Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kingsley Metu Njoku | ||
Date of birth | 18 August 1986 | (age 37)||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria [1] | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2007–2010 | Gombak United FC | ||
2010–2013 | Phnom Penh Crown FC | ||
2014–2015 | Preston Lions FC [2] | 38 [3] | (19 [3]) |
2017 | Lalor United | 10 | (13) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kingsley Njoku (born 18 August 1986 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer who last played for Lalor United of the Australian Men's State League 4 North.
Clinching the 2008 Singapore League Cup trophy with Gombak United of the Singapore S.League, [4] Njoku tried out for Norwegian side Lyn Oslo that year [5] before re-joining Gombak United in March 2009 [6] and netting a goal in a 1-0 win over Young Lions upon returning. [7] However, because of a situation regarding his marriage in Nigeria, which had deleterious effects on his mental health, the striker was dropped from the Gombak United roster in early 2010. [8]
Announced as one of Cambodian outfit Phnom Penh Crown's new signings in late 2010, [9] Njoku donned the number 20 jersey, [1] scoring the winning goal to help Crown list the 2011 Cambodian League title [10] and finishing that season with 10 goals in the league and 4 before the final of the 2011 AFC President's Cup. [11] He then stayed with Phnom Penh Crown for 2012, missing the first half of the season on account of being suspended by the AFC. [1]
In 2011, Njoku scored 5 goals in a friendly game opposing Asia Euro University that ended 10-1 in favor of Crown; [12] that year, he also scored the opening goal 12 seconds into the match, in a 4-0 triumph over Prek Pra Keila. [13]
He is an Igbo, an ethnic group ubiquitous in southern Nigeria. [14]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Kingsley Metu Njoku | ||
Date of birth | 18 August 1986 | (age 37)||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria [1] | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2007–2010 | Gombak United FC | ||
2010–2013 | Phnom Penh Crown FC | ||
2014–2015 | Preston Lions FC [2] | 38 [3] | (19 [3]) |
2017 | Lalor United | 10 | (13) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kingsley Njoku (born 18 August 1986 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer who last played for Lalor United of the Australian Men's State League 4 North.
Clinching the 2008 Singapore League Cup trophy with Gombak United of the Singapore S.League, [4] Njoku tried out for Norwegian side Lyn Oslo that year [5] before re-joining Gombak United in March 2009 [6] and netting a goal in a 1-0 win over Young Lions upon returning. [7] However, because of a situation regarding his marriage in Nigeria, which had deleterious effects on his mental health, the striker was dropped from the Gombak United roster in early 2010. [8]
Announced as one of Cambodian outfit Phnom Penh Crown's new signings in late 2010, [9] Njoku donned the number 20 jersey, [1] scoring the winning goal to help Crown list the 2011 Cambodian League title [10] and finishing that season with 10 goals in the league and 4 before the final of the 2011 AFC President's Cup. [11] He then stayed with Phnom Penh Crown for 2012, missing the first half of the season on account of being suspended by the AFC. [1]
In 2011, Njoku scored 5 goals in a friendly game opposing Asia Euro University that ended 10-1 in favor of Crown; [12] that year, he also scored the opening goal 12 seconds into the match, in a 4-0 triumph over Prek Pra Keila. [13]
He is an Igbo, an ethnic group ubiquitous in southern Nigeria. [14]