Joseph Enakarhire

Joseph Enakarhire

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Enakarhire
Date of birth	6 November 1982 (1982-11-06)
Place of birth	Warri, Nigeria
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1998–1999	Rangers International
1999–2001	Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2004	Standard Liège	75	(1)
2004–2005	Sporting CP	19	(0)
2005–2008	Dynamo Moscow	9	(1)
2006–2007	→ Bordeaux (loan)	16	(0)
2007–2008	→ Panathinaikos (loan)	2	(0)
National team‡
2002–2006	Nigeria	22	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 August 2011

Joseph Enakarhire (born 6 November 1982) is a Nigerian footballer. His main asset is his stamina and adaptability (he can operate as either a right or central defender).^{[citation needed]}

Club career

Born in Warri, Enakarhire impressed at a young age at Royal Standard de Liège, before joining Sporting Clube de Portugal in 2004–05, where he eventually became first-choice. However, after just one season, he was sold to Russia's big-spending club FC Dynamo Moscow.

Unsettled, Enakarhire was loaned, in August 2006, to French League outfit FC Girondins de Bordeaux, as another former Sporting defender, Beto, left for Recreativo de Huelva, also on loan. He was relatively used during the season and, after Bordeaux decided against signing him permanently, he joined Greece's Panathinaikos FC on a season-long loan.

In July 2009, Enakarhire had an unsuccessful trial with FC Metz. In the following year, he met the same fate at Odense Boldklub and FC Energie Cottbus.

International career

An international since 2003, Enakarhire appeared with the Super Eagles at the 2004 and 2006 Africa Cup of Nations. He was an undisputed starter in the latter tournament as Nigeria finished third, only conceding three goals.

External links

• L'Équipe stats (French)
• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Joseph Enakarhire at National-Football-Teams.com