User:Richard Foltinek/Abdullahi Tanko

Abdullahi Tanko (* May 12, 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Czech club FC Baník Ostrava.

Club career
Tanko came to Europe in 2016 from Lagos club Team360 FC's academy and headed to Portuguese club SC Vila Real. Subsequently, he played in the Portuguese clubs Gil Vicente and Chaves, however, he was unable to fully establish himself.

Varnsdorf
In the summer of 2022, he headed to the Czech second division Varnsdorf, where he played 30 league matches, in which he scored 15 goals, and shared second place in the scoring table.

Baník Ostrava
After his first season in the Czech Republic, Tanko transferred to the first league Baník Ostrava, with whom he signed a three-year contract. He made his debut in the Czech top flight on July 23, 2023 in the first round match against Slovan Liberec. He scored his first goal in the Baník jersey on August 12 in a 2:0 win over Hradec Králové. Two weeks later, he scored twice in the second half of the match against České Budějovice and won 2:0.