Itimi Dickson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Itimi Dickson Edherefe | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001 | Jurong | 26 | (9) |
| 2002 | Woodlands Wellington | 19 | (6) |
| 2003 | Woodlands Wellington | 30 | (17) |
| 2004 | Young Lions | 24 | (8) |
| 2005 | Young Lions | 27 | (7) |
| 2006 | Woodlands Wellington | 26 | (3) |
| 2007-2009 | Persitara Jakarta Utara | 17 | (2) |
| 2009 | Home United | 24 | (1) |
| 2010 | Geylang United | 30 | (1) |
| 2011- 2012 | Persidafon Dafonsoro | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004- | Singapore | 33 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 8, 2012. | |||
Itimi Dickson Edherefe is a Singapore international football player who last played for Persidafon Dafonsoro.
Club career
Previously, he played for Jurong FC, Woodlands Wellington FC, Young Lions and Persitara Jakarta Utara.
In 2001, Dickson was suspended for three months and fined S$1,000 for punching Home United's Harun Juma'at. He fell out with head coach V. Sundramoorthy after serving out his ban and was transferred to Woodlands Wellington in 2002.[1]
Dickson returned to S-league to play for Home United after an unsuccessful season with Persitara Jakarta Utara.
International career
Fast and aggressive in attack, Itimi provides width and decent flair to a Singapore national side midfield that lacks the technical capability. However, his consistency has been called into question and he has not been included in the national team in recent internationals.
Although he was born in Nigeria, he received Singapore citizenship under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme in 2004.[1] Itimi was in the Singapore squad that won the Tiger Cup regional football championship in 2004.
He was given a 6-month ban from representing Singapore when he was absent from training with the national team. He later bounced back from the ban by playing well in league and was subsequently made part of the ASEAN Cup winning side.
National team career statistics
Goals for Senior National Team
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 15, 2004 | Hanoi, Vietnam |  Cambodia | 3–0 | Won | 2004 Tiger Cup | |
| January 15, 2007 | Singapore, Singapore |  Laos | 11–0 | Won | 2007 ASEAN Football Championship |
Honours
International
- Singapore
- ASEAN Football Championship: 2004, 2007
References
- 1 2 "Iti lands home". FAS. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- Itimi Dickson at National-Football-Teams.com
- http://www.soccerway.com/players/itimi-dickson/73452/