Emeka Obidile

Emeka Obidile
Personal information
Full name Emeka Aboy Obidile
Date of birth (1977-08-27) 27 August 1977 (age 49)
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Atlas Delmenhorst 19 (1)
1998–1999 Spandauer SV 12 (3)
1999–2000 Odra Opole
2000–2001 Petro Płock 7 (1)
2001–2002 Panserraikos 16 (1)
2002 Agios Nikolaos
2002 Cowdenbeath
2002–2004 Dumbarton 24 (3)
2004 Buckingham Town 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emeka Obidile (listenⓘ; born 27 August 1977) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Obidile began his career in the German Regionalliga, playing with Atlas Delmenhorst and Spandauer SV. He moved to Poland, where he played for Odra Opole before joining Petro Płock in early 2000. He appeared in seven Ekstraklasa matches for Petro Płock.

Obidile spent the next two seasons in Greece, making 16 Beta Ethniki appearances for Panserraikos. Following an unsuccessful trial with Livingston in January 2003, Obidile signed for Dumbarton in the Scottish Football League Second Division. He left the club in January 2004.

References

  1. ↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  2. ↑ 30. Spieltag der Regionalliga Nord 97/98
  3. ↑ "Emeka Aboy Obidile" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  4. ↑ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (22 June 2003). "Foreign Players in Greece 1999/00-2001/02". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008.
  5. ↑ "Livi look to Obidele". BBC Sport. 15 January 2003.
  6. ↑ Emeka Obidile at Soccerbase
  7. ↑ "Obidile goes missing". BBC Sport. 16 December 2003.