Emeka Obi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham[1] | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Bury | ||
| 2016– | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Bury | 0 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:57, 1 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Emeka Obi (born 6 June 2001) is an English-born professional footballer of Nigerian parentage who plays as a defender for Premier League side Liverpool's Under 18 side.
Playing career
Aged 15 years and 86 days, he made his professional debut in a Football League Trophy match for Bury on 30 August 2016, coming on as a 85th-minute substitute in a 4–1 win over to Morecambe becoming the youngest player in the club's history.[2]
In October 2016, Obi moved to Liverpool for a six figure fee plus performance based add ons.[3]
Statistics
- As of 30 August 2016.
| Season | Club | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2016–17[4] | Bury | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Notes
- ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy
References
- ↑ "Five Facts About Liverpool New Signing, Nigerian Teen Defender Emeka + Picture In Liverpool Colours | OwnGoal Nigeria". owngoalnigeria.com. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ↑ "Bury 4–1 Morecambe". Sky Sports. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/liverpool-transfer-news-emeka-obi-bury-twitter-instagram-a7384291.html
- ↑ "Games played by Emeka Obi in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
External links
- Emeka Obi at Soccerbase
- Emeka Obi twitter
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