Brian Agbor

Brian Agbor
Personal information
Full name Brian Emo Agbor
Date of birth (2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Cameroon
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Torreense
Youth career
2013–2021 Royal Antwerp
2021–2022 Gent
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Gent II 31 (1)
2023–2024 Gent 8 (0)
2024– Torreense 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024

Brian Emo Agbor (born 14 June 2001) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Torreense.

Early life

Agbor was born in Cameroon and moved to Belgium at a young age.[1]

Career

Agbor joined the youth academy of Royal Antwerp as a U13, and worked his way up their youth academies. He transferred to Gent in 2021 where he finished his development, and began his career with their reserves in 2022.[2] Originally a midfielder, he converted to a centre-back in Gent.[3] He made his senior and professional debut with Gent in a 2–0 Belgian First Division A loss to Club Brugge on 23 February 2023.[4] On 27 February 2023, he extended his professional contract with the club until 2024 with an option for an additional year.[5]

On 1 September 2024, Agbor joined Liga Portugal 2 club Torreense on a two-year contract.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Stelen met de ogen op Gent-stage: jong, verdedigend geweld en 'nieuwe Kums'". Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch). 15 July 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  2. ^ Geril, Jürgen; Uytvange, Koen Van. "Op leven en dood voor plekje in 1B". De Standaard.
  3. ^ "Brian Agbor hoopt op stunt van Jong AA Gent in Eisden: "Gelijkspel kan goed zijn, maar we proberen de drie punten mee te nemen"". Het Nieuwsblad. 17 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Brian Agbor, het nieuwste lid van 'Generatie Gent', meldt zich op het voorplan: "Op bezoek bij Club Brugge, mooier wordt het niet"". Het Nieuwsblad. 28 February 2023.
  5. ^ Enock, Gloria (27 June 2023). "Le Camerounais Brian Agbor prolonge avec La Gantoise !". Actu Cameroun. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Brian Agbor é reforço" [Brian Agbor is reinforcement]. www.torreense.com (in Portuguese). 1 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.