Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 35) | ||
Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2011 | Kaduna United | 15 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Kano Pillars | 51 | (1) |
2013 | Kilmarnock | 0 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Gombe United | 72 | (3) |
2016 | Plateau United | 87 | (2) |
2019 | Kada City | 8 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 24 | (0) |
International career | |||
2012– | Nigeria | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2012 |
Papa Idris (born 27 July 1989) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a central defender.
Club career
Idris started playing as a senior for Kaduna United and Kano Pillars.
On 28 March 2013, it was announced that he and compatriot Reuben Gabriel would join Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock as free agents, and both signed three-year deals the following week.
Idris' contract was terminated in late June 2013, without him having made one single official appearance. The move was confirmed by the club three months later, and he returned to his homeland by joining Gombe United for one year.
After a spell with Kada City in 2019, Idris then moved to Jigawa Golden Stars where he played for 2 seasons.
References
- New players at the Nigeria national football team; West African Football, 16 January 2012
- Kilmarnock close in on double Nigerian signings; BBC Sport, 28 March 2013
- Midfielder Kilmarnock sign Gabriel Reuben and Papa Idris on three-year deals Archived 7 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine; STV News, 2 April 2013
- Kilmarnock terminate Papa Idris contract; All Nigeria Soccer, 30 June 2013
- "Announcement: Papa Idris released". Kilmarnock F.C. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- "Exclusive: Killie want Latvian stopper". Daily Express. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- "Papa Idris Profile". Flash Score. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
External links
- Papa Idris at National-Football-Teams.com
- Papa Idris at Soccerway
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Nigeria Professional Football League players
- Kaduna United F.C. players
- Kano Pillars F.C. players
- Gombe United F.C. players
- Kilmarnock F.C. players
- Nigeria men's international footballers
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen