Zema Abbey
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| Zema Abbey | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zema Abbey | |
| Date of birth | April 17, 1977 (age 29) | |
| Place of birth | Luton, England | |
| Height | 6'1" | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Barton Rovers | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998-2000 2000 2000 2000-2004 2004 2004 2004-2005 2005 2005-2006 2006 2007- |
Hitchin Town Cambridge United → Hitchin Town (loan) Norwich City → Boston United (loan) Wycombe Wanderers Bradford City Torquay United Forest Green Rovers Kettering Town Barton Rovers |
- (-) 22 (5) - (-) 59 (7) 5 (1) 5 (0) 6 (1) 6 (1) 26 (2) - (-) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Zema Abbey (born April 17, 1977 in Luton) is a pacy strong English professional footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for Barton Rovers. He has a degree in Sports Science and Leisure Management from Luton University[1].
Abbey began his career with Hitchin Town from where he joined Cambridge United in February 2000.
He soon established himself in the Cambridge side, earning a £350,000 move to Norwich City in December 2000 [2]. However his time at Carrow Road was marred by two career threatening knee injuries, causing him to miss most of the 2003-04 promotion season. He was given a three month contract to prove his fitness at the start of the following season [3]. He spent September 2004 on loan at Boston United, moving to Wycombe Wanderers on a free transfer the following month. In November 2004 he moved to Bradford City and in March 2005 to Torquay United, but was released at the end of the 2004-05 season.
He joined Forest Green Rovers in August 2005, playing 26 times before being released in April 2006[4].
He joined Kettering Town in August 2006 in time for the start of the 2006-07 Conference North season [5], but was released in November.
In January 2007 he signed for Barton Rovers[6]
His younger brother Nathan is also a professional footballer and currently plays in goal for Brentford.
[edit] External links
- Player Profile at Flown From The Nest
- Photo & Stats at sporting-heroes.net
- Zema Abbey's career stats at Soccerbase
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