Ganiu Ogungbe

Ganiu Atanda Ogungbe

Personal information
Full name	Ganiu Atanda Ogungbe
Date of birth	1 December 1992
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Defender, Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Ethnikos Achnas
Number	25
Youth career
	Kwara United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2013–2014	Omonia	10	(0)
2014-	Ethnikos Achnas	57	(9)
National team^‡
2011–2012	Nigeria U20	9	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06 April 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07 May 2015

Ganiu Ogungbe (born 1 December 1992) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender and defensive midfielder.^[1]

Club career

2013-14 season

Ganiu Atanda Ogungbe signed a contract with Cyprus First Division team AC Omonia in summer 2013 after successful trial with the Cypriot team.

2014-15 season

After contract renewal negotiations with AC Omonia did not succeed, Ogungbe signed a contract with Ethnikos Achna. 2014/15 season Ganiu Ogungbe proved himself to be one of the best central defenders in Cyprus only being 21 years old.

2015-16 season

Ganiu Atanda Ogungbe signed a new one year long contract with Ethnikos Achna in July 2015.

International career

Youth

Ganiu Ogungbe was selected to Nigeria U-20 National team squad in 2010, in 2011 Nigeria U-20 Football team won U-20 Nations Cup in South Africa and they qualified for the U-20 World Cup. Ogungbe played 5 games in U-20 World Cup in Colombia, against Guatemala, Croatia, Saudi Arabia, England and France. Nigeria was knocked out of the competition in quarter finals, against France.

References

1. http://int.soccerway.com/players/ganiu-ogungbe/197710/

External links

• Soccerway profile: Ganiu Ogungbe profile at Soccerway
• Goal.com profile: http://www.goal.com/en-ng/people/nigeria/57239/ganiu-ogungbe/national