Tijani Babangida
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| Date of birth | 25 September 1973 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1][2] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1987–1990 | Arewa Textiles | |||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Niger Tornadoes | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1991–1996 | Roda JC | 78 | (26) | |||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | → VVV-Venlo (loan) | 34 | (19) | |||||||||||
| 1996–2003 | Ajax | 77 | (20) | |||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | → Gençlerbirliği (loan) | 12 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | → Vitesse (loan) | 14 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | → Al-Ittihad (loan) | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Changchun Yatai | 29 | (8) | |||||||||||
| Total | 272 | (85) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–2004 | Nigeria | 36 | (5) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Tijani Babangida (born 25 September 1973) is a former Nigerian football player. He has played for Nigeria national team. Babangida was especially praised for his dribbling on the field and his speed as an attacker on the flanks. Known for his pace, his playing style was sometimes compared to that of Marc Overmars. He is regarded to be one of the greatest Nigerian wingers and dribblers in his position.
Career statistics
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[change | change source]| Club | Season | League | ||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | ||
| VVV-Venlo (loan) | 1991–92 | Eredivisie | 6 | 3 |
| 1992–93 | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 16 | |
| Total | 34 | 19 | ||
| Roda | 1993–94 | Eredivisie | 29 | 11 |
| 1994–95 | 20 | 5 | ||
| 1995–96 | 29 | 10 | ||
| Total | 78 | 26 | ||
| Ajax | 1996–97 | Eredivisie | 25 | 4 |
| 1997–98 | 26 | 13 | ||
| 1998–99 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 77 | 20 | ||
| Gençlerbirliği (loan) | 2000–01 | Turkish First Football League | 12 | 2 |
| Vitesse (loan) | 2001–02 | Eredivisie | 14 | 1 |
| Al-Ittihad (loan) | 2002–03 | Saudi Premier League | 5 | 0 |
| Changchun Yatai | 2003 | Jia-B League | 9 | 4 |
| 2004 | League One | 20 | 4 | |
| Total | 29 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 249 | 76 | ||
International
[change | change source]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 7 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Babangida goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 28 June 1998 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |  Denmark | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1998 World Cup |
| 2 | 10 February 2000 | National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria |  South Africa | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2000 African Cup of Nations |
| 3 | 2–0 | |||||
| 4 | 29 July 2001 | Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt, Nigeria |  Ghana | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2002 World Cup qualifier |
| 5 | 3–0 |
Honours
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[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Tijjani Babangida". NigerianPlayers. Archived from the original on 14 March 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
- ↑ Tijani Babangida at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1 2 Tijani Babangida at National-Football-Teams.com
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