
2009–2010 Levadiakos 19 (4)
2010 Jiangsu Sainty 17 (5)
Total 318 (75)
National team
2000–2004 Nigeria 12 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

In 1997, Agali joined French club Olympique de Marseille.[1] Finding it hard to establish a first team place, he quickly moved to Sporting Toulon Var and subsequently to Germany where he played in Hansa Rostock and Schalke 04. From 2005 to 2007 he played in the Turkish Süper Lig, returning to German Bundesliga team Rostock in August 2007. At Rostock Agali did not do well, after just one goal in 23 league matches he was given a free transfer to the Greek club Skoda Xanthi FC. After a season with Greek club Skoda Xanthi the Nigerian striker has signed for Anorthosis Famagusta.

On 27 December 2009, he was arrested at Schiphol airport near Amsterdam for carrying fake passports.[2]

He moved in summer 2010 to the Chinese Super League club Jiangsu Sainty.[3]

International career

Agali has played for Nigeria at a number of occasions, including the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Honours

Club

Schalke 04

International

Nigeria

References
  1. "Agali, Victor". kicker.de. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  2. "Victor Agali in Amsterdam festgenommen" (in German). focus.de. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  3. 中超二次转会依然用生不如用熟 外援流行淘"旧货" (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  4. "Schalke 0-0 Pasching (Aggregate: 2 - 0)". uefa.com. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  5. Courtney, Barrie; Díaz Rubio, Julián; Saaid, Hamdan; Stokkermans, Karel; Tabeira, Martín (15 December 2006). "African Nations Cup 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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