Emmanuel Tony Agbaji (born 21 November 1992) is a Nigerian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Lobi Stars

Emmanuel was born in Nigeria. Since his childhood In 2009, he joined Lobi Stars Academy in Makurdi, Nigeria, then signed his first professional contract with Lobi Stars senior team in 2011. Emmanuel was the longest-serving player for Lobi Stars and was the team's captain on several occasions. He has also won in the Nigerian Premier League in 2018 and played

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for Lobi Stars.

Nam Định

In January 2019, he moved to Vietnam and signed with CLB Nam Định. In the 2019 season of V-League, Emmanuel played 24 matches in the league and was an instrumental part of the Nam Định squad. In January 2020, Emmanuel extended his contract with Nam Định for an additional season. He was released at the end of the 2020 campaign. Return to Lobi Stars After a 14 month break from football, Emmanuel resigned for his boyhood club Lobi stars. He scored his first goal since rejoining the club in an NPFL league match against Wikki Tourists FC on 10 July 2022 in the 60th minute. In the same match, he also missed an 89th minute penalty and appeared to have cost the team 3 points, however teammate Godfrey Utin scored the winner 4 minutes later to win the match 3-2.

Honours

Lobi Stars *

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* Nigerian Super Cup: 2018

References

Living people 1992 births Nigerian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Lobi Stars F.C. players Nam Định F.C. players V.League 1 players Bangladesh Premier League footballers Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) players Nigeria Professional Football League players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam Expatriate men's footballers in Bangladesh People from Makurdi Footballers from Benue State 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen {{Nigeria-footy-defender-stub