Stephen Sunday
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Obayan Sunday | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Valencia CF | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
Stephen Obayan Sunday (born 17 September 1988 in Lagos) is a Nigerian-born Spanish footballer nicknamed Sunny.
Career
Club
Sunny began his career in his native Lagos with FC Ebedei and Jegede Babes. In 2003, Sunday participated in two youth championships in Sweden and Spain; in Madrid he participated in the third edition of the Annual Immigrants Mundial, where he impressed so much that he was given a five-year-contract with Poli Ejido [1]. In order for that to happen though, one of the directors of Ejido had to become his adopted father to allow him to obtain the necessary paperwork to stay in Spain
His performances for Ejido attracted interest from Manchester United, Real Madrid, Real Betis, Deportivo La Coruna, Valencia CF, AEK Athens, Celta Vigo, Liverpool F.C. [2] and S.S.C. Napoli. However, he chose to sign for Valencia.
International
Although born in Nigeria, Sunday is eligible to play for Spain under FIFA rules, which allow players with dual nationality to change their international allegiance before the age of 21 if they have not won a full international cap. He has been called up by the Spain Under-19 side and represented Spain at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada [3].
Honours
Valencia
References
- ^ BBC.co.uk, Stephen's Latin love, retrieved 21st March 2007
- ^ BBC.co.uk, Stephen's Latin love, retrieved 21st March 2007
- ^ Spanish squad for the 2007 U-20 WC
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