Garba Laval

Date of birth22 May 1974
Place of birthKaduna
NationalityNigerian
PositionMidfielder

Laval developed at club level Julius Berger before joining Tunisia's Esperance where he joined in 1994. He was a member of the team that won the African Champions' Cup the following year and spent three seasons there. He subsequently moved to Europe, joining Roda JC and has been a first-team regular there for the past five seasons. A left-sided midfielder with a powerful shot, Laval won his first cap for Nigeria against Kenya in 1997 and remains a key figure in the national squad, being one of only a handful of players to feature regularly throughout their campaign to qualify for the 2002 World Cup finals. He is a veteran of the 1998 World Cup campaign and was also a member of the team that won the gold medal in the 1996 Olympics, when he came on from the subs' bench in the final. He may play second fiddle in the left wing position but will play a part from the bench.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Roda JC 01 Jul 1996

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2000-01 Roda JC Dutch KPN Telecompetitie 22
7
6
1
2001-02 Roda JC Dutch KPN Telecompetitie 13
4
2001-02 Roda JC UEFA Cup 7
1
2
2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
18 Aug 2000 Sparta Rotterdam v Roda JC D 2-2 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
26 Aug 2000 De Graafschap v Roda JC W 1-3 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
06 Sep 2000 NAC Breda v Roda JC D 1-1 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
09 Sep 2000 Roda JC v Twente Enschede D 2-2 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
01 Oct 2000 Roda JC v AZ Alkmaar W 4-2 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
14 Oct 2000 Roda JC v FC Groningen W 2-0 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
20 Oct 2000 Ajax v Roda JC L 4-2 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
29 Oct 2000 Roda JC v RKC Waalwijk L 0-1 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
01 Nov 2000 Roda JC v Fortuna Sittard W 1-0 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
05 Nov 2000 Feyenoord v Roda JC L 4-2 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
12 Nov 2000 Roda JC v Heerenveen W 3-1 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
17 Nov 2000 Roda JC v FC Utrecht W 2-1 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
25 Nov 2000 RBC Roosendaal v Roda JC W 0-4 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
28 Nov 2000 Roda JC v Vitesse Arnhem L 2-3 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
01 Dec 2000 Roda JC v PSV Eindhoven L 1-2 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
09 Dec 2000 Roda JC v Willem II L 0-1 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
12 Dec 2000 Twente Enschede v Roda JC W 0-2 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
17 Dec 2000 NEC Nijmegen v Roda JC W 0-2 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
31 Jan 2001 Fortuna Sittard v Roda JC L 1-0 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
11 Feb 2001 Roda JC v RBC Roosendaal W 2-1 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
17 Feb 2001 Heerenveen v Roda JC D 0-0 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
24 Feb 2001 AZ Alkmaar v Roda JC W 2-4 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
03 Mar 2001 PSV Eindhoven v Roda JC D 0-0 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
31 Mar 2001 Willem II v Roda JC D 1-1 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
08 Apr 2001 FC Groningen v Roda JC W 1-3 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
29 Apr 2001 Roda JC v Feyenoord W 1-0 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
13 May 2001 FC Utrecht v Roda JC L 3-0 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
20 May 2001 Roda JC v NEC Nijmegen W 4-0 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
27 May 2001 RKC Waalwijk v Roda JC L 3-2 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
19 Aug 2001 Ajax v Roda JC D 0-0 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie 1
22 Aug 2001 Roda JC v Feyenoord D 0-0 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
25 Aug 2001 Twente Enschede v Roda JC D 0-0 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
08 Sep 2001 Roda JC v De Graafschap D 0-0 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
11 Sep 2001 Roda JC v Fylkir D 0-0 UEFA Cup 1st round 1st leg
16 Sep 2001 FC Utrecht v Roda JC D 0-0 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
21 Sep 2001 Roda JC v Den Bosch D 0-0 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
25 Sep 2001 Fylkir v Roda JC D 0-0
Agg: 0-0 		UEFA Cup 1st round 2nd leg
09 Oct 2001 NAC Breda v Roda JC D 0-0 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
12 Oct 2001 Roda JC v PSV Eindhoven D 0-0 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
16 Oct 2001 Roda JC v Maccabi Tel Aviv D 0-0 UEFA Cup 2nd round 1st leg
20 Oct 2001 Sparta Rotterdam v Roda JC D 0-0 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
26 Oct 2001 Roda JC v NEC Nijmegen D 0-0 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
01 Nov 2001 Maccabi Tel Aviv v Roda JC D 0-0
Agg: 0-0 		UEFA Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
04 Nov 2001 Roda JC v FC Groningen D 0-0 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
20 Nov 2001 Bordeaux v Roda JC L 1-0 UEFA Cup 3rd round 1st leg
24 Nov 2001 Vitesse Arnhem v Roda JC D 0-0 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
28 Nov 2001 Roda JC v Fortuna Sittard D 0-0 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
01 Dec 2001 RKC Waalwijk v Roda JC D 0-0 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
04 Dec 2001 Roda JC v Bordeaux W 2-0
Agg: 2-1 		UEFA Cup 3rd round 2nd leg
08 Dec 2001 AZ Alkmaar v Roda JC D 0-0 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
15 Dec 2001 Roda JC v Ajax D 0-0 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
23 Dec 2001 NEC Nijmegen v Roda JC D 0-0 Dutch KPN Telecompetitie
19 Feb 2002 Roda JC v AC Milan L 0-1 UEFA Cup 4th round 1st leg
28 Feb 2002 AC Milan v Roda JC W 0-1
Agg: 1-1 		UEFA Cup 4th round 2nd leg


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.