Kenneth Zeigbo

Nigerian footballer

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Kenneth Zeigbo
Personal information
Date of birth	(1977-06-16) 16 June 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Enugu, Nigeria
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1996	NEPA Lagos	63	(47)
1997	Enugu Rangers	8	(6)
1997–1998	Legia Warsaw	20	(5)
1998–2003	Venezia	5	(0)
1999–2000	→ Al Ain (loan)	22	(13)
2000–2001	→ Al Ahli (loan)	15	(15)
2001–2002	→ L'Aquila (loan)	11	(2)
2003–2005	Belluno	13	(0)
2005–2006	Prix Camisano
2007–2010	Villasimius
2010–2012	Castiadas
2012	Gaeta
2012–2013	Civitavecchia
International career
1997–1999	Nigeria	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenneth Zeigbo (born 16 June 1977) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker.^[1]

Career

Zeigbo started his career playing with Nigerian teams NEPA Lagos and then Enugu Rangers. On 7 August 1997, he made his debut for the Nigeria national team in a match against Cameroon, also scoring a goal during the game.^[2] He then moved to Europe, joining Legia Warsaw and immediately scoring a winning goal in his debut, a Polish Super Cup match against Widzew Łódź.^[2]

Zeigbo was then noticed by Venezia scouts and signed by the arancioneroverdi, then playing in Serie A, in 1998. He failed to break into the first team and was immediately relegated into the reserves and successively loaned out to United Arab Emirates side Al Ain, Libyan club Al-Ahly and Serie C1 team L'Aquila. In 2002, he returned to Venezia, only marking three appearances as a substitute before being sold to Serie C2 side Belluno in January 2003.^[2] After two difficult seasons and a number of serious injuries, Zeigbo left professional football and moved to Eccellenza Veneto amateurs Prix Camisano in 2005, leaving them in 2007 to sign for Eccellenza Sardinia side A.S.D. Villasimius, joining former Internazionale and Cagliari player Fabio Macellari.^[2]

After retiring as a player he became an owner of a security company in Italy.^[3]

Honours

Legia Warsaw

Polish Super Cup: 1997^[2]

Al Ain

UAE Pro League: 1999–2000^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Kenneth Zeigbo". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Zeigbo, il nigeriano di vetro" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
^ "Fanno arrestare banditi, cittadini premiati - Cronaca - La Nuova di Venezia". La Nuova di Venezia (in Italian). 9 April 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2018.