Jagaba Hamza Auta (born 5 November 1994 ) is a Nigerian footballer who last played as a forward for Lonestar Kashmir FC in the Indian I-League 2nd Division. Hamza has been the highest goal scorer for his team both i
BEML SC
and

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. He has played in the Indian I-League with

and

Salgaocar Salgaocar Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Vasco, Goa, that competes in the Goa Professional League. They have also played in the I-League, then top flight of Indian football league system. Founded in 1956, the clu ...

. His highest scoring league seasons so far have seen him score 12 goals in the 2016-17 Indian I-League.

Career

Early career

Hamza joined the local football club First Bank FC, having been scouted by his local manager Awwal Bello Arab while playing on the streets of his hometown in Lagos. After a year with the club, he moved to FC Dragons in Benin Republic and was loan to play in Tunisia in the northern Africa. In the year 2012 Hamza moved back to Nigeria and signed for Adamawa United in the Nigerian Professional League, Hamza was loan out of Africa to India and played for BEML Sport Club, HAL Sport Club, "Al Hamriyah SC" in Dubai UAE and Salgaocar Sport Club in the Indian I-League.

HAL

For the 2014-15 in the INDIAN I-League season Hamza played for

HAL SC Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Sporting Club, often abbreviated as HAL or HASC, was an institutional Indian football club based in Bangalore. It was named after the company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The club competed in the top tier ...

who were based in Bangalore. After his maiden season with HAL, Hamza finished with 23 caps in the I-League and 9 goals and also for the 2015-16 I-League season Hamza played for

. After his maiden season with HAL, Hamza finished with 25 caps in the I-League and 12 goals. Team HAL

. Hamza left to Dubai in UAE and Play for "Al Hamriyah SC" a loan for 4 months and returned to India.

Salgaocar

After two season at HAL on 6 May 2016 it was announced that Hamza has signed with

of the I-League for the 2017 I-League season. Jagaba Hamza in Salgaocar SC

Career statistics

Club

''Statistics accurate as of 7 May 2015''

References

External links

goal.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamza, Jagaba Nigerian men's footballers AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé players 1987 births Living people Al Hamriyah Club players UAE First Division League players I-League players Place of birth missing (living people) Men's association football forwards