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Nosa Igiebor
	Igiebor playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv, 2015
Personal information
Full name	Emmanuel Nosakhare Igiebor
Date of birth	9 November 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Abuja, Nigeria
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Number	40
Youth career
1999–2005	Sharks
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2007	Sharks
2007–2009	Warri Wolves
2009–2011	Lillestrøm
2011–2012	Hapoel Tel Aviv
2012–2014	Real Betis
2014–2017	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2017–	Çaykur Rizespor
International career‡
2011	Nigeria U23
2011–	Nigeria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:24, 30 May 2017 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 March 2013

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Emmanuel Nosakhare Igiebor (born 9 November 1990), commonly known as Nosa Igiebor or Nosa, is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Canadian [[]] club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.^[3] He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.^[4]

Club career

After appearing in his homeland with Sharks and Warri Wolves, Nosa joined Tippeligaen side Lillestrøm in 2009. He held a starting spot during his time in Norway, being an important offensive unit in the 2011 campaign, netting eight times in 17 matches.

On 8 August 2011 Nosa signed for Hapoel Tel Aviv, for transfer fee of 8 million krones.^[5] On 18 August 2011, he made his debut in Hapoel during the Europa League Playoffs against FK Ekranas. Four days later he scored his first goal for Hapoel against Maccabi Petah-Tikva. On 14 May 2012, Nosa scored the winning goal in the Israeli cup final in a 2–1 victory over Maccabi Haifa.

On 24 August 2012, Nosa moved to Spain for a transfer fee of 1.2 million euro,^[6] signing a four-year deal with Real Betis.^[7] On 12 April 2013, Igiebor scored his first goal in Betis against Sevilla FC after coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute. He finished his two seasons in Betis with 2 goals in 28 appearances.

On 22 July 2014 Nosa joined Maccabi Tel-Aviv.^[8] On 30 July 2014, he made his debut in Maccabi in a 1–0 loss to Maribor during the Champions League Qualifiers.^[9]

On 8 September 2017 Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced that Nosa had been signed for the remainder of the 2017 season, with club options for 2018 and 2019.^[10]

Honours

Club

Hapoel Tel Aviv

Israel State Cup (1): 2011-12

Maccabi Tel Aviv

References

^ http://int.soccerway.com/players/nosa-emanuel-igiebor/77342/
^ Nosa_Igiebor | national football teams.com
^ Nosa Igiebor at National-Football-Teams.com
^ Oluwashina Okeleji (10 January 2013). "Nations Cup 2013: Nigeria pick six locally-based players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
^ Nosa solgt til Israel i natt (Nosa sold to Israel tonight); VG, 8 August 2011 Template:No icon
^ הפועל ניסתה לצרף את איגייבור, בטיס סירבה (Hapoel TLV tried to repurchase Nosa back, Real Betis refuses); ONE, 15 June 2013 Template:He icon
^ Nigeria midfielder Igiebor signs for Real Betis; BBC Sport, 26 August 2012
^ Nosa sold to Maccabi http://www.maccabi-tlv.co.il/en/news/news-articles/ben-basat-and-igiebor-s-transfers-agreed/
^ "Igiebor debuts in Maccabi Tel Aviv loss". African Football. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
^ "Whitecaps FC add Nigerian international midfielder Nosa Igiebor". Whitecaps F.C. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

External links

Nosa Igiebor at Soccerway

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[1] ttp://int.soccerway.com/players/nosa-emanuel-igiebor/77342/

[2] Nosa_Igiebor | national football teams.com

[3] Nosa Igiebor at National-Football-Teams.com

[4] Oluwashina Okeleji (10 January 2013). "Nations Cup 2013: Nigeria pick six locally-based players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

[5] Nosa solgt til Israel i natt (Nosa sold to Israel tonight); VG, 8 August 2011 Template:No icon

[6] הפועל ניסתה לצרף את איגייבור, בטיס סירבה (Hapoel TLV tried to repurchase Nosa back, Real Betis refuses); ONE, 15 June 2013 Template:He icon

[7] Nigeria midfielder Igiebor signs for Real Betis; BBC Sport, 26 August 2012

[8] Nosa sold to Maccabi http://www.maccabi-tlv.co.il/en/news/news-articles/ben-basat-and-igiebor-s-transfers-agreed/

[9] "Igiebor debuts in Maccabi Tel Aviv loss". African Football. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

[10] "Whitecaps FC add Nigerian international midfielder Nosa Igiebor". Whitecaps F.C. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

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 On 22 July 2014 Nosa joined [[Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.|Maccabi Tel-Aviv]].<ref>Nosa sold to Maccabi http://www.maccabi-tlv.co.il/en/news/news-articles/ben-basat-and-igiebor-s-transfers-agreed/</ref> On 30 July 2014, he made his debut in Maccabi in a 1–0 loss to [[Maribor FC|Maribor]] during the Champions League Qualifiers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Igiebor debuts in Maccabi Tel Aviv loss|url=http://africanfootball.com/news/444316/Igiebor-debuts-in-Maccabi-Tel-Aviv-loss|website=African Football|accessdate=1 July 2016|date=31 July 2014}}</ref>
+On 8 September 2017 [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]] announced that Nosa had been signed for the remainder of the 2017 season, with club options for 2018 and 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Whitecaps FC add Nigerian international midfielder Nosa Igiebor|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2017/09/08/whitecaps-fc-add-nigerian-international-midfielder-nosa-igiebor?j=39594273&sfmc_sub=689619746&l=18382433_HTML&u=682690588&mid=10789553&jb=0|website=Whitecaps F.C.|accessdate=8 September 2017}}</ref>
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