Sani Shehu Emmanuel (born 23 December 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sani Shehu Emmanuel | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Edo, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| My People | |||
| 2009–2010 | Bodens BK | ||
| 2010–2012 | Lazio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Lazio | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Salernitana (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | → FC Biel-Bienne (loan) | 10 | (5) |
| 2014 | Beitar Jerusalem | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Oskarshamns AIK | 4 | (1) |
| Total | 16 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Nigeria U17 | 5 | (5) |
| 2011 | Nigeria U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editEarly career
editBorn in Edo, Emmanuel started his playing career in his native Nigeria for My People FC, a Nigerian football Academy based in Lagos and which was run by the Synagogue Church of Nations.[1] In 2009 Emmanuel joined Swedish club Bodens BK where he stayed for only a few months as FIFA rules stated that he had to be 18 years old to make an international transfer.[2] In 2010, after his award-winning performance at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup, it was reported that Emmanuel had trials at both Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League.[3] While at Tottenham Emmanuel was even offered an extended stay.[3] However, in 2011, after trialing at several clubs in Europe, Emmanuel signed for Italian Serie A side S.S. Lazio where he was immediately put into their Primavera side.[4] In 2012 Emmanuel signed for U.S. Salernitana 1919 of the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione on a co-owned basis from Lazio and on 9 September 2012 Emmanuel made his only appearance for the 4th tier Italian side against Chiete Calcio in which he came on in the 58th minute for Christian Chirieletti as Salernitana suffered a 4–1 defeat that day.[5]
FC Biel-Bienne (loan)
editOn 16 February 2013, it was announced that Emmanuel had signed with Swiss Challenge League side FC Biel-Bienne on loan for the rest of the season.[4] He made his debut for the club on 16 March 2013 against Wohlen in which he came on in the 72nd minute for Ramon Egli as Biel-Bienne lost the match 1–0.[6]
On 12 May 2013, Emmanuel scored his first professional goals in a league match against FC Wohlen in which he scored a hat-trick to lead Biel-Bienne to a 7–0 victory.[7] He scored two more goals for Biel-Bienne on 30 May 2013 against FC Winterthur as the club 2–2.[8]
Beitar Jerusalem
editIn October 2014 Sani signed with Beitar Jerusalem.[9] Three weeks later, after playing only 24 minutes for the club, Sani was released by Beitar Jerusalem, with the club stating that the coach was not excited by Sani and that he did not feature in future plans.[10]
After leaving Beitar Jerusalem, Emmanuel had a trial at Bosnian side, FK Sarajevo, but failed in his attempt.[11]
In November 2019 ex-teammate Ogenyi Onazi helped pay for Emmanuel's medical expenses. Emmanuel was to undergo surgery for achilles tendonitis.[12]
International
editEmmanuel rose the prominence during the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in his home country Nigeria. Emmanuel finished the tournament with five goals being the joint top-scorer and won the Golden Ball as he helped Nigeria to a runners-up finish behind Switzerland.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of 14 April 2021[14]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | UEFA | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Salernitana (loan) | 2012–13 | Lega Pro Seconda Divisione | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| FC Biel-Bienne (loan) | 2012–13 | Swiss Challenge League | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 5 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2014–15 | Israeli Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oskarshamns AIK | 2015 | Swedish Division 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Career total | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | ||
References
edit- ^ Oshukeye, Shola. "SANI EMMANUEL'S TRIUMPH FROM TRAGEDY". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Unprecedented Boden history". Ostersunds FK. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ a b Stammers, Steve. "Chelsea and Spurs in fight to land African starlet". Mirror Football. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Official: Sani Emmanuel Loaned To Bienne". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "CHIETI VS. SALERNITANA 4 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "WOHLEN VS. BIEL-BIENNE 1 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "BIEL-BIENNE VS. WOHLEN 7 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "WINTERTHUR VS. BIEL-BIENNE 2 – 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ Ben Ziv, Guy (21 October 2014). "Sani Emmanuel finalized with Beitar Jerusalem for a season" (in Hebrew). ONE.
- ^ Ben Ziv, Guy (13 November 2014). "Sani Emmanuel released from Beitar, but will continue training" (in Hebrew). ONE.
- ^ "SARAJEVO WON'T GIVE SANI EMMANUEL A CONTRACT". African Football. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluswashina (25 November 2019). "Sani Emmanuel: Onazi pays for ex-Nigeria U-17 star's surgery". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Swiss take their place in history". FIFA. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ Sani Emmanuel at Soccerway
External links
edit- Sani Emmanuel at Soccerway