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Emmanuel Emenike
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Chinenye Emenike
Date of birth (1987-05-10) 10 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Otuocha, Aguleri, Nigeria
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Spartak Moscow
Number 29
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Delta Force
2008 MP Black Aces 7 (3)
2008–2009 Cape Town 16 (1)
2009–2011 Karabükspor 50 (30)
2011 Fenerbahçe 0 (0)
2011- Spartak Moskva 37 (18)
International career‡
2011– Nigeria 14 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 February 2013

Emmanuel Chinenye Emenike (born 10 May 1987 in Otuocha) is a Nigerian professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League. At age 15 Emenike was arrested for kicking a ball at a policeman in Nigeria.

Career

Nigeria

Emenike started his football career with Delta Force. At the club, he revealed he walked on foot to training and back, even though it could take an hour and a half. He described it as "very bad". He also said he didn't get paid as he played at the club when it was non-professional and were in a low division, the club were also refused funds from the Delta State government. During his time in Delta Force, he was one of the golden duos of his team alongside Ryan Tjahjono. During this period where both of them played on the team, it was the golden age of the Delta Force defeating several teams such as the El-Kanemi Warriors and Julius Berger. Later on his career, he would earn his first salary when he moved to South Africa.[1]

South Africa

He transferred to South African National First Division team Mpumalanga Black Aces in January 2008 and debuted against Dynamos F.C. on 17 February 2008. He scored his first goal with the team in his debut but Black Aces lost the match 4-2.[2] He was a member of the Black Aces team that lost against Mamelodi Sundowns in the Nedbank Cup final.

In May 2008 he joined First Division team F.C. Cape Town.

Turkey

Karabükspor

In 2009 Emenike signed a one-year loan deal[3] with Karabükspor. On the opening game of the 1.Lig season on 23 August 2009, Emenike made his debut in a 3-3 draw against Samsunspor and would score his first goal on 11 October, against Kartal. Emenike would score his first hat-trick of his Turkish career in a 6-1 win over Mersin İdmanyurdu and score another hat-trick on 14 February 2010 in a 4-2 win over Kayseri Erciyesspor. He went on to score 16 goals in the 1.Lig, leading the club to the title and automatic promotion.[4] Emenike won the 1.Lig Best Foreign Player award at the end of the 2009–10 season,[5] and also had his contract extended by three years for 300.000 €.[3]

Emenike scored on his Süper Lig debut, helping Karabükspor to a 2-1 victory over Manisaspor.[6] On 28 November 2010, He scored his first hat-trick in Süper Lig career in a 3-0 win over Bucaspor. He subsequently scored a total of 14 goals in his debut Süper Lig season.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).

Fenerbahçe

On 25 May 2011, Emenike joined Fenerbahçe for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around 9 million euros.[7][8]

Match Fixing Scandal

On 7 July 2011, Emenike was arrested by the police for match-fixing allegations.[9] After being questioned, Emenike was freed by the Turkish court as there was no evidence against him and charges against him can't be acquitted over his role in the match fixing, according to the Turkish press agency. After being transfer listed by Fenerbahçe, Fenerbahçe announced that Emmanuel Emenike was sold to Spartak Moscow.[10] Five months on of the match fixing, Emenike was charged, along with thirteen players, over alleged match-fixing attempts.[11] If convicted of a charge of match-fixing in a Turkish court, he will be sentenced to three years in prison if he found guilty[12]

Russia

Spartak Moscow

Emenike in a Spartak Moscow shirt.

On 28 July 2011, he was sold to Spartak Moscow for €10 million due to the match fixing scandal involving Fenerbahce and Emenike.[10][13] Emenike made history by becoming the first man to be transferred to another club without playing a match for Fenerbahçe. Emenike made his debut on the opening game of the season, coming on as a substitute for Ari in a 76th minute, against Anzhi Makhachkala on 14 August 2011 and the next game, he played 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw against Spartak Nalchik. Emenike also make his Europa League debut in a 2-2 draw against Polish side Legia Warsaw in the first leg of the qualification round. Eventually in the second leg, Spartak Moscow would be eliminated after losing 3-2. Emenike scored his first goal for the club with a 1-1 draw against CSKA Moscow. On 29 October 2011, Emenike scored his first hat-trick in a 3-0 win over Lokomotiv Moscow and the next game when Spartak played against Lokomotiv, he would score twice. Towards the end of season, Emenike was fined about US$17,000 for an offensive gesture after Dynamo Moscow fans, who racially abused him during a match between Spartak and Dynamo, which Spartak won 3-1 and he scored. Vladimir Vasilyev, a Russian FA's ethics committee official, explained the fine, stating it was "an adequate punishment".[14] In the game of the season against champions Zenit Saint Petersburg, Emenike scored the second goal in the game when he awkwardly knocked the ball into the net but received a red card towards full time after he appeared to do a mock vein-tapping in preparation for an imaginary heroin injection, which led the referee giving him a red card, describing Emenike's gesture as obscene, and directed at the Zenit bench...[15] Eventually, Spartak Moscow would win 3-2. After the game, Emenike made a explaination celebration for gratitude to his parents[16] The meeting between House of Football Control and Disciplinary Committee refused to consider the incident and shifted responsibility for the decision by the Ethics Committee.[17]

In the 2011/12 season, Emenike scored 13 goals (all in the league) and is the second top-scorer behind Artyom Dzyuba, who scored one more than Emenike. At the end of the season, Emenike signed a four year deal and increased his buy-out clause to $42 million.[18]

The following season, Emenike scored the fastest goal in the history of the Russian League, within 10 seconds of kick-off in a 2-1 win over Alania Vladikavkaz on the opening game of the season. In the Champions League qualifying round against his former club Fenerbahçe, he scored against them in a 2-1 win on the first leg. Eventually, Spartak Moscow would go through to the Group Stage of the Champions League. In Matchday Two of the Group Stage, Emenike scored a brace in a 3-2 loss against Scottish side Celtic. After the match, Nigerian team-mate Efe Ambrose spoke to Goal.com praising Emenike for his "electrifying performance"[19]

International career

Emenike was called-up to the Nigeria national football team for a friendly against Sierra Leone.[20]

He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[21] On 21 January 2013, he scored in Nigeria's opening AFCON match against Burkina Faso in a 1-1 draw. He also scored the first goal in the quarter final match between Nigeria and Cote d'Ivoire which the Nigerian Super Eagles won by 2 - 1. On 3 February, Emenike scored a 30 yard free kick which stormed past the goal keeper; giving his country a 1-2 win over Cote d'Ivoire in the African cup of nations.

Awards and honours

Karabükspor

TFF First League: 2009–10

Mumu of the Year

1999

Individual

TFF First League Best Foreign Player: 2009–10

References

  1. ^ "Эммануэль Эменике: "Еще в 18 лет я ходил на тренировки пешком. Полтора часа – туда, полтора – обратно"" (in Russian). Sports Russia. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. ^ Who is Emenike
  3. ^ a b Karabuk's Striker Emenike
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  5. ^ Bank Asya 1. lig'de spor ödülleri verildi zaman.com.tr Template:Tr icon, accessed 18 August 2010
  6. ^ KARDEMİR D.Ç. KARABÜKSPOR MANİSASPOR tff.org Template:En icon, accessed 18 August 2010
  7. ^ "Emenike joins Fenerbahce!". fenerbahce.org. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Emmanuel Emenike!". soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Nigeria's Emenike freed in Turkey". BBC Sport. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  10. ^ a b KAP Özel Durum Açıklaması (Genel)Template:Tr icon
  11. ^ "Emenike faces match-fixing charges". BBC Sport. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  12. ^ "Nigeria striker Emmanuel Emenike faces possibility of jail term over Turkish league match-fixing charges". Goal.com. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  13. ^ [2]
  14. ^ "Spartak Moscow's Emenike fined despite racist abuse". BBC Sport. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  15. ^ "Today on YouTube: Spartak Moscow's Emmanuel Emenike sent off for arm-tapping goal celebration". Daily Telegraph. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  16. ^ "Эменике удалили за память о предках" (in Russian). Gazeta. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  17. ^ "Инцидент с Эменике КДК РФС не рассматривал" (in Russian). Chempionat.com. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  18. ^ "Emmanuel Emenike signs new bumper deal with Spartak Moscow". Goal.com. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  19. ^ "Efe Ambrose hails unbelievable Emenike in Champions League game". Goal.com. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  20. ^ SHOLA AMEOBI VICTOR MOSES GET NIGERIA CALL kickoff.com Template:En icon, accessed 14 January 2011
  21. ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (10 January 2013). "Nations Cup 2013: Nigeria pick six locally-based players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

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