Rabiu Afolabi

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.

Rabiu Afolabi

Personal information
Full name	Rabiu Afolabi
Date of birth	(1980-04-18) 18 April 1980
Place of birth	Osogbo, Nigeria
Height	1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	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 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 October 2009

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.

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
• Players profile Official Website FC Red Bull Salzburg
• Guardian football stats-Rabiu Afolabi Archived 2012-10-02 at the Wayback Machine