Star Profile: Azziz Corr Nyang - Assiriska (Sweden)

Personal informations

Full name: Azziz Corr Nyang

Date of birth: 27 August 1984

Place of birth:  Banjul

Playing position: Forward

Previous clubs: GPA FC, Lindingo, Djurdgardens

Present club: Assiriska

Azziz Corr Nyang is a Gambian professional who currently plies his route with the Swedish second division side, Assiriska. Born in Banjul on August 27, 1984, the talented and pacy young mid-fielder started his football career at the Banjul nawettan league. He played for Ngoyan and Flamingo at the nawettan level before switching to the divisional level, where he starred for Gambia Ports Authority in 1998.

Azziz Corr turned professional in 2001, when he signed for the Swedish side, Lindingo. He  went ahead to net a record 21 goals in his first and only season with Lindingo, before teaming up with his relative and fellow Gambia international, Pa Dembo Touray, at Djurdgardens - a first division one club in the Scandinavian nation.

Azziz Corr spent four successful seasons with Djurdgardens leading the team to win two league titles, one FA Cup title and a rare appearance in the UEFA Champions League qualifier competition.

In 2007, Azziz Corr Nyang signed for Assiriska, a division two club, which also grabbed the signature of his fellow Gambian Lamin Conateh in the same year.

Azziz became the only Gambian player to bag a brace in his debut international match, when he scored two goals in Gambia’s 6-0 win over Lesotho during the 2004 Nations Cup qualifier campaign.