Kingsley Njoku (born 18 August 1986 in

Lagos Lagos ( ; ), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper population estimated above 21 million dwellers, it is the largest city in Nigeria, the most populous urban area on the African continent, and on ...

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

) is a Nigerian footballer who last played for Lalor United of the Australian Men's State League 4 North.

Career

Singapore

Clinching the

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trophy with

Gombak United Gombak United Football Club was a professional football club based in Bukit Gombak, Singapore that last competed in the top tier of the Singapore football league system. The club took part in the S.League from 1998 to 2002, and from 2006 to 2 ...

of the Singapore S.League, Njoku tried out for Norwegian side

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that year before re-joining Gombak United in March 2009 and netting a goal in a 1-0 win over Young Lions upon returning. However, because of a situation regarding his marriage in Nigeria, which had deleterious effects on his mental health, the striker was dropped from the Gombak United roster in early 2010.

Cambodia

Announced as one of Cambodian outfit

Phnom Penh Crown Phnom Penh Crown Football Club (), commonly referred to as Crown or PPC, is a Cambodian professional football club based in Sangkat Toul Sangke II, Khan Russey Keo, Phnom Penh. The club competes in the Cambodian Premier League, the top flight ...

's new signings in late 2010, Njoku donned the number 20 jersey, scoring the winning goal to help Crown list the 2011 Cambodian League title and finishing that season with 10 goals in the league and 4 before the final of the

2011 AFC President's Cup The 2011 AFC President's Cup was the seventh edition of the AFC President's Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "emerging countries" in Asia. Teams from 12 member associations competed. ...

. He then stayed with Phnom Penh Crown for 2012, missing the first half of the season on account of being suspended by the AFC. In 2011, Njoku scored 5 goals in a friendly game opposing

Asia Euro University Asia Euro University (, ''Sakâlvĭtyéalai Asi Oerŏb'') is a private university located in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese ...

that ended 10-1 in favor of Crown; that year, he also scored the opening goal 12 seconds into the match, in a 4-0 triumph over

Prek Pra Keila Pre-kindergarten (also called pre-K or PK) is a voluntary classroom-based preschool program for children below the age of five in the United States, Canada, Turkey and Greece (when kindergarten starts). It may be delivered through a preschool ...

. He is an

Igbo Igbo may refer to: * Igbo people, an ethnic group of Nigeria * Igbo language, their language * anything related to Igboland, a cultural region in Nigeria See also * Ibo (disambiguation) * Igbo mythology * Igbo music * Igbo art * * Igbo-Ukwu, a t ...

, an ethnic group ubiquitous in southern Nigeria.

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Player CV
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Njoku, Kingsley 1986 births Footballers from Lagos Living people Men's association football forwards Expatriate men's footballers in Cambodia Singapore Premier League players Gombak United FC players Nigerian men's footballers Phnom Penh Crown FC players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Preston Lions FC players 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen