Kenny Otigba
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kenneth Karim Otigba | ||
Date of birth | 29 August 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | SC Heerenveen | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000 | Kaduna United FC | ||
2000–2004 | Gyulai Termál FC | ||
2004–2008 | Békéscsaba SE | ||
2008–2012 | SC Heerenveen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2012– | SC Heerenveen | 69 | (8) |
National team‡ | |||
2010 | Hungary U19 | 1 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Hungary U21 | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2016 (UTC). |
Kenneth Karim Otigba (born 29 August 1992 in Kaduna, Nigeria) is a Nigerian-born Hungarian footballer who plays for SC Heerenveen as a centre back.
Career
Heerenveen
Otigba made his debut for SC Heerenveen on 16 December 2012 against Utrecht, coming on a 75th-minute substitute in a 3-1 loss.[1]
On 30 August 2014, Otigba gave an assist to Mark Uth to beat FC Utrecht 3-1 in the 2014–15 Eredivisie.[2]
On 13 December 2014, Otigba gave an assist to Mark Uth to beat NAC Breda 2-0 at the Rat Verlegh Stadion in Breda, Netherlands in the 2014–15 Eredivisie.[3]
On 7 January 2015, Otigba was chosen to be in the best team of December of the 2014–15 Eredivisie.[4]
Club statistics
- As of 4 March 2014[5]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
SC Heerenveen | 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2013–14 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | |
2014–15 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
2015–16 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
Total | 69 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 8 | |
Career Total | 69 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 8 |
Personal life
Otigba said in an interview with the Hungarian Nemzeti Sport that "I'm a very lucky chap" when he was asked about his partner, Sanne Veerbek, a.k.a. Ayden. Veerbek participated in the X Factor in 2013.[6]
References
- ↑ UTRECHT VS. HEERENVEEN 3 - 1
- ↑ "Hollandia: Otigba Kenny gólpasszal tért vissza". Nemzeti Sport. 30 August 2014.
- ↑ "Hollandia: a gólzsák köszönettel tartozik Otigbának is". Nemzeti Sport. 13 December 2014.
- ↑ "Eredivisie: Otigba beverekedte magát a hónap csapatába". Nemzeti Sport. 7 January 2015.
- ↑ Soccerway profile
- ↑ "Íme, a lány, aki miatt Otigba Kenneth rendkívül szerencsés". Nemzeti Sport. 11 November 2014.
External links
- Voetbal International profile (Dutch)
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