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) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1994 | Kalba Union | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994 | Kwara Bombers | 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)[2] | 12 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Grazer AK[3] | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Chamois Niortais | 16 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Kaduna United | 23 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | SC Toulon[4] | 11 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2002 | Nigeria[1] | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Chibuzor Obiorah (born 24 August 1978) is a Nigerian former footballer who played as a forward.
He is best known for his time in Russia as a Lokomotiv Moscow player, with whom he won the Russian Premier League in 2002 and 2004, on top of a few other domestic cup trophies. He also played for the national team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ James Obiorah at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ La fiche de James Obiorah. Football - L'Equipe.fr
- ^ James Obiorah - Fussballdaten - Die Fußball-Datenbank
- ^ Profile on foot-national.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
[edit]- Obiorah profile at cadistas1910.com Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Nigeria men's international footballers
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- FC Lokomotiv Moscow players
- Grasshopper Club Zurich players
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- La Liga players
- Cádiz CF players
- Chamois Niortais FC players
- Grazer AK players
- Enyimba F.C. players
- SC Toulon players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Russian Premier League players
- Ligue 2 players
- Kaduna United F.C. players
- Footballers from Jos
- Men's association football midfielders
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia