Julius Aghahowa
 Aghahowa with Shakhtar Donetsk in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julius Efosa Aghahowa | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Police Machines | |||
| Bendel Insurance | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Bendel Insurance | ||
| 1999–2000 | Espérance | ||
| 2000–2007 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 89 | (32) |
| 2001 | → Shakhtar-2 Donetsk | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Kayserispor | 29 | (6) |
| 2009–2012 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 10 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 |
→ Sevastopol (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| Total | 161 | (40) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2007 | Nigeria | 32 | (14) |
| 2000 | Nigeria Olympic | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Julius Efosa Aghahowa (born 12 February 1982) is a Nigerian former professional
Aghahowa played in Ukraine, England and Turkey during his career. Known for his pace and acrobatic
Club career
Early career
Born in Benin City, Aghahowa began his career with the Police Machines, a local police team, and went on to Bendel Insurance. He signed for Danish lower division team Herning Fremad before the 1999 African Youth Championship, but Aghahowa performed so well there that he wanted to play for a bigger club. He ended up with the Tunisian champions, Espérance, when he procured a contract with the Tunisians which predated the Herning Fremad contract.[2]
Shakhtar Donetsk
In the middle of the 2000–01 season, Aghahowa transferred to Shakhtar Donetsk, who soon won the Ukrainian league championship. Aghahowa won the game for Shakhtar in the 2006 Ukrainian Championship against Dynamo Kyiv, heading the winner in extra-time and being named man of the match. His performance in the final has been widely seen as the "saving grace" of his career at Shakhtar, with his future at the club looking bleak earlier in the season. After playing over six years for Shakhtar Donetsk, Aghahowa left for Wigan Athletic.
Wigan Athletic
His work permit was passed and on 30 January 2007, he signed for Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee,[3] playing his first Premiership match for them against Portsmouth on 3 February.[4] Aghahowa did not score for Wigan in one and a half years and on 20 June 2008, he signed for Kayserispor.[5]
Return to Shakhtar Donetsk
On 4 July 2009,
International career
Aghahowa played 32 matches and scored 14 goals for the
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2000–01 | Vyshcha Liha | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 8 | |||
| 2001–02 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 25 | 10 | |||||
| 2002–03 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 17 | 3 | |||||
| 2003–04 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 27 | 10 | |||||
| 2004–05 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | – | 13 | 5 | – | 33 | 16 | |||||
| 2005–06 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | |||||
| 2006–07 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 89 | 32 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 51 | – | ||
| Wigan Athletic | 2006–07 | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | [8] | ||
| 2007–08 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | [8] | ||||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | – | ||
| Kayserispor | 2008–09 | Süper Lig | 29 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 34 | 6 | [8] | ||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2009–10 | Ukrainian Premier League | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 18 | 1 | [8] | |
| 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [8] | |||
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [8] | |||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | – | ||
| Sevastopol (loan) | 2010–11 | Ukrainian Premier League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | [8] | |||
| Career total | 158 | 40 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 233 | 59 | – | ||
- ^ One appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2000 | 4 | 3 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 12 | 7 | |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 14 | |
Honours
Espérance
Shakhtar Donetsk
- 2006, 2010
- Ukrainian Cup: 2002, 2004
References
- ^ Hattenstone, Simon. "Bravo Bernardo, from duffer to dubber". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ Lars Bøgeskov, "Jyder snydt for supertalent", Politiken, 27 August 1999.
- ^ "Aghahowa close to Wigan deal". TeamTALK. 29 January 2007. Archived from the original on 18 February 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2007.
- ^ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 8 February 2007.
- ^ "Striker Aghahowa makes Wigan exit". BBC Sport. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
- ^ Julius Aghahowa came back to Shakhtar
- ^ Агахова объявил о завершении карьеры. www.ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). ua-football. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g Julius Aghahowa at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Julius Aghahowa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
External links
- Julius Aghahowa at Soccerbase
- Nigerian Players
- Julius Aghahowa at FootballDatabase.eu
- Time for Aghahowa to stop blowing hot and cold
- Julius Aghahowa at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
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