Marco Tagbajumi (born 1 July 1988) is a Nigerian-Italian former professional footballer.[1]
Personal life
Tagbajumi was born in Nigeria, but also holds an Italian passport.[2] His family moved to Norway when he was 5,[2] and he played youth football for Skeid.[2]
Club career
After moving to London, England with his family in 2008, Tagbajumi started playing non-league football for Kingsbury London Tigers.[2] In 2009, he signed for AD Camacha in Portugal, and spent two seasons at the club before moving to Cyprus.[2]
Strømsgodset
On 18 August 2015, Tagbajumi signed a loan deal with Strømsgodset for the remainder of the 2015 season.[2] Strømsgodset secured an option to buy the player.[3]
He played his first match for Strømsgodset when he came on as a substitute in the 82nd minute in the 4–2 win against local rivals Mjøndalen IF.[4] A week later, he scored his first two goals for the club in his home debut, a 5–0 win against FK Haugesund on 11 September 2015.[5]
After the 2015 season, Strømsgodset decided not to use the option to buy the player.
On 11 November 2016, Tagbajumi signed a one-year contract with Strømsgodset.[6]
Honours
Club
References
- ^ "Tagbajumi signerer for Glimt" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Nilsen, Magne J. (18 August 2015). "Klar for Godset" (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset Toppfotball. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Tagbajumi joins Stromsgodset on loan". 16 August 2015. Archived from the original on 18 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "Match Report". Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ "Match Report". Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ "MARCO RETURNERER TIL GODSET". godset.no (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset Toppfotball. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
External links
- Marco Tagbajumi at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Marco Tagbajumi at Soccerway
