Tijani Babangida

Tijani Babangida

Personal information
Date of birth	(1973-09-25) 25 September 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Kaduna, Nigeria
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1][2]
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1987–1990	Arewa Textiles
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1996	Roda JC	78	(26)
1991–1993	→ VVV-Venlo (loan)	34	(19)
1996–2003	Ajax	77	(20)
2000–2001	→ Gençlerbirliği (loan)	12	(2)
2001–2002	→ Vitesse (loan)	14	(1)
2002–2003	→ Al-Ittihad (loan)	5	(0)
2003–2004	Changchun Yatai	29	(8)
Total		272	(85)
National team
1994–2004	Nigeria	36	(5)
Honours Representing  Nigeria Men's Football 1996 Atlanta Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Tijani Babangida (born 25 September 1973) is a former Nigerian football player. He has played for Nigeria national team. Babangida was especially praised for his dribbling on the field and his speed as an attacker on the flanks. Known for his pace, his playing style was sometimes compared to that of Marc Overmars. He is regarded to be one of the greatest Nigerian wingers and dribblers in his position.

Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Babangida goal.

List of international goals scored by Tijani Babangida

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 June 1998	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Denmark	1–4	1–4	1998 World Cup
2	10 February 2000	National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria	South Africa	1–0	2–0	2000 African Cup of Nations
3				2–0
4	29 July 2001	Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Ghana	2–0	3–0	2002 World Cup qualifier
5				3–0

• Summer Olympics: 1996
• Eredivisie: 1997–98
• KNVB Cup: 1997–98, 1998–99
• Turkish Cup: 2000–01
• Jia B: 2003

• List of Nigerians

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