{{short description|Nigerian footballer and coach (born 1974)}} {{Multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=February 2021}} {{BLP one source|date=February 2021}} }} {{Infobox football biography | name = Bala Garba | image = | fullname = Bala Ahmed Garba | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|8|9|df=y}} | birth_place = Lagos, Nigeria | height = | position = Striker | currentclub = Kopervik | clubnumber = | years1 = | years2 = | years3 = | years4 = 1997 | years5 = 1997–2003 | years6 = 2003 | years7 = 2004–2006 | years8 = 2007–2008 | years9 = 2009–2011 | years10 = 2011–2011 | years11 = 2012–present | clubs1 = NUB | clubs2 = VIP | clubs3 = El-Kanemi | clubs4 = Udoji United | clubs5 = Haugesund | clubs6 = Sundsvall | clubs7 = Start | clubs8 = Notodden | clubs9 = Kopervik | clubs10 = Nord | clubs11 = Haugaland Fotballklubb | caps1 = | caps2 = | caps3 = | caps4 = | caps5 = 137 | caps6 = 26 | caps7 = 60 | caps8 = 36 | caps9 = | caps10 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | goals3 = | goals4 = | goals5 = 54 | goals6 = 5 | goals7 = 16 | goals8 = 4 | goals9 = | goals10 = | nationalyears1 = 199?–199? | nationalteam1 = Nigeria | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = - | pcupdate = 23:11, 31 December 2008 (UTC) | ntupdate = 15:09, 3 April 2007 (UTC) }} '''Bala Ahmed Garba''' (born 9 August 1974 in Lagos) is a Nigerian footballer and coach. He played for FK Haugesund from 1997 to 2002, scoring 61 goals, which is a club record.<ref name=ha/> In the 2005 season he played for Start, winning silver medal in the Tippeliga with the club.<ref name=ha/> In 2006, he played for Notodden Fotballklubb. Later he settled in Kopervik, where he has been coaching local clubs in addition to daytime work.<ref name=ha>Odd Kåre Grøttland: [http://www.h-avis.no/sport/bala-garba-er-fortsatt-fkhs-malkonge-1.7751413 Bala Garba er fortsatt FKHs målkonge] Haugesunds Avis, 4 February 2013 {{in lang|no}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|17 January 2015}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Division !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |1997 |rowspan="6"|Haugesund |rowspan="2"|Tippeligaen |14||6||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||6 |- |1998 |21||6||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||6 |- |1999 |rowspan="1"|First Division |26||11||3||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||13 |- |2000 |rowspan="1"|Tippeligaen |23||4||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||4 |- |2001 |rowspan="2"|First Division |29||18||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||19 |- |2002 |24||8||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||8 |- |2003 |rowspan="1"|Sundsvall |rowspan="1"|Allsvenskan |26||5||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||5 |- |2004 |rowspan="3"|Start |rowspan="1"|First Division |29||14||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||14 |- |2005 |rowspan="2"|Tippeligaen |16||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||2 |- |2006 |14||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||0 |- |2007 |rowspan="2"|Notodden |rowspan="2"|First Division |22||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||3 |- |2008 |11||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !255!!77!!10!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!265!!80 |}
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Norwegian First Division top scorers}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}
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