James Obiorah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Chibuzor Oboriah | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Jos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[citation needed] | ||
| Position(s) | 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)[2] | 12 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Grazer AK[3] | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Chamois Niortais | 16 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Kaduna United | 23 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | SC Toulon[4] | 11 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1998–2002 | Nigeria[1] | 3 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:41, 13 July 2009 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2006 | |||
James Chibuzor Obiorah, born 24 August 1978 in Jos) is a Nigerian former footballer who last played as a midfielder for SC Toulon.
Club 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 2004–05 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 also played for the Nigeria national football team 3 times,[7] including being called up for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, scoring 1 goal.[8]
References
- ^ James Obiorah at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ La fiche de James Obiorah. Football - L'Equipe.fr
- ^ James Obiorah - Fussballdaten - Die Fußball-Datenbank
- ^ Profile on foot-national.com
- ^ InterFooT.de -News- Alles, was das Fussballherz begehrt!
- ^ "Orlando Pirates Considering James Obiorah Signing | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ FIFA.com - FIFA Player Statistics: James OBIORAH[permanent dead link]
- ^ "James Obiorah". BBC. 29 May 2002. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
External links
- Obiorah profile at cadistas1910.com (in Spanish)
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Nigerian footballers
- Nigeria international footballers
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- FC Lokomotiv Moscow players
- Grasshopper Club Zürich players
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- La Liga players
- Cádiz CF players
- Chamois Niortais F.C. players
- Grazer AK players
- Enyimba F.C. players
- SC Toulon players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Russian Premier League players
- Kaduna United F.C. players
- Sportspeople from Jos
- Association football midfielders