Summary
Blessing Kaku (born 5 March 1978) is a former Nigerian international football player, who was a member of the national squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He played for Enosis Neon Paralimni. He has also played for K.R.C. Genk in Belgium, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Tel Aviv, F.C. Ashdod, Maccabi Petah Tikva (all in Israel), Bolton Wanderers, and Derby County but failed to make an impact in England in his short spells with the latter two clubs.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Blessing Kaku | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Ughelli, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994 | Steel Pioneers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Sharks F.C. | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | SV Braunau | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | RWD Molenbeek | 28 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | KRC Harelbeke | 26 | (5) |
| 2000–2002 | K.R.C. Genk | 20 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Hapoel Be'er-Sheva | 42 | (11) |
| 2003–2004 | F.C. Ashdod | 19 | (4) |
| 2004 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | (0) |
| 2005 | Derby County | 4 | (0) |
| 2005 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 8 | (1) |
| 2006 | F.C. Ashdod | 18 | (3) |
| 2006–2008 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 58 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 11 | (1) |
| Total | 235 | (29) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000–2004 | Nigeria | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 August 2006 | |||
His transfer from F.C. Ashdod to Bolton Wanderers in August 2004 is one of those about which the Stevens inquiry report in June 2007 expressed concerns because of the apparent conflict of interest between agent Craig Allardyce, his father Sam Allardyce - the then manager at Bolton - and the club itself.[1]
External links edit
- Blessing Kaku at National-Football-Teams.com
Notes and references edit
- ^ "What Stevens said about each club". The Daily Telegraph. 16 June 2007. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2007.[dead link]