James Obiorah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Chibuzor Oboriah | ||
| Date of birth | August 24, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Jos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1994 | Kalba Union | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994 | Kwara Bombers | 20 | (9) |
| 1995 | Enyimba | 19 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Anderlecht | 30 | (6) |
| 1998–2001 | Grasshopper Zurich | 14 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 62 | (20) |
| 2003–2004 | → Cádiz CF (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | → Chamois Niortais (loan)[1] | 12 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Grazer AK[2] | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Chamois Niortais | 16 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Kaduna United | 23 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | SC Toulon[3] | 11 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998–2002 | Nigeria[4] | 3 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:41, 13 July 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
James Chibuzor Obiorah, born August 24, 1978 in Jos) is a former Nigerian footballer who last played for SC Toulon.
Career
His previous clubs include RSC Anderlecht, Grasshopper Zurich, Cádiz CF, Grazer AK and Lokomotiv Moscow and he was also loaned to Niort from Lokomotiv Moscow in the 2004/2005 season, scoring 4 goals in 12 games. In 2007 he played for Kaduna United F.C., after being released from his contract with French Ligue 2 side Niort.[5] In August 2008 he moved from Kaduna United F.C. to SC Toulon.[6]
International career
Obiorah was the captain of the Nigeria side that reached the quarter-finals of the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship and has played for the Nigeria national football team 3 times,[7] including being called up for World Cup 2002, scoring 1 goal.[8]
References
- ↑ La fiche de James Obiorah. Football - L'Equipe.fr
- ↑ James Obiorah - Fussballdaten - Die Fußball-Datenbank
- ↑ Profile on foot-national.com
- ↑ James Obiorah at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ InterFooT.de -News- Alles, was das Fussballherz begehrt!
- ↑
- ↑ FIFA.com - FIFA Player Statistics: James OBIORAH
- ↑ BBC SPORT | WORLD CUP | Squad | James Obiorah
External links
- Obiorah profile at cadistas1910.com (Spanish)
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