Ambruse Vanzekin
Nigerian footballer
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Ambruse Vanzekin (born 14 July 1986) is a former Nigerian football goalkeeper who played primarily for Warri Wolves F.C. He is from Uokha in Owan east local government of Edo State.[1]
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| Full name | Ambrose Vanzekin | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Warri Wolves F.C. | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Plateau United | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Plateau United | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Bendel Insurance F.C. | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Akwa United F.C. | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2015 | Warri Wolves F.C. | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Nigeria U-17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Nigeria U-20 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Nigeria U-23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Career
Vanzekin began his career with Plateau United before scouted to Bendel Insurance F.C. in 2006. He left Insurance in January 2008 and moved to Akwa United F.C. until they were relegated after the 2008–09 season. Vanzekin left his club Akwa United F.C. in July 2009 to sign for Warri Wolves.[2]
International
He was a member of the silver medalist Nigeria U-23 team at the 2008 Summer Olympics and a member of both the U-17 team at 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship and the U-20[3] team at 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, where they were runners-up,[4] losing to Argentina 1–2 in the final match.[5]
Honors
- FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2005
- Summer Olympics runner-up: 2008
