George Elokobi

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George Elokobi
Personal information
Full name George Elokobi
Date of birth January 31, 1986 (1986-01-31) (age 22)
Place of birth    Cameroon
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Wolverhampton Wanderers
Number 40
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2003–2004
2004–2008
2005
2008–		 Dulwich Hamlet
Colchester United
→ Chester City (loan)
Wolverhampton Wanderers		 0? (?)
39 (2)
05 (0)
15 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 21:36, 14 May 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

George Elokobi (born 31 January 1986) is a Cameroonian football defender who plays for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the English Championship.

Playing career

Elokobi joined non-league Dulwich Hamlet after arriving in England from Cameroon in 2002, before stepping up to league football with Colchester United in 2004. He did not feature for the team in his first season and was loaned to Chester City for a month in early 2005, working under Ian Rush. He made five appearances for Chester, including his professional debut against Swansea City on 29 January 2005. However, the spell did not go well with Chester losing all five games and Elokobi being sent off in his final appearance for the club at Shrewsbury Town.

The defender then returned to Layer Road where he made twelve league appearances in a season that saw the club promoted from League One. He scored his first goal in a 1-1 draw against Huddersfield Town on 24 September 2005.

He made a further ten league appearances in the 2006-07 season as the team stabilised in the Championship, and went on to establish himself as a regular first team player in the early months of the following campaign. However, he was later dropped from the team for several matches, prompting him to hand in a transfer request.[1] This alerted fellow Championship club, Wolverhampton Wanderers to sign him in a two-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee on 31 January 2008.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Elokobi wants to quit Colchester", BBC Sport, 2007-11-09. 
  2. ^ "Wolves sign Colchester's Elokobi", BBC Sport, 2008-02-01. 

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