Obinna Nwaneri

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Obinna Nwaneri
Personal information
Full name Obinna Nwaneri
Date of birth (1982-03-18) 18 March 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
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Position(s) Centre Back, Right Back
Team information
Current team
 Perlis FA
Youth career
Julius Berger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Julius Berger 6 (1)
2003–2004 Enyimba 10 (1)
2004–2007 Espérance 43 (3)
2007–2010 FC Sion 72 (2)
2010–2011 Kazma 28 (3)
2012–2014 Kelantan 75 (9)
2015 ATM 13 (0)
2016– Perlis FA 0 (0)
International career‡
2005–2010 Nigeria 33 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 06, 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 06, 2016

Obinna Nwaneri (born 18 March 1982) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for ATM in the Malaysia Super League and former Nigerian national team player. Nwaneri plays in a Centre back or Right back position but also can play as a forward.[1][2][3]

His name, Obinna, means "Father's heart" in Igbo.[4] He is described as mobile central defender with pace, control and timing. A natural leader, which had earned him the captain armband in Enyimba and FC Sion respectively.

His star has steadily continued to rise, first with top Nigerian side, Julius Berger, then with African Champions Enyimba, where he won the CAF champions league and then he signed with Swiss club FC Sion during the 2007 January transfer window, a club he later captained before leaving last summer.

Career breakdown

  • 2000: Broke into a talented Julius Berger side that had an amazing turnaround season, going from barely escaping relegation the season before, to annexing the Nigerian Pepsi League crown.
  • 2001: Had a standout season with the 'Bridge Boys', proving to be one of the League's best defenders. Berger, unfortunately, failed to retain their League title and were knocked out of the African Champions Cup.
  • 2002: Won the Nigerian Cup with Julius Berger, after defeating Yobe Stars 3–0 in the final.
  • 2003: Moved to League Champions Enyimba, forming a dream partnership at the back with Romanus Orjinta. Had a standout season in an historic season for Enyimba, as they won the Nigerian League for the 3rd year running and became the first Nigerian club to win the continents' most prized club trophy – The African Champions Cup.
  • 2004: Captained Enyimba as they successfully defended their African Champions League crown, by defeating Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia with a 5–3 penalty victory. Scored the vital fifth penalty that secured the win. However, this time around, Enyimba would not win Nigerian League. Agreed personal terms with South African side Orlando Pirates in July, but the deal fell through as the clubs could not agree on a fee.
  • 2004–05: Moved to Tunisian powerhouse Espérance, in early 2005, where he has had an outstanding season.
  • 2011: Kazma Obinna finished his contract with Kazma and has since been linked with a host of European clubs.
  • 2012: After being a free agent for 3 months, Obinna joined the 2010 Malaysia Super League champions, Kelantan FA.[2][3][5] Obinna later won treble by winning Malaysian Super League, FA Cup and Malaysian Cup with Kelantan FA in his debut season.
  • 2014: On 23 April,he was released by Kelantan FA
  • 2015: After less than a year out the game he signs with ATM

Club statistics

As of 05 November 2013.
Club Season League Charity Shield FA Cup Malaysia Cup AFC Cup AFC Champions League Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Kelantan 2012 18 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 11 1 0 6 0 0 - - - 40 3 -
2013 19 0 0 1 0 0 6 3 0 10 2 - 5 1 0 - - - 41 6 -
2014 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 -
Total 50 1 0 2 0 0 11 4 0 21 3 0 11 1 0 - - - 81 9 0
Career total - - - - - - - - -

Honours

Club

Enyimba

FC Sion

Kazema SC

Kelantan

References

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External links

  1. ↑ Kelantan Ikat Obinna Sebagai Pemain Terbaharu (BERNAMA) Retrieved at 30 January 2012
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 OBINNA IMPORT TERBARU KELANTAN (MALAY) Retrieved from KelantanFA at 30 January 2012
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Obinna, Okucha Main Liga Super. (MALAY) Retrieved at 1 February 2012
  4. ↑ Meaning of Obinna in Nigerian.name
  5. ↑ Kelantan Ikat Obinna Sebagai Pemain Terbaharu (MALAY) Retrieved from BERNAMA at 30 January 2012
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