Mobi Oparaku
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| Full name | Mobi Patrick Oparaku | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1976 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Owerri, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Iwuanyanwo Nationale | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Anderlecht | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Turnhout | 30 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Capellen | 25 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | El Paso Patriots | 13 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Connecticut Wolves | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2005 | Rivoli United | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Gateway F.C. | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Enyimba International | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Nigeria U-17 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Nigeria U-23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–2003 | Nigeria | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Mobi Patrick Oparaku // (born 1 December 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Club career
[edit]Oparaku was born in Owerri, Imo State. He played for several clubs in Belgium. In 2000, Oparaku spent one season with the El Paso Patriots in the USL A-League.[1] In 2001, he played for the Connecticut Wolves.[2] In December 2005 he returned to Nigeria with teammate Rashidi Yekini to Gateway F.C.[3]
International career
[edit]Oparaku played six matches at 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[4]
For the Nigeria senior national team, he was a participant at the 1996 Olympic Games,[5] where Nigeria won the gold medal and at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
References
[edit]- ^ 2000 El Paso Patriots
- ^ Mobi Oparaku at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Yekini, Oparaku head for United States Archived 18 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Eze, Okechukwu (11 June 2003). "Nigeria Vs Brazil: When They Last Met..." Daily Trust (Abuja). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ Mobi Oparaku – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
[edit]- Mobi Oparaku at National-Football-Teams.com
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