Edward Weng

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Edward Weng
Personal information
Full name Ted Weng Edward Louis
Date of birth (1982-07-17) July 17, 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Kurra Falls, Nigeria
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Plateau United F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Mighty Jets
1999 BCC Lions
2000–2002 Niger Tornadoes F.C.
2002–2004 El-Kanemi Warriors
2004 Plateau United F.C.
2005–2010 Kwara United F.C.
2010–2012 El-Kanemi Warriors
2012– Plateau United F.C.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 31, 2006

Ted Weng Edward Louis (born July 17, 1982 in Kurra Falls) is a Nigerian football player. As of May 2014, he played for Plateau United F.C. of Jos.[1]

Early career[edit]

Hails from Kurra Falls in the Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau State. He is otherwise known as ‘Ze Roberto'.[2]

Career[edit]

He started his professional career with the Mighty Jets of Jos (1998–1999). He has played for BCC Lions FC of Gboko (1999), Niger Tornadoes F.C. of Minna (2000–2002), El-Kanemi Warriors FC of Maiduguri (2002–2004), Plateau United F.C. of Jos (2004) and Kwara United F.C. of Ilorin (2005).[3] He played for the El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri from 2010–2012, where he participated in the quarter-finals of the 2012 Federation Cup.[2] Later in 2012, Weng became a free agent and returned to Plateau United.[2]

Titles[edit]

Weng was a National Challenge FA Cup winner with Niger Tornadoes F.C. in 2000,[2] played in the West African Football Union (WAFU) Cup in 2000 and in the African Cup Winners (Mandela) Cup in 2001 with Niger Tornadoes.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Weng vows to stop Jets". Supersport. MultiChoice. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Weng reunites with Plateau Utd - The Nation Nigeria". The Nation Nigeria. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  3. ^ Njoku, Emma (17 April 2007). "Kwara Utd go for broke against Union Douala". The Sun. Sun Publishing. Archived from the original on 16 May 2007.