Jero Shakpoke (born 5 December 1979) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Between 1998 and 1999, he made six appearances for the Nigeria national team.

Jero Shakpoke
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-12-05) 5 December 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Warri, Nigeria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995 Port Harcourt 30 (0)
1995–1996 Reggiana 0 (0)
1996–1997 FK Vardar 16 (0)
1997 HNK Rijeka 0 (0)
1998 Zagłębie Lubin 9 (0)
1998–1999 Reggiana 21 (0)
1999 Bologna 0 (0)
1999–2000 Lugano 6 (1)
2000–2001 Nice 19 (1)
2001 Palermo 0 (0)
2002 Reggiana 15 (1)
2002–2003 Teramo 3 (0)
2005–2007 Rovigo 52 (8)
2007–2008 Varese 23 (0)
2008–2009 Rovigo 21 (0)
2009 Siena 0 (0)
2009–2010Union SG (loan) 24 (0)
2010–2012 Union SG 43 (0)
Total 282 (11)
International career
1998–1999 Nigeria[1] 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Shakpoke was born in Warri, Nigeria.

He joined Tuscan Serie A side A.C. Siena in August 2009 from Rovigo Calcio on a two-year permanent deal.[2][3] According to an interview released by Shakpoke himself, he will successively leave Siena to join an unnamed Belgian team within days;[4] the team was later unveiled to be Royale Union Saint-Gilloise,[5] headed by Italian Roberto Landi, on a season loan move.[6][7]

Personal life

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Shakpoke's son, Ruben, is a striker, currently in the academy at West Bromwich Albion.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Jero Shakpoke at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "Carriera di Jero Shakpoke". Tutto Calciatori. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Ufficiale: Shakpoke al Siena" (in Italian). Calcionews24. 11 August 2009. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  4. ^ "CALCIOMERCATO Jero Shakpoke non firma per il Rovigo e si trasferisce all'estero" (in Italian). Rovigo Oggi. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  5. ^ "Officiel : Shakpoke signe à l'Union". Archived from the original on 6 September 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
  6. ^ "COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE" (in French). R. Union Saint-Gilloise. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009. [dead link]
  7. ^ Footgoal Profile Archived 19 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Ruben Shakpoke". Flown From The Nest. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
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