Daniel Bedemi (born 17 July 1988) is a Nigerian professional

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Career

The forward played previously for

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Kolkata Port Trust Port of Kolkata or Kolkata Port, officially known as Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Trust (formerly Kolkata Port Trust), is the only riverine major port of India, located in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, around from the sea. It is the olde ...

, Chirag United and

Shillong Lajong FC Shillong Lajong FC (founded as Lajong SC) is an Indian professional football club based in Shillong, Meghalaya, that competes in the Shillong Premier League. The club was established in 1983 with the prime objective of improving the declining ...

Calcutta Port Trust

He was signed by Port Trust along with striker

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from

in 2008. Daniel Bedemi had scored against Railway FC in their 1–0 win. He had also scored in the 1–4 loss against

in the 2008

Calcutta Premier Division The Calcutta Football League (CFL) is a ladder-based football competition in the Indian state of West Bengal, organised by Indian Football Association (WB), under state football leagues in India. Due to sponsorship reasons, the league is off ...

. He was instrumental as the amateur side finished 5th, ahead of the professional

Prayag United S.C. United Sports Club (formerly known as both Prayag United, and Chirag United) is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded as Eveready Association in 1927, the club competes in the Calcutta Premier Division A, ...

Chirag United

Daniel had played for the

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-based Chirag United in the 2008–09 season. In the

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match against

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, he had scored the only goal to secure a vital 1–0 win which had saved them from relegation.

Shillong Lajong

He played for the

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-based club in the 2009–10 season. On 18 October 2009 he had scored against

in the very 1st minute of the game, they won 3–0. On 8 November 2009, he decisively equalised from the spot kick on the 2nd minute of the stoppage time against

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to secure a 1–1 draw. He had scored a late winner on the 89th minute against

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, also getting the Man of the Match award for the performance in the

match.

United Sikkim

During the summer of 2011 it was announced the Daniel signed for United Sikkim F.C. in the

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. On 9 September 2011, he had scored on the 3rd minute against

ONGC F.C. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Football Club, also known as ONGC FC, was an Indian professional football club from Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. The club was affiliated with the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation. It has competed in the Nationa ...

in the Group-B of the Federation Cup match at the

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, his side won 3–2.
He scored on his debut for United Sikkim against Bhawanipore F.C. in the

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. He continued his scoring by getting 2 more goals in his second game for United Sikkim against

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, where he led his side to a 7–2 win. He again scored in the next match against Green Valley F.C. to help his side to a 3–3 draw, and then in the 3–1 win over

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. In the Final Round, he scored a brace in the 3–2 win over

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, and then again against

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. On 15 March 2012 he scored against Kalighat Milan Sangha F.C. to equalise, the

match at

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finally ended in their 3–2 win as

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scored a brace. He again scored against

Royal Wahingdoh F.C. Royal Wahingdoh FC (also known as Wahingdoh Sports Club) was an Indian professional football club based in Shillong, Meghalaya. Nicknamed "Royals", the club participated in I-League, then top flight of Indian football league system. Royal Wahi ...

(2–0 win), Aizawl F.C. (4–2 win), and then converted the all-important spot kick against

to secure the 1–1 draw, and earn promotion to the

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Langsning F.C.

Daniel then left United Sikkim to join

-based club Langsning F.C. In

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, he was one of the leading reasons for his club to top the Group-A. He had scored the match-saving equaliser against

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-based

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He scored a goal in the 3–3 stalemate against Bhawanipore F.C. on 5 April, and then again on 18 April. He scored with a brace against

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to help his side seal a 4–2 win in the derby on 12 April. He had again scored against

on 22 April, but this time they lost 1–3. On 28 April in the last match, he again scored to hold the

-based

to a 2–2 draw.

Bhawanipore F.C.

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, he scored a winning goal for Bhawanipore F.C. against United Sikkim F.C., the only win for Bhawanipore F.C. in the tournament.

Mohun Bagan A. C.

In August 2016, he joined

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and played for mohunbagan in the calcutta Premier League 2016-17. He scored 4 goals in the 6–0 win of bagan against Army Xl. He was released after the CFL season along with

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Southern Samity

In 2017 he joined

. He played only two matches for the club in the

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. He played his first match on 4 February 2017 against

NEROCA F.C. NEROCA FC is an Indian professional football club based in Imphal, Manipur, that competes in the I-League. The club made its I-League 2nd Division debut in the 2015–16 season. The club won the 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division and secured pro ...

. He also featured in Samity's first eleven against

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on 25 February 2017. He failed to score a goal. Later the club replaced him with odafa okolie for the final round of

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Personal life

He is currently divorced from Suprabha Chettri,who works in Hospitality Industry since 2014. They have one son together named Emmanuel. Daniel is not dating anyone at the moment.

Honours

Individual *Amta Sanghati Gold Cup top scorer: 2015

References

External links

Daniel Bedemi
at Goal.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bedemi, Daniel 1986 births Nigerian men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in India Living people Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in India Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players Shillong Lajong FC players I-League players United Sikkim FC players Bhawanipore FC players Men's association football forwards Tollygunge Agragami FC players