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Peter Odemwingie
Odemwingie pictured in 2010
Personal information
Full name Peter Osaze Odemwingie[1]
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger / Striker
Team information
Current team
 West Bromwich Albion
Number 24
Youth career
1998 KAMAZ
1999 CSKA-2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Bendel Insurance 53 (19)
2002–2004 La Louvière 44 (9)
2004–2007 Lille OSC 75 (23)
2007–2010 Lokomotiv Moscow 75 (21)
2010– West Bromwich Albion 32 (15)
International career‡
2002– Nigeria 53 (9)
Medal record
Representing  Nigeria
Men's Football
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:21, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:21, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Peter Osaze Odemwingie (born 15 July 1981) is a footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Premier League side West Bromwich Albion. His name, Osaze, means "God chooses (for you)".[3]

Raised in Russia, Odemwingie chose to pledge his allegiances to the national team of Nigeria, although he was also eligible for Russia and Uzbekistan.

Club career

Early career

Born in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR, Odemwingie played in the youth systems at KAMAZ and CSKA.[4] He first plied his trade with Nigerian Premier League side Bendel Insurance, where he scored 19 goals in 53 league appearances from 2000 to 2002.[4] He signed for Belgian club La Louvière in 2002 and made his mark by helping the club to win the Belgian Cup in his first season. Scoring nine goals in 44 appearances attracted the attention of the French Ligue 1 side Lille OSC and before long he was a starter in the first team playing in the French Ligue 1. Famous for his technique and pace, the Nigerian player was being monitored by a number of prestigious European clubs.[5] Odemwingie indicated that he wanted to stay at Lille and help them fight for the league the following season and scored five league goals for them in the 2006–07 season [citation needed] as well as two against A.C. Milan at the San Siro to take Lille to the UEFA Champions League knockout stages.

Odemwingie playing for Lokomotiv Moscow in 2008

However, on 16 July 2007, he signed for Lokomotiv Moscow for a reported fee of $14 million on a four-year contract.[6][7] In three seasons for Lokomotiv, Odemwingie became the driving force of the attack and one of their most important players. During his time at Lokomotiv Stadium, Odemwingie managed 21 goals in the Russian Premier League from 75 games.

West Bromwich Albion

On 20 August 2010, Odemwingie signed for English Premier League club West Bromwich Albion for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract, with the option of a third year in the club's favour.[8] A day later, he scored the 81st-minute winning goal on his Premier League debut, a 1–0 win against Sunderland.[9] Shortly after signing for West Brom, photographs showed Lokomotiv Moscow fans celebrating the sale of Odemwingie through the use of racist banners targeted at the player.[10] One banner included the image of a banana and read "Thanks West Brom".[10] Before West Brom's game against Tottenham Hotspur in September 2010, it was announced that West Brom fans would unfurl a banner to counter the racist one, the banner read 'Thanks Lokomotiv' and is accompanied by a picture of Odemwingie celebrating his winner on his debut against Sunderland.[11] Odemwingie scored again for West Brom as they defeated Arsenal 3–2 at the Emirates Stadium on 25 September 2010.[12] Odemwingie scored a brace for West Brom on 5 December 2010, as they defeated fellow promoted side Newcastle United 3–1 at the Hawthorns.

On 19 March 2011, Arsenal travelled to The Hawthorns. The reverse fixture saw West Brom win 3–2 away from home, this time they were able to secure a 2–2 draw.[13] Odemwingie scored the second goal for West Brom which brought his season tally in the Premier League to 10 goals, only two behind Robert Earnshaw's Premier League record for the club.[14] 9 April saw West Brom travel to the Stadium of Light to play Sunderland. Odemwingie continued to impress and scored a goal in the 29th minute to level the scores.[15] His side eventually won 3–2, three points significantly helping his side's survival hopes.[16][17][18] After the game, he announced his desire to keep on playing well for West Brom by aiming to score 15 league goals.[19] On 16 April Odemwingie edged closer to this personal target when he became West Brom's joint top goalscorer ever in a single season in the Premier League with a goal against Chelsea, bringing his tally to 12.[20] Because of his continued success in his debut season in England, Odemwingie was reportedly targeted by a number of big clubs, including Newcastle and Italian giants Juventus.[21] But Odemwingie along with his agent shunned these moves, saying that he desires to play for West Brom next season and that he is happy there.[22]

Odemwingie continued his fine form, scoring a lovely curling effort with his left foot in the fifth minute against Tottenham Hotspur.[23] This brought him on to 13 league goals for the season, and meant that he had scored four in his last five games.[24] On 30 April, Odemwingie became the first player in West Brom's Premier League history to score in four consecutive games. This goal came against Aston Villa and meant he had scored 15 goals thus far in his debut season. It would also contribute to Odemwingie's second Premier League Player of the Month award of the season.[25] Odemwingie is only the sixth man to have received the accolade twice in a season in the award's history. His side faced Everton at The Hawthorns on 14 May and Odemwingie provided an assist for Youssuf Mulumbu to score the only goal of the game.[26] The result put West Brom on 46 points, bolstering their chances of finishing as the Midland's highest placed club in the Premier League.[27]

On 30 April 2011, it was reported in the Birmingham Mail that Australian confectionary business owner and Albion fan Spencer Samaroo had promised to deliver a hamper of Australia's finest chocolate bars to Odemwingie should he reach 15 goals for the club that season.[28] Nonetheless, Odemwingie ended the 2010–11 season as West Bromwich Albion's top goalscorer with a club record of 15 league goals.

Club career statistics

As of 14 May 2011.[4][29][30][31]

Template:Football player statistics 1 Template:Football player statistics 2 |- | 2000 | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Bendel Insurance | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Nigerian Premier League | 18 || 3 || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || 18 || 3 |- | 2001 | 17 || 7 || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || 17 || 7 |- | 2002 | 18 || 9 || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || 18 || 9 |- Template:Football player statistics 2 |- | 2002–03 | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|La Louvière | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Belgian First Division | 14 || 2 || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || 14 || 2 |- | 2003–04 | 27 || 5 || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || 2 || 1 || 29 || 6 |- | 2004–05 | 3 || 2 || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || 3 || 2 |- Template:Football player statistics 2 |- | 2004–05 | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Lille OSC | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Ligue 1 | 20 || 4 || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || 4 || 0 || 24 || 4 |- | 2005–06 | 26 || 14 || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || 8 || 1 || 34 || 15 |- | 2006–07 | 29 || 5 || 2 || 0 || colspan="2"|– || 9 || 2 || 40 || 7 |- Template:Football player statistics 2 |- | 2007 | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|Lokomotiv Moscow | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|Russian Premier League | 14 || 4 || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || 5 || 2 || 19 || 6 |- | 2008 | 26 || 10 || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || 26 || 10 |- | 2009 | 25 || 7 || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || 25 || 7 |- | 2010 | 10 || 0 || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || 10 || 0 |- Template:Football player statistics 2 |- | 2010–11 | rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|West Bromwich Albion | rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|Premier League | 32 || 15 || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || 32 || 15 |- Template:Football player statistics 3 53 || 19 || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || 53 || 19 Template:Football player statistics 4 44 || 9 || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || 2 || 1 || 46 || 10 Template:Football player statistics 4 75 || 23 || 2 || 0 || colspan="2"|– || 21 || 3 || 98 || 26 Template:Football player statistics 4 75 || 21 || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || 5 || 2 || 80 || 23 Template:Football player statistics 4 32 || 15 || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || colspan="2"|– || 32 || 15 Template:Football player statistics 5 279 || 87 || 2 || 0 || colspan="2"|– || 28 || 6 || 309 || 93 Template:Football player statistics end

International career

Odemwingie chose to represent Nigeria where his father was born. His first match came as a substitute in a 3–0 victory over Kenya on 4 May 2002.[4][32] In the finals, he scored in the 80th and 82nd minute against South Africa. He also played in the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations where he played in the semi-final losing to Ivory Coast 1–0. He was included to play for Nigeria in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.

He captained the team for the 2010 Cup of Nations, and when Nigeria bowed out of the competition at the semi-final stage, Odemwingie controversially openly criticized coach Shaibu Amodu's tactics, blaming them for the defeat.[33] He was chosen as part of the Best XI of the tournament.

Odemwingie was selected for the Nigeria squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Beijing Olympics

He was selected as the only over-aged player of the Nigerian football team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. During the tournament, he scored one goal and made one assist. Nigeria eventually lost the final to defending champions Argentina.

Honours

International

Nigeria U23
Nigeria

Individual

References

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2010 and 31/08/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. August 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Squad Profiles". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  3. ^ Meaning of Osaze Nigerian.name
  4. ^ a b c d "Odemwingie, Peter Osaze". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  5. ^ Le Figaro[dead link]
  6. ^ "La fiche de Peter Odemwingie" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Lokomotiv Moscow sign Odemwingie". BBC Sport. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  8. ^ Odemwingie seals Albion switch West Bromwich Albion F.C., 20 August 2010
  9. ^ Ashenden, Mark (21 August 2010). "West Brom 1–0 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  10. ^ a b "Osaze Odemwingie hits back at 'racist' Russian fans". BBC Sport. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2011. Cite error: The named reference "Osaze Odemwingie hits back at 'racist' Russian fans" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  11. ^ "West Brom to counter Russian racism toward striker". BBC Sport. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  12. ^ Burnton, Simon (25 September 2010). "Jerome Thomas's goal decisive as West Brom hold on to shock Arsenal". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  13. ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/293104?cc=5901
  14. ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/69453/peter-odemwingie?cc=5901
  15. ^ "I want 15 goals! West Brom striker Odemwingie setting his sights even higher". Daily Mail. London. 11 April 2011.
  16. ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/293141?cc=5901
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  18. ^ http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/west-bromwich-albion-fc/2011/04/11/peter-odemwingie-targets-15-goals/
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  21. ^ Curtis, John (14 April 2011). "Peter Odemwingie agent dismisses Juventus link". The Independent. London.
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  28. ^ [1]
  29. ^ "Peter Odemwingie". UEFA. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  30. ^ "Peter Odemwingie". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  31. ^ "Peter Osaze Odemwingie". ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  32. ^ "Games played by Peter Odemwingie in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  33. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations as it happened". BBC Sport. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2011.

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