Rabiu Afolabi facts for kids
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rabiu Afolabi | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Osogbo, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Monaco | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997 | NEPA Lagos | ||
| 1997–2003 | Standard Liège | 89 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | → Napoli (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Austria Wien | 60 | (1) |
| 2005–2009 | Sochaux | 123 | (5) |
| 2009– 2011 | Red Bull Salzburg | 62 | (4) |
| 2011- | Monaco | 9 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000– | Nigeria | 20 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Rabiu Afolabi (born 18 April 1980 in Osogbo, Nigeria) is a Nigerian soccer player. He plays for F. C. Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga as defender.
Career
After playing good in the UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup in 1997 he went to Europe and played for Standard Liège. He signed 2000 for SSC Napoli in the Seria A but had no breakthrough. So he went back to Belgium. 2003 till 2005 the played the first time in Austria for FK Austria Wien. After his time in France( FC Sochaux 2005-2009) he signed for F.C. Red Bull Salzburg. 2011 he his in AS Monaco now playing in the League 2 in France
International
He started with the team of Nigeria in the 1999 African Youth Championship. The he was captain of the Nigerian team at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria, where they reached the quarter finals. On 17 June 2000, he made his first match in the senior team in a 2002 World Cup qualifing match against Sierra Leone. Rabiu Afolabi was member of the Nigerian team for the 2002 and 2010 World Cups.
Images for kids
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Afolabi in a match against SV Kapfenberg.
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Afolabi in a match during his time at Salzburg
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