Nwankwo Obiora
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nwankwo Emeka Obiora | ||
Date of birth | 12 July 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2010 | ECO | ||
2006–2008 | → Heartland | ||
2008–2009 | → Wikki Tourists | ||
2009–2010 | → Real Murcia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Internazionale | 4 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Parma | 2 | (0) |
2012 | → Gubbio (loan) | 18 | (2) |
2012–2013 | → Padova (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2013 | → CFR Cluj (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2013–2014 | CFR Cluj | 11 | (0) |
2014 | Córdoba | 6 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Académica de Coimbra | 38 | (1) |
2016–2018 | Levadiakos | 16 | (1) |
2018–2020 | Boavista | 30 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2009 | Nigeria U-20 | 4 | (1) |
2011 | Nigeria U-23 | 4 | (0) |
2012– | Nigeria | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2013 |
Nwankwo Emeka Obiora (born 12 July 1991 in Kaduna) is a Nigerian footballer who last played as a defensive midfielder for Boavista. He is currently a free agent.
Club career
Obiora began his career with Lagos based club ECO FC,[1] before he signed for Heartland F.C. He left his club Heartland F.C to join Wikki Tourists F.C. on loan in July 2008.[2]
He then left Heartland F.C. to sign a contract with Real Murcia on 11 May 2009[3] that ran through 30 June 2010.[4]
Internazionale
On 28 November 2009 it was announced that Internazionale signed Obiora from Eco FC.[5] At first the youngster was a part of Inter's primavera squad managed by Fulvio Pea.[6] Obiora made his first-team debut in a UEFA Champions League match against Tottenham in London, coming on as a substitute for the injured Sulley Muntari in the 53rd minute.
Parma
After not making an impact at the Milan club, Nwankwo Obiora moved to Parma on 31 January 2011 in a co-ownership deal for €300,000.[7] The deal was renewed in June 2011[7][8] and again in June 2012. He was loaned to Calcio Padova in 2012–13 season. Parma subsidized Padova for €200,000 in terms of premi di valorizzazione.[9]
CFR Cluj
On 6 February 2013, Romanian champions CFR Cluj announced that they brought the midfielder on a temporary basis, with a buyout clause to make the move permanent in the summer.[10] In June 2013 Parma also purchased the remain 50% registration rights of Nwankwo from Inter (as part of the return of Galimberti and Mella to Inter),[nb 1][9] in order to re-sell the registration rights to Cluj for free.[11]
Académica
On 23 July 2014, after a small stint with Córdoba CF in Segunda División, Obiora signed a three-year deal with Primeira Liga side Académica de Coimbra.[12] He made his debut in a 1-1 home draw against Sporting CP. Obiora scored his first goal for Académica on 1 November, in a 1–1 draw against Moreirense.
Levadiakos
On 15 September 2016, Levadiakos officially announced the signing of Nigerian defensive midfielder Nwankwo Emeka Obiora, who was recently released from Académica de Coimbra.[13]
Boavista
He signed for Boavista for the 2018–19 season. In March 2019 he talked about how injuries had affected his earlier career.[14]
International career
He was a member of the Nigeria U-20 squad which took part at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt, the 2009 WAFU U-20 Championship,[15] and the 2009 African Youth Championship in Rwanda.[16]
He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[17]
Honours
Club
Internazionale
International
Nigeria
Footnotes
- ^ The provision for co-ownership debt was €300,000, Parma received co-ownership income of €200,000 for the different of the actual price and the provision.
References
- ^ "Nigeria U-20 Midfielder Obiora Nwankwo Moves To Italy | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Best Football Cleats". Football Central. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Kick Off – South Africa Obiora to Murcia in July". Archived from the original on 11 May 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
- ^ Nwankwo joins Spanish Liga Archived 13 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Fussball auf 4-4-2.com | das Schweizer Fussballportal". 4-4-2.com (in German). Retrieved 28 March 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Primavera: mercato, Obiora per Pea". FC Internazionale - Inter Milan. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ a b Parma F.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2011. PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Movimenti di mercato e compartecipazioni" [Market movements and co-ownerships]. Parma F.C. fcparma.com. 24 June 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ a b Parma F.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
- ^ "Bun venit, Nwankwo Obiora!" [Welcome, Nwankwo Obiora!]. CFR Cluj. cfr1907.ro. 6 February 2013. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ Parma F.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2014 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
- ^ "Lucas Mineiro e Obiora são reforços da Académica". www.academica-oaf.pt. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ "Στον ΛΕΒΑΔΕΙΑΚΟ και ο Nwankwo Obiora". www.levadiakosfc.gr. 15 September 2016. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (30 March 2019). "Nwankwo Obiora: Forgotten Nigerian midfielder keen to make up for lost time". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Nwankwo Lands Murcia Deal". Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
- ^ "TimesLIVE". Retrieved 28 March 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (10 January 2013). "Nations Cup 2013: Nigeria pick six locally-based players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
External links
- Nwankwo Obiora at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Nigerian footballers
- Nigeria international footballers
- Nigeria under-20 international footballers
- Inter Milan players
- Parma Calcio 1913 players
- A.S. Gubbio 1910 players
- Calcio Padova players
- CFR Cluj players
- Córdoba CF players
- Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. players
- Levadiakos F.C. players
- Boavista F.C. players
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Segunda División players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Liga I players
- Primeira Liga players
- 2011 CAF U-23 Championship players
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Africa Cup of Nations-winning players
- Sportspeople from Kaduna