Daniel Bedemi (born 17 July 1988) is a Nigerian professional

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who plays as a

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Career

The forward played previously for

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Kolkata Port Trust The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SPMP or SMP, Kolkata), formerly the Kolkata Port, is the only riverine major port in India, in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, around from the sea. It is the oldest operating port in India and was construc ...

, Chirag United and

Shillong Lajong FC Shillong Lajong Football Club (founded as Lajong SC) is an Indian professional Association football, football club based in Shillong, Meghalaya. The club is currently competing in the I-League, the second tier of the Indian football league syst ...

Calcutta Port Trust

He was signed by Port Trust along with striker

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from

in 2008. Daniel Bedemi had scored against Railway FC in their 1–0 win. He had also scored in the 1–4 loss against

in the 2008

Calcutta Premier Division The Calcutta Football League (CFL) is a ladder-based association football, football competition in the Indian state of West Bengal, organised by the Indian Football Association, Indian Football Association (WB) as part of the Indian State Leagu ...

. He was instrumental as the amateur side finished 5th, ahead of the professional

Prayag United S.C. The United Sports Club () is a professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. United SC was founded in 1927. The club competes in the I-League 2, as well as the Calcutta Football League, the oldest football league in Asia. ...

Chirag United

Daniel had played for the

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-based Chirag United in the 2008–09 season. In the

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match against

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, he had scored the only goal to secure a vital 1–0 win which had saved them from relegation.

Shillong Lajong

He played for the

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-based club in the 2009–10 season. On 18 October 2009 he had scored against

in the very 1st minute of the game, they won 3–0. On 8 November 2009, he decisively equalised from the spot kick on the 2nd minute of the stoppage time against

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to secure a 1–1 draw. He had scored a late winner on the 89th minute against

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, also getting the Man of the Match award for the performance in the

match.

United Sikkim

During the summer of 2011 it was announced the Daniel signed for United Sikkim F.C. in the

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. On 9 September 2011, he had scored on the 3rd minute against

ONGC F.C. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Football Club (known simply as ONGC FC) was an Indian professional Association football, football club based in Mumbai. The club was an institutional arm of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), and part of ...

in the Group-B of the Federation Cup match at the

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, his side won 3–2.
He scored on his debut for United Sikkim against

Bhawanipore F.C. Bhawanipore Club, also known as সংবাদ প্রতিদিন ভবানীপুর ক্লাব for sponsorship reasons, is an Indian professional football club based in Bhowanipore, Kolkata, West Bengal. The club was establi ...

in the

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. He continued his scoring by getting 2 more goals in his second game for United Sikkim against

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, where he led his side to a 7–2 win. He again scored in the next match against Green Valley F.C. to help his side to a 3–3 draw, and then in the 3–1 win over

Southern Samity Southern Samity is an Indian professional multi-sports club from Kolkata. Founded in 1945, the club is also based in Siliguri, North Bengal. Apart from sports, they are also involved in numerous cultural activities. Its football section compete ...

. In the Final Round, he scored a brace in the 3–2 win over

Vasco S.C. Clube de Desportos Vasco da Gama (simply known as both Vasco Sports Club, and Vasco SC) is an Indian professional football club based in Vasco da Gama, Goa, part of the same named multi-sports club. Incorporated in 1951, the club is nickname ...

, and then again against

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. On 15 March 2012 he scored against Kalighat Milan Sangha F.C. to equalise, the

match at

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finally ended in their 3–2 win as Quinton Jacobs scored a brace. He again scored against

Royal Wahingdoh F.C. Royal Wahingdoh Football Club (also known as Wahingdoh Sports Club) was an Indian professional Association football, football club based in Shillong, Meghalaya. Nicknamed "Royals", the club participated in I-League, then top flight of Indian fo ...

(2–0 win), Aizawl F.C. (4–2 win), and then converted the all-important spot kick against

to secure the 1–1 draw, and earn promotion to the

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Langsning F.C.

Daniel then left United Sikkim to join

-based club Langsning F.C. In

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, he was one of the leading reasons for his club to top the Group-A. He had scored the match-saving equaliser against

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-based

DSK Shivajians F.C. DSK Shivajians Football Club (founded as Shivajians Sports Club) was an Indian professional association football, football club based in Pune, Maharashtra. The club was owned by the DSK Group, and competed in the I-League, then top tier of Indi ...

He scored a goal in the 3–3 stalemate against

on 5 April, and then again on 18 April. He scored with a brace against

Rangdajied United F.C. Rangdajied United Football Club (formerly known as Ar-Hima) is an Indian professional association football, football club based in Mawngap-Mawphlang, in the south-west of Shillong, Khasi Hills, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The club was founded ...

to help his side seal a 4–2 win in the derby on 12 April. He had again scored against

on 22 April, but this time they lost 1–3. On 28 April in the last match, he again scored to hold the

-based

to a 2–2 draw.

Bhawanipore F.C.

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, he scored a winning goal for

against United Sikkim F.C., the only win for Bhawanipore F.C. in the tournament.

Mohun Bagan A. C.

In August 2016, he joined

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and played for mohunbagan in the calcutta Premier League 2016-17. He scored 4 goals in the 6–0 win of bagan against Army Xl. He was released after the CFL season along with

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Southern Samity

In 2017 he joined

. He played only two matches for the club in the

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. He played his first match on 4 February 2017 against

NEROCA F.C. NEROCA Football Club (known fully as North Eastern Re-Organising Cultural Association Football Club) is an Indian professional association football, football club based in Imphal, Manipur, that currently competes in the I-League 2. It previousl ...

. He also featured in Samity's first eleven against Hindustan F.C. on 25 February 2017. He failed to score a goal. Later the club replaced him with odafa okolie for the final round of

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Personal life

He is currently divorced from Suprabha Chettri, who works in Hospitality Industry since 2014. They have one son together named Emmanuel. Daniel is not dating anyone at the moment.

Honours

Individual *Amta Sanghati Gold Cup top scorer: 2015

References

External links

Daniel Bedemi
at Goal.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bedemi, Daniel 1986 births Nigerian men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in India Living people Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in India Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players Shillong Lajong FC players I-League players United Sikkim FC players Bhawanipore Club players Men's association football forwards Tollygunge Agragami FC players 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen Nigerian expatriate men's footballers