Tijani Babangida

Tijani Babangida
Personal information
Date of birth	25 September 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Kaduna, Nigeria
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1987–1990	Arewa Textiles
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1996	Roda JC
1991–1993	→ VVV-Venlo (loan)
1996–2003	Ajax
2000–2001	→ Gençlerbirliği (loan)
2001–2002	→ Vitesse (loan)
2002–2003	→ Al-Ittihad (loan)
2003–2004	Changchun Yatai
Total
National team
1994–2004	Nigeria
Honours
Representing Nigeria
Men's Football
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition:Source:^[3]
Club	Season	League
Club	Season	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

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[3]
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.

List of international goals scored by Tijani Babangida
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
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	10 February 2000	National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria	South Africa	2–0	2–0	2000 African Cup of Nations
4	29 July 2001	Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Ghana	2–0	3–0	2002 World Cup qualifier
5	29 July 2001	Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Ghana	3–0	3–0	2002 World Cup qualifier

Honours

Related pages

List of Nigerians

References

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