Alhaji Gero

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Alhaji Gero
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Gero playing his first U21 game for Östers IF against Kalmar FF.
Personal information
Full name Salisu Abdullahi Gero
Date of birth (1993-10-10) 10 October 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Kano State, Nigeria
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Östersunds FK
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 El-Kanemi Warriors
2010–2011 Lobi Stars
2012 Kaduna United F.C. 14 (0)
2012–2013 Enugu Rangers
2013–2014 Östers IF 36 (9)
2015–2016 Viborg FF 23 (1)
2016– Östersunds FK 0 (0)
International career‡
2012–2013 Nigeria U20 15 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2013

Salisu Abdullahi "Alhaji" Gero (born 10 October 1993) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Östersunds FK.

Club career

Gero started out playing football in the streets of Kano before signings his first professional contract with El-Kanemi Warriors at age sixteen. The next year he moved on to Lobi Stars.[1] During the midseason transfer window in April 2012 Gero moved to Enugu Rangers from Kaduna United F.C. and scored instantly on his debut in against Akwa United[2] which helped his team to a valuable 1-1 draw that kept them in touching distance of winning the 2012 Nigeria Premier League.[3]

In August 2013, Gero signed a contract with Osters, a team relegated to the Superettan for the 2014 season (the 2nd highest league in Sweden).[4]

In December 2014, Danish club Viborg FF announced that they signed Alhaji on a free transfer. He played 15 matches and scored 1 goal in his first season.

16 January 2016, Viborg FF and Gero agreed to terminate the contract after minimal playing time.

Gero signed with Östersunds FK on 18 January 2016.[5]

International career

Gero made his debut for the Nigeria national under-20 football team at the 8 nation tournament in South Africa. He scored two goals on his competitive debut for the U20 team in their 2-1 away win against Tanzania at the 2013 African Youth Championship qualification.[6] He scored again on the return leg of the same fixture which Nigeria has now won 4-1 on aggregate.[7] Gero also played for the U20 team in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[8]

In July 2013 he was selected for the Nigeria national football team squad that played against the Ivory Coast national football team.[9]

References

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