Kenneth Zeigbo (born 16 June 1977) is a Nigerian retired professional footballer who played as a

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Career

Zeigbo started his career playing with Nigerian teams NEPA Lagos and then Enugu Rangers. On 7 August 1997, he made his debut for the Nigeria national team in a match against Cameroon, also scoring a goal during the game. He then moved to Europe, joining

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and immediately scoring a winning goal in his debut, a Polish Supercup match against Widzew Lodz. Zeigbo was then noticed by Venezia scouts and signed by the ''arancioneroverdi'', then playing in Serie A, in 1998. He failed to break into the first team and was immediately relegated into the reserves and successively loaned out to United Arab Emirates side

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, Libyan club Al-Ahly and

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. In 2002, he returned to Venezia, only marking three appearances as a substitute before being sold to

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in January 2003. After two difficult seasons and a number of serious injuries, Zeigbo left professional football and moved to Eccellenza Veneto amateurs Prix Camisano in 2005, leaving them in 2007 to sign for Eccellenza Sardinia side A.S.D. Villasimius, joining former Internazionale and

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player

Fabio Macellari Fabio Macellari (born 23 August 1974 in Sesto San Giovanni) is an Italian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Bobbiese in Prima Categoria. Football career Macellari started his career at Pro Sesto (Serie C1). He then signed by U ...

. After retiring as a player he became an owner of a security company in Italy.

Honours

* Premio Ocio Ciò: 2013-14

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zeigbo, Kenneth 1977 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers Nigeria men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Serie A players Serie B players Ekstraklasa players Al Ain FC players Venezia FC players Legia Warsaw players Rangers International F.C. players L'Aquila 1927 players AC Belluno 1905 players Footballers from Enugu NEPA Lagos F.C. players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Libya Expatriate men's footballers in Libya UAE Pro League players