Bala Garba

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Bala Garba
Personal information
Full name Bala Ahmed Garba
Date of birth (1974-08-09) 9 August 1974 (age 47)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
NUB
VIP
El-Kanemi
1997 Udoji United
1997–2003 Haugesund 137 (54)
2003 Sundsvall 26 (5)
2004–2006 Start 60 (16)
2007–2008 Notodden 36 (4)
2009–2011
2011–2011 Nord
2012–present Haugaland Fotballklubb
National team
199?–199? Nigeria 7 (-)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:11, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:09, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Bala Ahmed Garba (born 9 August 1974 in Lagos) is a Nigerian footballer and coach. He played for FK Haugesund from 1997 to 2002, scoring 61 goals, which is a club record.[1] In the 2005 season he played for Start, winning silver medal in the Tippeliga with the club.[1] In 2006, he played for Notodden Fotballklubb. Later he settled in Kopervik, where he has been coaching local clubs in addition to daytime work.[1]

Career statistics[]

As of 17 January 2015
Season Club Division League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1997 Haugesund Tippeligaen 14 6 0 0 14 6
1998 21 6 0 0 21 6
1999 First Division 26 11 3 2 29 13
2000 Tippeligaen 23 4 1 0 24 4
2001 First Division 29 18 2 1 31 19
2002 24 8 2 0 26 8
2003 Sundsvall Allsvenskan 26 5 0 0 26 5
2004 Start First Division 29 14 1 0 30 14
2005 Tippeligaen 16 2 1 0 17 2
2006 14 0 0 0 14 0
2007 Notodden First Division 22 3 0 0 22 3
2008 11 0 0 0 11 0
Career total 255 77 10 3 0 0 0 0 265 80

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Odd Kåre Grøttland: Bala Garba er fortsatt FKHs målkonge Haugesunds Avis, 4 February 2013 (in Norwegian)


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