Minabo Asechemie
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Minabo Asechemie | ||
Date of birth | 5 May 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Okrika Rivers, Nigeria | ||
Position(s) |
Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001 | Sharks | ? | (?) |
2001–2003 |
Marsa | 24 | (6) |
2003–2005 | Marsaxlokk | 24 | (3) |
2006 | Clevedon Town | 1 | (0) |
International career | |||
2002–2004 | Nigeria | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Minabo Asechemie (born 5 May 1980 in
Playing career
Sharks
Asechemie began his career in his native Nigeria playing for
Marsa
Asechemie became an instant hit in his first season with
His second season in Maltese football saw a prove himself to be without doubt one of the best players in the
Asechemie had become hot property by the 2003–2004 season and had gained a call up to the Nigerian national team and earned two caps for his home nation. Despite his best efforts with Marsa, they were eventually relegated.
With the Nigerian's profile rising, and seemingly too good to play in the Maltese League, it seemed inevitable that he would leave Malta, he spent the summer of that season on trial for various clubs across Europe in hope of a move to a big club.
He was a trialist with Polish top side
Marsaxlokk
Rumours continued and the name of Asechemie was linked with many clubs, but weeks before the new season in Malta was about to begin Marsaxlokk signed Asechemie.
He looked like a great signing for Marsaxlokk and if he continued the form he had a Marsa then it seemed the club had really pulled off a major coup.
Unfortunately for both Marsaxlokk and Asechemie, the Nigerian had not lived up to the billing and after just two season Marsaxlokk released the player.
Managers and coaches were still aware of what Asechemie had achieved in Malta with Marsa and he wasn't short of trials to find a new club. In January 2005 he was on trial with Scottish club Dunfermline Athletic but failed to make the grade.[1]
Asechemie's situation got worse and after other failed trials his fitness and lack of first team football began to show, in 2005-2006 he was also the subject of failed trials with Welsh side
Clevedon Town
In 2006, Asechemie (once one of the hottest prospects in Nigerian football) finally found a club in the form of newly promoted
References
- ^ "Butler and Bradley leaving Pars". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 January 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
External links
- Minabo Asechemie's profile at NigerianPlayers.com
- Minabo Asechemie at National-Football-Teams.com