Julius Wobay
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Julius Gibrilla Woobay | ||
| Date of birth | May 19, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Bo, Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker Attacking midfielder |
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| Club information | |||
| Current club | Al-Masry Club | ||
| Number | 84 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2003 | East End Lions | 40 | (21) |
| 2003–2004 | Onisilos Sotira | 12 | (3) |
| 2004–2007 | Nea Salamina | 61 | (24) |
| 2007–2010 | Universitatea Craiova | 103 | (12) |
| 2010 | → Aris Limassol (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2011 | Khazar Lankaran | 19 | (5) |
| 2012– | Al-Masry | ||
| National team | |||
| 2002- |  Sierra Leone |
25 | (12) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 21, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Julius Gibrilla Wobay (born May 19, 1984 in Bo, Sierra Leone) nickname Gibo, is a Sierra Leonean International footballer. He is a striker for Al-Masry in the Egyptian Premier League and for the Leone Stars, Sierra Leone national football team. He signed with Al-Masry Club on a six month contract. He made his senior international debut for Sierra Leone as a sixteen year old on February 4, 2001 against Liberia at the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifer match in Monrovia. Since his international debut, Woobay has established himself as the star player in the Sierra Leone Midfield.
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[edit] Football career
[edit] East End Lions
Julius Wobay was born in Bo, the second largest city in Sierra Leone to parents from the Mende ethnic group. He began his professional football career in his native Sierra Leone with powerhouse East End Lions in the Sierra Leone National Premier League in 2000. During his three seasons with East End Lions from 2000 to 2003 Woobay was rated as the best midfielder in Sierra Leone.
[edit] Onisillos Sotiras
After the 2003 season, Wobay left the Sierra Leone National Premier League and signed with Cyprus side Onisilos Sotira where he played 12 matches and scored three goals.
[edit] Nea Salamina
Wobay signed with Nea Salamina, a club in Cyprus top division. While in Cyprus Woobay was voted as the best player for his club for two consecutive seasons. He was also rated as one of top footballers in the Cyprus League.
[edit] Universitatea Craiova
In January 2007, Wobay moved to top Romanian side Universitatea Craiova on a five year contract from Cyprus club Nea Salamina FC. Wobay has established himself among the top midfielders in Romania since joining Craiova. He has played from the start almost every match when he was available for the club and has scored 13 goals, including some very spectacular ones.
[edit] Aris Limassol
Three years after his movement from Salamina to Craiova, Wobay comes back (on a loan until the end of the season) to Cyprus but this time for Aris Limassol. On 20/1 he signed his contract with Cypriot side. The deal doesn't include a summer buying option for Aris Limassol.
[edit] Khazar Lankaran
He came back to Universitatea for the first part of the 2010-11 season, but in the winter he moved to Khazar Lankaran in the Azerbaijan Premier League where he signed a contract for two years. then he signed a contract with Al-Masry Club in Egypt till the end of 2011 2012 season
[edit] International
On February 14, 2001 Woobay made his debut for the Sierra Leone national team in a 2002 Fifa World Cup qualifier against Liberia in a match played in the Liberian capital of Monrovia. He was also a key player for Sierra Leone during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier.
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Bo, Sierra Leone
- Association football midfielders
- Sierra Leonean footballers
- Sierra Leone international footballers
- Nea Salamis FC players
- FC Universitatea Craiova players
- Aris Limassol players
- FK Khazar Lankaran players
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Expatriate footballers in Azerbaijan
- Liga I players
