Godfrey Oboabona

Godfrey Oboabona
Personal information
Full name Godfrey Itama Oboabona[1]
Date of birth (1990-08-16) 16 August 1990
Place of birth Akure, Nigeria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Çaykur Rizespor
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Sunshine Stars
2013– Çaykur Rizespor 84 (5)
National team‡
2012– Nigeria 34 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 December 2015.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 April 2014

Godfrey Itama Oboabona (born 16 August 1990) is a Nigerian international footballer who plays for Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor, as a defender.[3]

Career

Club career

Oboabona was born in Akure and began his professional career with local club Sunshine Stars.[2] In August 2013 he was linked with a move to English side Arsenal,[4] but later that month signed a four-year contract with Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor.[5] He described the transfer as a "dream move."[6]

International football

He made his international debut for Nigeria in 2012,[2] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[1] He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[7]

He was selected for Nigeria's squad at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup,[8] and was named in the provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[9] He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 Godfrey Oboabona – FIFA competition record
  2. 1 2 3 Godfrey Oboabona at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ↑ Godfrey Oboabona at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (3 August 2013). "Nigeria defender Oboabona denies Arsenal link and criticising Wenger". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Oboabona completes move to Rizespor". SuperSport. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  6. ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (23 August 2013). "Godfrey Oboabona delights in 'dream' move to Turkey". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  7. ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (10 January 2013). "Nations Cup 2013: Nigeria pick six locally-based players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Nigeria to take new-look squad to Confederations Cup". BBC Sport. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  9. ↑ "World Cup 2014: Peter Odemwingie in provisional Nigeria squad". BBC Sport. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  10. ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (24 June 2016). "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2016.


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