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{{Short description|Nigerian footballer (born 1978)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Victor Agali
| image = 
| fullname = Victor Okechukwu Agali
| height = 1.93 m
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|12|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Okpanam, Nigeria
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| years1 = 1995
| clubs1 = Princess Jegede
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| years2 = 1996
| clubs2 = Nitel Lagos
| caps2 = 
| goals2 = 
| years3 = 1997
| clubs3 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1997–1998
| clubs4 = [[Sporting Toulon Var|Toulon]]
| caps4 = 38
| goals4 = 15
| years5 = 1998–2001
| clubs5 = [[F.C. Hansa Rostock|Hansa Rostock]]
| caps5 = 66
| goals5 = 17
| years6 = 2001–2004
| clubs6 = [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]
| caps6 = 54
| goals6 = 14
| years7 = 2004–2005
| clubs7 = [[OGC Nice|Nice]]
| caps7 = 30
| goals7 = 6
| years8 = 2005–2006
| clubs8 = [[Kayseri Erciyesspor]]
| caps8 = 30
| goals8 = 5
| years9 = 2006–2007
| clubs9 = [[Ankaragücü]]
| caps9 = 12
| goals9 = 3
| years10 = 2007–2008
| clubs10 = [[F.C. Hansa Rostock|Hansa Rostock]]
| caps10 = 24
| goals10 = 1
| years11 = 2008–2009
| clubs11 = [[Skoda Xanthi F.C.|Skoda Xanthi]]
| caps11 = 23
| goals11 = 5
| years12 = 2009
| clubs12 = [[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]]
| caps12 = 0
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2009–2010
| clubs13 = [[Levadiakos F.C.|Levadiakos]]
| caps13 = 19
| goals13 = 4
| years14 = 2010
| clubs14 = [[Jiangsu Sainty F.C.|Jiangsu Sainty]]
| caps14 = 17
| goals14 = 5
| totalcaps = 318
| totalgoals = 75
| nationalyears1 = 2000–2004
| nationalteam1 = [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]]
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 5
}}
'''Victor Okechukwu Agali''' (born 29 December 1978) is a Nigerian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]].

==Career==
In 1997, Agali joined French club [[Olympique de Marseille]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2011-12/apo-levadiakos/21940/spieler_victor-agali.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112809/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2011-12/apo-levadiakos/21940/spieler_victor-agali.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2016|title=Agali, Victor|publisher=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|access-date=21 January 2012}}</ref> Finding it hard to establish a first team place, he quickly moved to [[Sporting Toulon Var]] and subsequently to Germany  where he played in [[F.C. Hansa Rostock|Hansa Rostock]] and [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]. From 2005 to 2007 he played in the Turkish [[Süper Lig]], returning to German Bundesliga team Rostock in August 2007. At Rostock Agali did not do well, after just one goal in 23 league matches he was given a free transfer to the Greek club [[Skoda Xanthi FC]]. After a season with Greek club [[Skoda Xanthi]] the Nigerian striker has signed for [[Anorthosis Famagusta]].

On 27 December 2009, he was arrested at Schiphol airport near [[Amsterdam]] for carrying fake passports.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.focus.de/sport/fussball/int_ligen/international-victor-agali-in-amsterdam-festgenommen_aid_467751.html | title = Victor Agali in Amsterdam festgenommen | publisher = focus.de | language = de | access-date = 5 January 2010 | date = 4 January 2010}}</ref>

He moved in summer 2010 to the [[Chinese Super League]] club [[Jiangsu Sainty F.C.|Jiangsu Sainty]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2010-07-01/15515082384.shtml | script-title=zh:中超二次转会依然用生不如用熟 外援流行淘"旧货"  |language = zh | date = 1 July 2010 | access-date = 17 July 2010 | publisher = sports.sina.com.cn}}</ref>

Agali is the head coach of [[AS Racine FC]], a [[Lagos]] based professional football club that competes in the [[Nigeria National League]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=AS Racines Official Website |url=https://www.asracines.com/en/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NNL New Season Kicks Off Today With Promises AS Racine Host Papilo FC |url=https://nigeriasoccernet.com/nnl-new-season-kicks-off-today-promises-racine-host-papilo-fc |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=Nigeriasoccernet |language=en}}</ref>

==International career==
Agali has played for [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] at a number of occasions, including the [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics]].

:''Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Agali goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by  Victor Agali
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|13 January 2001}}
|[[National Stadium, Lagos|National Stadium]], [[Lagos]], Nigeria\
|{{fb|Zambia}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|[[2002 African Cup of Nations qualification]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Nigeria vs. Zambia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/20964/Nigeria_Zambia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|27 January 2001}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Yakubu Gowon Stadium|Liberation Stadium]], [[Port Harcourt]], Nigeria
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Sudan}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–0
|rowspan="2"|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Nigeria vs. Sudan|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/20965/Nigeria_Sudan.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4
|{{dts|5 May 2001}}
|Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt, Nigeria	
|{{fb|Liberia}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Nigeria vs. Liberia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/20969/Nigeria_Liberia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|5
|{{dts|29 July 2001}}
|Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt, Nigeria	
|{{fb|Ghana}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Nigeria vs. Ghana|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/20973/Nigeria_Ghana.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref>
|}

==Honours==
===Club===
'''Schalke 04'''
*[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2003]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/IntertotoCup/FixturesResults/Round%3D1691/Match%3D73021/Report%3DMS.html |title=Schalke 0-0 Pasching (Aggregate: 2 - 0)|publisher=[[UEFA]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031212164322/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/IntertotoCup/FixturesResults/Round%3D1691/Match%3D73021/Report%3DMS.html|access-date=15 June 2020|archive-date=12 December 2003}}</ref>

===International===
'''Nigeria'''
* [[Africa Cup of Nations]] third place: [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations|2004]]<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tables/04a.html | title = African Nations Cup 2004 | website = RSSSF | date = 15 December 2006 | access-date = 22 November 2020 | first1 = Barrie | last1 = Courtney | first2 = Julián | last2 = Díaz Rubio | first3 = Hamdan | last3 = Saaid | first4 = Karel | last4 = Stokkermans | first5 = Martín | last5 = Tabeira}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{NFT player|pid=4823}}
* {{Fussballdaten|agalivictor|Victor Agali}}

{{Nigeria men's football squad 2000 Summer Olympics}}
{{Nigeria squad 2002 African Cup of Nations}}
{{Nigeria squad 2004 African Cup of Nations}}

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[[Category:MKE Ankaragücü footballers]]
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