James Obiorah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Chibuzor Oboriah | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Jos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[citation needed] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1994 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994 | 20 | (9) | |
| 1995 | Enyimba | 19 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Anderlecht | 30 | (6) |
| 1998–2001 | Grasshopper Zurich | 14 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 62 | (20) |
| 2003–2004 | → Cádiz CF (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | → Chamois Niortais (loan)[1] | 12 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Grazer AK[2] | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Chamois Niortais | 16 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Kaduna United | 23 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | SC Toulon[3] | 11 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998–2002 | Nigeria[4] | 3 | (1) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:41, 13 July 2009 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 July 2006 | |||
James Chibuzor Obiorah, born 24 August 1978 in Jos) is a Nigerian former footballer who last played as a midfielder for SC Toulon.
Club career[]
His previous clubs include RSC Anderlecht, Grasshopper Zurich, Cádiz CF, Grazer AK and Lokomotiv Moscow and he was also loaned to Niort from Lokomotiv Moscow in the 2004–05 season, scoring 4 goals in 12 games. In 2007, he played for Kaduna United F.C., after being released from his contract with French Ligue 2 side Niort.[5] In August 2008 he moved from Kaduna United F.C. to SC Toulon.[6]
International career[]
Obiorah was the captain of the Nigeria side that reached the quarter-finals of the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship and also played for the Nigeria national football team 3 times,[7] including being called up for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, scoring 1 goal.[8]
References[]
- ^ La fiche de James Obiorah. Football - L'Equipe.fr
- ^ James Obiorah - Fussballdaten - Die Fußball-Datenbank
- ^ Profile on foot-national.com
- ^ James Obiorah at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ InterFooT.de -News- Alles, was das Fussballherz begehrt!
- ^ "Orlando Pirates Considering James Obiorah Signing | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ FIFA.com - FIFA Player Statistics: James OBIORAH[permanent dead link]
- ^ "James Obiorah". BBC. 29 May 2002. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
External links[]
- Obiorah profile at cadistas1910.com (in Spanish)
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Nigerian footballers
- Nigeria international footballers
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- FC Lokomotiv Moscow players
- Grasshopper Club Zürich players
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- La Liga players
- Cádiz CF players
- Chamois Niortais F.C. players
- Grazer AK players
- Enyimba International F.C. players
- SC Toulon players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Russian Premier League players
- Kaduna United F.C. players
- Sportspeople from Jos
- Association football midfielders