Eric Obinna Chukwunyelu

Eric Obinna

Personal information
Full name	Eric Obinna Chukwenyelu
Date of birth	10 June 1981 (1981-06-10)
Place of birth	Owerri, Nigeria
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	St. George's F.C.
Number	9
Youth career
	Iwuanyanwu Comets
1998	Vitória
1998	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999	AS Saint-Étienne	7	(2)
1999-2000	Red Star Saint-Ouen	4	(0)
2000-2002	FC Rouen	17	(5)
2002-2004	Stuttgarter Kickers	40	(9)
2004-2005	1. FC Kaiserslautern	0	(0)
2005	Reading	6	(0)
2006	Stevenage Borough	9	(0)
2007	Cassino	36	(29)
2008-2009	Daejeon Citizen	14	(2)
2009	Singapore Armed Forces
2010	Etoile FC
2011	St. George's F.C.	5	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2008. † Appearances (Goals).

Eric Obinna Chukwunyelu (born 10 June 1981 in Owerri, Nigeria) is an French-Nigerian footballer, who currently plays for St. George's F.C..

Club career

Eric Obinna, as he is commonly known, has had played for many clubs in including: Reading, Stuttgarter Kickers, Kaiserslautern, FC Rouen, Red Star, St. Etienne, Arsenal,1998-1999 : EC Victoria Bahia (Brazil). While playing for EC Victoria he won Schwan’S US CUP 98’S champion, Mannheim cup 98’s Champion (Best player and highest goal scorer of the tournament),Philips cup 98’s Champion (Holland).Stevenage Borough, and Millionarios club of Colombia. He has recently penned a 3 year deal with Korean team Daejeon Citizen.

He plays as a striker. In the early part of season 2005-06, he played in Reading's record breaking promotion season. He did not score, but set up several goals. He holds a French passport. [1]

Honours

• Won the 2010 Singapore League Cup with Etoile FC in 2010

References

• Boroguide
• Weltfussball
• Eric Obinna Chukwunyelu career stats at Soccerbase