Zema Abbey
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| Zema Abbey | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zema Abbey | |
| Date of birth | 17 April 1977 | |
| Place of birth | Luton, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Halesowen Town | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998–2000 2000 2000 2000–2004 2004 2004 2004–2005 2005 2005–2006 2006 2007 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 Halesowen Town |
? (?) 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 17 April 1977 in Luton) is an English former professional footballer, who plays as a striker. He plays for Halesowen Town. He has a degree in Sports Science and Leisure Management from the University of Bedfordshire.[1] His younger brother Nathan is also a professional footballer.
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[edit] Playing career
Abbey began his career with Arlesey Town then moved onto Hitchin Town, before joining 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, though he was given a championship medal at the end of the 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 on a short-term deal.[4] He made his debut for Bradford on 20 November against Brentford when he scored after just two minutes but received the first red card of his career for violent conduct after a clash with Deon Burton.[5][6] His second game did not come for nearly a month because of suspension and he played a total of only six games before he was released by manager Colin Todd.[7] In March 2005 he moved 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.[8]
He joined Kettering Town in August 2006 in time for the start of the 2006–07 Conference North season,[9] but was released in November 2006.
In January 2007 he signed for Barton Rovers[10] He signed for Halesowen Town in November 2007.[11][12]
[edit] Honours
- Norwich City - First Division Championship
[edit] External links
- Zema Abbey career stats at Soccerbase
- Player Profile at Flown From The Nest
- Photo & Stats at sporting-heroes.net
[edit] References
- ^ Abbey makes up for lost time. Retrieved on 2007-05-20.
- ^ Abbey striking changes. Retrieved on 2007-05-20.
- ^ Abbey offered short deal. Retrieved on 2007-05-20.
- ^ "Bantams sign Abbey from Chairboys", BBC Sport, 16 November 2004. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- ^ "Brentford 1-2 Bradford", BBC Sport, 20 November 2004. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- ^ "Abbey stunned after sending off", BBC Sport, 23 November 2004. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- ^ "Bantams boss keen to loan striker", BBC Sport, 17 January 2005. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- ^ A few surprises in Forest Green Rovers' retained list. Retrieved on 2007-05-20.
- ^ Zema signs. Retrieved on 2007-05-20.
- ^ Abbey coup for Rovers. Retrieved on 2007-05-20.
- ^ 12/11/2007 - w/c 05/11/2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
- ^ Former Hatters teamates re-unite at Barton. Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abbey, Zema |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abbey, Zema |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1977-4-17 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luton, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |

