Julius Wobay

Julius Wobay
Personal information
Full name Julius Gibrilla Wobay
Date of birth (1984-05-19) 19 May 1984
Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Olimpija
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 East End Lions
2003–2004 Onisilos Sotira 12 (3)
2004–2007 Nea Salamis Famagusta FC 61 (24)
2007–2010 Universitatea Craiova 102 (12)
2010Aris Limassol (loan) 5 (1)
2011 Khazar Lankaran 19 (5)
2012 Al-Masry 0 (0)
2012–2015 Neftchi Baku 58 (15)
2013–2014Al Shaab (loan) 12 (1)
2016– Olimpija 0 (0)
National team
2001–2014 Sierra Leone 26 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 April 2015

Julius Gibrilla Wobay (born 19 May 1984) is a Sierra Leonean international footballer. He is a midfielder and plays for Olimpija Ljubljana in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.

Football career

East End Lions

Julius Gibrilla Wobay was born and raised in Freetown, Sierra Leone to parents from the Mende ethnic group. He attended the Ahmadiyya Muslim Secondary School in Freetown. He began his professional football career in his native Sierra Leone with East End Lions in the Sierra Leone National Premier League.

Cyprus

After the 2003 season, Wobay left the Sierra Leone National Premier League and signed with Cyprus side Onisilos Sotira where he played 12 matches and scored three goals. Then Wobay signed with Nea Salamis Famagusta FC, a club in Cyprus top division.

Universitatea Craiova

In January 2007, Wobay moved to Romanian Liga I side Universitatea Craiova on a four and a half year contract from Cypriot club Nea Salamina FC for $450k.[1]

Aris Limassol

Three years after his movement from Salamina to Craiova, Wobay comes back (on a loan until the end of the season) to Cyprus but this time for Aris Limassol. On 20/1 he signed his contract with Cypriot side. The deal doesn't include a summer buying option for Aris Limassol.

Khazar Lankaran

After returning to Universitatea Craiova for the first half of the 2010–11 season, Wobay went on to sign a two-year contract with Khazar Lankaran in the Azerbaijan Premier League during the winter break.[2] Wobay went on to make 26 appearances for Khazar, scoring 6 goals.[3]

Al-Masry

On 31 January 2012, Wobay signed for Al-Masry of Egypt on a contract till the end of 2011-12 season, and was in the stands watching his new club as the Port Said Stadium riot unfolded.[4]

Neftchi Baku

Julius Wobay in action during a match against Internazionale in 2012.

During the summer of 2012 Wobay signed a one-year contract with Neftchi Baku.[5] Wobay made his club debut in their 3-0 UEFA Champions League 2nd qualifying round 1st leg match against Zestafoni, scoring the second goal.[6] Wobay followed this up with a goal in the 2nd leg[7] and one in their 6-2 aggregate defeat to Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the third round,[8] which saw them knocked into the UEFA Europa League play off round where Wobay also scored[9] to help Neftchi reach the Group Stage of the UEFA Europa League for the first time. During the 2012–2013 season Wobay played in 31 league games, scoring 8 goals, and 5 cup games to help Neftchi win a 2013 League and Cup double.

Wobay has signed a new contract with Neftchi in June 2013,[10] before moving on loan to Al Shabab of the UAE Arabian Gulf League on a year-long loan in July 2013.[11] Wobay was deregistered by Al Shabab during the 2014 January transfer window.[12]

Olimpija

On 29 January 2016 Wobay signed a one and a half year contract with Slovenian club Olimpija Ljubljana.[13]

International

On 14 February 2001 Woobay made his debut for the Sierra Leone national team in a 2002 Fifa World Cup qualifier against Liberia in a match played in the Liberian capital of Monrovia.

Career statistics

As of 7 October 2014.
Club statistics[14]
Season Club League League Cup Continental Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
2003–04 Onisilos Sotira Cypriot First Division 123 123
2004–05 Nea Salamis Famagusta 259 259
2005–06 2211 2211
2006–07 144 144
2006–07 Universitatea Craiova Liga I 140 140
2007–08 314 314
2008–09 283 283
2009–10 142 142
2009–10 Aris Limassol (loan) Cypriot First Division 51 51
2010–11 Universitatea Craiova Liga I 15331184
2010–11 Khazar Lankaran Azerbaijan Premier League 1125100164
2011–12 830020103
2011–12 Al-Masry Egyptian Premier League 00000000
2012–13 Neftchi Baku Azerbaijan Premier League 318501244812
2013–14 00001010
2013–14 Al Shabab (loan) UAE Arabian Gulf League 12131152
2014–15 Neftchi Baku Azerbaijan Premier League 2775161389
Total Cyprus 7828 7828
Romania 10212310010513
Azerbaijan 772015221511327
Egypt 00000000
UAE 1213100152
Total 2696118321530869

Honours

Khazar Lankaran
Neftchi Baku

References

  1. "Julius Gibrilla Wobay signed for Craiova". FC Universitatea Craiova. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  2. "Wobay a plecat la Khazar Lankaran" (in Romanian). www.evz.ro. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  3. "Statistika" (in Azerbaijani). FK Khazar Lankaran. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  4. "EXCLUSIV | Wobay a fost în infernul din Egipt Mai mult: http://www.libertatea.ro/detalii/articol/Wobay-a-fost-in-infernul-din-Egipt-376963.html#ixzz2sRqupDhk" (in Romanian). www.libertatea.ro. Retrieved 5 February 2014. External link in |title= (help)
  5. "Canales contract extensions?". azerisport. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  6. "Neftchi 3-0 Zestafoni". UEFA. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  7. "Zestafoni 2-2 Neftchi". UEFA. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  8. "Neftchi 2-2 H. Kiryat Shmona". UEFA. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  9. "APOEL 1-3 Neftchi". UEFA. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  10. "Wobay signed a contract with Inter". azerisport.com. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  11. "Wobay are Neftcidən". http://azefutbol.com/. Retrieved 28 July 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
  12. "JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW: INS AND OUTS". UAE Arabian Gulf League. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  13. http://www.nkolimpija.si/julius-wobay-tudi-uradno-novi-clan-olimpije-news
  14. "Julius Gibrilla Wobay". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 February 2014.

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