Marco Tagbajumi (born 1 July 1988) is a

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former professional

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Personal life

Tagbajumi was born in Nigeria, but also holds an

passport. His family moved to Norway when he was 5, and he played youth football for Skeid.

Club career

After moving to

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with his family in 2008, Tagbajumi started playing non-league football for Kingsbury London Tigers. In 2009, he signed for AD Camacha in

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, and spent two seasons at the club before moving to Cyprus.

Strømsgodset

On 18 August 2015, Tagbajumi signed a loan deal with Strømsgodset for the remainder of the 2015 season. Strømsgodset secured an option to buy the player. He played his first match for Strømsgodset when he came on as a substitute in the 82nd minute in the 4–2 win against local rivals

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. A week later, he scored his first two goals for the club in his home debut, a 5–0 win against

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on 11 September 2015. After the 2015 season, Strømsgodset decided not to use the option to buy the player. On 11 November 2016, Tagbajumi signed a one-year contract with

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Honours

Club

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tagbajumi, Marco 1988 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Nigeria men's international footballers Cypriot First Division players Cypriot Second Division players Saudi First Division League players Eliteserien players London Tigers F.C. players APEP FC players Ermis Aradippou FC players AEL Limassol players Strømsgodset Toppfotball players FK Bodø/Glimt players Dundalk F.C. players Najran SC players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Footballers from Port Harcourt Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Akritas Chlorakas players Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Ireland 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen Expatriate men's footballers in England