Emmanuel Olisadebe

Emmanuel Olisadebe
Personal information
Date of birth22 December 1978
Place of birthWarri, Nigeria
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1995–1997Jasper United40(20)
1997–2001Polonia Warszawa66(20)
2001–2005Panathinaikos74(24)
2006Portsmouth2(0)
2006–2007Skoda Xanthi6(0)
2007–2008APOP Kinyras Peyias17(6)
2008–2010Henan Construction64(24)
2011–2012Vyzas Megaron0(0)
2012Veria9(1)
Total278(95)
National team
2000–2006Poland25(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).

Emmanuel Olisadebe (Polish pronunciation: [ɛmaˈnuɛl olisaˈdɛbɛ]) (born 22 December 1978 in Warri) is a retired Nigerian-born Polish football striker.

After moving to Poland and having a successful career with Polonia Warszawa where he won the championship title as well as Polish SuperCup with them he would attract the interests of the Polish national team after he was eligible for Polish citizenship. He participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Polonia Warsaw

Olisadebe began playing for Polonia Warszawa during the 1997/98 league season where in his first season he played in 13 league games.[1] During his time in Polonia Warsaw he helped them secure their first championship title in 50 years in the 1999/00 season, scoring 12 goals in the process. He also won the league cup that season and the super cup the year before.

Panathinaikos

Olisadebe moved to Panathinaikos where he scored 24 goals in 74 matches.[1] In 2004 he helped the club win the title for the first time in 7 years by scoring all the winning goals in the last three of four games of the championship. He also won the cup that year, making it a double. However during his time at Panathinaikos he suffered an injury that required surgery in Greece.

Portsmouth

In January 2006, he joined Portsmouth until the end of the 2005/2006 season.[2] Olisadebe played only two games while at Portsmouth – he was plagued by injury and scored no goals during his short spell there. His contract was terminated after 4 months, at which point he travelled to Xanthi, where he wasn't given a chance to play.

APOP Kinyras Peyias

He then featured for APOP Kinyras Peyia FC where he played in the 2007/08 season where he played in 17 games scoring 6 goals.[1]

Henan Construction

In 2008 he was offered a deal with Chinese Super League club Henan Construction. In his second match with Henan, the third round of 2008 Chinese Super League against Liaoning, he scored 2 goals. In first season at Henan he scored 12 goals in 26 games in the Chinese super league.

On 27 September, Olisadebe scored the opening goal for Henan in a 2–0 win over Shanghai Shenhua to regain lead in the league less than ten minutes before injuring his knee. Initial diagnosis showed that he had torn his cruciate ligament of the left knee, and the injury could end his entire football career.[3] Further results confirmed that he injured his patellar ligament and would only miss the rest of the season.[4] He was nominated for the MVP awards two years consecutively only to be 2nd in both occasions. Due to his performance he has been granted by the government of Henan province citizenship.

Return to Greece

In 2011/12 season Olisadebe joined Vyzas Megaron, but failed to make any league appearances before moving to Veria.

National team

Though Nigerian by birth, Olisadebe became a Polish citizen in 2000 and was selected by the Poland national team.

Olisadebe scored 8 times during the 2002 World Cup qualifiers to help secure Poland's place in South Korea.

Olisadebe scored Poland's first goal of their 2002 FIFA World Cup campaign in a 3–1 victory against the United States, however Poland did not progress to the second round and Olisadebe would not score again for his nation.

Club statistics

[1]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nigeria League FA Cup League Cup Africa Total
1996Jasper United3217
199783
Poland League Polish Cup League Cup Europe Total
1997/98[5] Polonia WarsawEkstraklasa131 - 131
1998/99[6] 164 -31195
1999/00[7] 241241- 2813
2000/01[8] 13312-63208
Greece League Greek Cup League Cup Europe Total
2000/01PanathinaikosAlpha Ethniki8420
2001/02189132
2002/0319894
2003/049320
2004/0513031
2005/066000
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2005/06PortsmouthPremier League200000-20
Greece League Greek Cup League Cup Europe Total
2006/07Skoda XanthiSuper League5010
Cyprus League Cypriot Cup League Cup Europe Total
2007/08APOP Kinyras PeyiasFirst Division176--
China PR League FA Cup League Cup Asia Total
2008Henan ConstructionSuper League2712-
20091810-
2010192-
Country Nigeria 4020-
Poland 6620-
Greece 7824307
England 200000-20
Cyprus 176--
China PR 6424--
Total 26794

National team statistics

Poland national team
YearAppsGoals
200053
200187
200281
200330
200410
Total2511

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
116 August 2000 Bucharest, Romania  Romania 1–1 (1:0) DrawFriendly (Debut)
22 September 2000Kiev, Ukraine  Ukraine 1:3 (1:2)WinWorld Cup Qualifier
32 September 2000Kiev, Ukraine  Ukraine 1:3 (1:2)WinWorld Cup Qualifier
428 February 2001Larnaka, Cyprus  Switzerland0:4 (0:2)WinFriendly
524 March 2001Oslo, Norway Norway2:3 (0:2)WinWorld Cup Qualifier
624 March 2001Oslo, Norway Norway2:3 (0:2)WinWorld Cup Qualifier
728 March 2001Warsaw, Poland Armenia4:0 (2:0)WinWorld Cup Qualifier
82 June 2001Cardiff, Wales Wales1:2 (1:1)WinWorld Cup Qualifier
91 September 2001Chorzów, Poland Norway3:0 (1:0)WinWorld Cup Qualifier
106 October 2001Chorzów, Poland Ukraine1:1 (1:0)DrawWorld Cup Qualifier
1114 June 2002Daejeon, South Korea United States3:1 (2:0)Win2002 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Polonia Warszawa

Panathinaikos FC

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Emmanuel Olisadebe at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ↑ "Portsmouth seal Olisadebe swoop". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "奥贝初步诊断十字韧带断裂 赛季报销恐将提前退役". sina.com.cn. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  4. ↑ "奥贝确诊髌腱韧带脱落 缺席本赛季不危及职业生涯". sina.com.cn. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  5. ↑ "Sezon 1997/98". http://www.90minut.pl/. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Sezon 1998/99". http://www.90minut.pl/. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Sezon 1999/00". http://www.90minut.pl/. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "2000/01". http://www.90minut.pl/. Retrieved 16 December 2013.

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