Rabiu Afolabi

Rabiu Afolabi (born 18 April 1980 in Osogbo, Nigeria) is a former Nigerian soccer player.

Rabiu Afolabi

Afolabi with RB Salzburg in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	18 April 1980 (aged 45)
Place of birth	Osogbo, Nigeria
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Centre-back
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)
2011–2012	Monaco	14	(1)
2013	SønderjyskE	5	(0)
Total		353	(13)
National team
2000–2010	Nigeria	20	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

After playing well in the UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup in 1997 he went to Europe and played for Standard Liège. He signed for SSC Napoli in 2000 in Serie A but did not break through. He went back to Belgium. From 2003 to 2005 the played in Austria for FK Austria Wien. After his time in France, playing for FC Sochaux from 2005 to 2009, he signed for F.C. Red Bull Salzburg. In 2011 he moved to AS Monaco.

International

He started with the Nigerian team at the 1999 African Youth Championship. 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 played his first match in the senior team in a 2002 World Cup qualifing match against Sierra Leone. He was a member of the Nigerian team at the 2002 and 2010 World Cups.

Rabiu Afolabi Media

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  Afolabi in a match against SV Kapfenberg.

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  Afolabi in a match during his time at Salzburg

Other websites

• Official Website Archived 2010-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
• Guardian football stats-Rabiu Afolabi Archived 2012-10-02 at the Wayback Machine