Aminu Sani (born 14 May 1980 in

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) is a Nigerian professional

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player.

Club career

Sani started playing professionally in

Katsina United Katsina United Football Club is a Nigerian football club based in the town of Katsina, Katsina State. History Founded in 1994, they were promoted to the Nigerian Premier League in 1997, placing 12th in their debut season but were disbanded after ...

, but soon, at 17 years, he went to

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and signed with

Atalanta Bergamo Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly referred to as Atalanta, is a professional football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. The club plays in Serie A, having gained promotion from Serie B in 2010–11. Atalanta was founded in 1907 by Lice ...

. After one season, he signed with top

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club Club Brugge where he stayed until 2003. In the last season he was loaned, in the last half of the season, to

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, known in that period by the name of KFC Strombeek. In summer 2003, he moved to

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

to play in

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The c ...

. A series of injuries made him almost give up, but in December 2006, he signed with a lower Italian league side Alghero Calcio, where he expected to return to his maximum form. In 2008, he moved to

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to play in

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International career

He was part of the

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in 1999.

Honours

Club Brugge *

Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (french: link=no, Coupe de Belgique; nl, Beker van België []; german: link=no, Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgia ...

: 2002 Belgian Cup Final, 2001–02 *

Belgian Super Cup The Belgian Super Cup ( nl, Belgische Supercup, ; french: Supercoupe de Belgique; german: Belgischer Fußball-Super Cup), ''Pro League Supercup'', is a Belgian club competition played as a single match between the Belgian First Division A champio ...

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References

External sources

Aminu Sani
at Club Brugge official website
Profile in As

Player profile in official Club Brugge website

Signing with italian side Alghero
Living people 1980 births Footballers from Lagos Nigerian men's footballers Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Atalanta BC players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Club Brugge KV players Belgian Pro League players R.W.D.M. Brussels F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Israel FK Radnički 1923 players Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Men's association football midfielders Katsina United F.C. players Serbian First League players Polisportiva Alghero players {{Nigeria-footy-midfielder-stub