Timothy Anjembe

Timothy Anjembe
Personal information
Full name Timothy Anjembe
Date of birth 20 September 1987
Place of birth Gboko, Benue State, Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
BCC Lions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Zamfara United
2005 Lobi Stars ? (12)
2006–2008 Enyimba
2009 Vissai Ninh Bình 0 (0)
2009 Đồng Tháp (loan) 23 (11)
2010–2011 Hòa Phát Hà Nội 18 (16)
2011–2012 Hà Nội ACB 20 (17)
2013–2014 Vissai Ninh Bình 20 (6)
2014–2015 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 20 (18)
2015–2016 FLC Thanh Hóa 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Timothy Anjembe (born 20 September 1987 in Gboko) is a retired Nigerian footballer who played as a striker.

Career

In 2005, Timothy signed for Lobi Stars, where he became top scorer of the Nigerian Premier League, the top tier of Nigeria, at the age of 18 and was considered one of the hottest prospects in the league. A year later, he joined Enyimba and played at the CAF Champions League.

Timothy then went to Vietnam to join Vissai Ninh Bình in 2009. He was loaned out to Đồng Tháp and scored a hat-trick in his debut against Hoàng Anh Gia Lai. At the end of the season, he was nominated as one of the best foreigners in the league. In 2010, Timothy joined Hòa Phát Hà Nội.