Omonigho Temile
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Omonigho Temile | ||
Date of birth | 16 July 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Delta United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002 | Cherno More Varna | 30 | (3) |
2003-2004 | Levski Sofia | 32 | (7) |
2004-2006 | Krylia Sovetov | 24 | (0) |
2008-2009 | Botev Plovdiv | 11 | (1) |
2009-2010 | Warri Wolves | ||
2010-2011 | Valletta | 21 | (1) |
International career | |||
2001 | Nigeria U-17 | 6 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2011 |
Omonigho Temile (16 July 1984) is a retired Nigerian footballer.[1]
Club career
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Temile began his playing career at Nigerian football club Delta United from Warri. He started his professional career playing for Bulgarian side Cherno More in 2002. However, he signed for Levski Sofia in February 2003, teaming up with fellow Nigerians Garba Lawal and Justice Christopher. He made his debut on February 28, against Marek. He was also a runner-up for the Best Young Player award of 2003/2004 season. Temile scored once for Levski in UEFA Cup.
In 2004, Temile went for trials with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv in the summer, but eventually joined Russian Premier League side Krylia Sovetov. He signed a four and a half year contract. He joined Warri Wolves in fall 2009 and signed in August 2010 for Maltese club side Valletta F.C..
International career
Temile was a member of Nigeria's U-17 squad that finished second in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Trinidad & Tobago. He started all six games, and scored twice from his midfield position. Temile scored the last goal against Japan on a penalty kick in the 91st minute, in which Nigeria won 4-0. He was also on target in the 5-1 defeat of Australia in the quarter final. Nigeria eventually lost the final against France.[2]
Personal life
Temile is the nephew of Clement Temile, cousin of Toto Tamuz, elder brother of Frank Temile.
References
- ↑ http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.omonigho.temile.5172.en.html
- ↑ Omonigho Temile – FIFA competition record
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Nigerian footballers
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Nigeria international footballers
- Bulgarian A Football Group players
- FC Krylia Sovetov Samara players
- PFC Levski Sofia players
- PFC Botev Plovdiv players
- PFC Cherno More Varna players
- Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Warri Wolves players
- Nigerian expatriates in Bulgaria
- Delta Force F.C. players
- Russian Football Premier League players