Nwankwo Obiora

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Nwankwo Obiora
Personal information
Full name Nwankwo Emeka Obiora
Date of birth (1991-07-12) 12 July 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria
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Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Académica
Number 4
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– Académica de Coimbra 38 (1)
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 05:32, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
‡ 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 plays for Académica de Coimbra as a defensive midfielder.

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]

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.[9]

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.[10] 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.

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,[11] and the 2009 African Youth Championship in Rwanda.[12]

He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[13]

Honours

Club

Internazionale

International

Nigeria

References

  1. ↑ Nigeria U-20 Midfielder Obiora Nwankwo Moves To Italy – Goal.com
  2. ↑ Real Murcia sign Nigeria Under-20 international Obiora Nwankwo
  3. ↑ Kick Off – South Africa Obiora to Murcia in July
  4. ↑ Nwankwo joins Spanish Liga
  5. ↑ 4–4–2.com – Nr.1 in Sachen Fussballnews: Inter wohl bald mit nigerianischem Talent
  6. ↑ Primavera: mercato, Obiora per Pea
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Parma F.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012. PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Nwankwo Lands Murcia Deal
  12. ↑ The Times – Africa soccer prodigies on parade in Kigali
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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