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Godfrey Itama Oboabona (born 16 August 1990) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Georgian club FC Dinamo Batumi as a centre-back.[3]
 Obabona with Çaykur Rizespor in 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Godfrey Itama Oboabona[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1990 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ondo, Nigeria | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | FC Dinamo Batumi | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 27 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2010 | Rising Stars | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Sunshine Stars | |||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Çaykur Rizespor | 96 | (5) | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Al-Ahli | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Gorica | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2020– | FC Dinamo Batumi | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Nigeria | 39 | (1) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:18, 14 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 13 November 2015 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||
Club career
Oboabona was born in Ondo City, and began his professional career with local club Sunshine Stars[2] In August 2013, the BBC claimed there was speculation linking him with a move to English side Arsenal, a claim denied by both Oboabona and Sunshine Stars chairman Mike Odoko.[4]
Later that month, he signed a four-year contract with Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor.[5] He described the transfer as a "dream move."[6] In September 2018, Oboabona joined HNK Gorica in the Croatian First Football League.[7][8]
In February 2020 he signed for Georgian club FC Dinamo Batumi.[9]
International career
Oboabona made his international debut for Nigeria in 2012,[2] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[1] He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[10]
He was selected for Nigeria's squad at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup,[11] and was named in the provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[12] Oboabona was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[13]
References
- Godfrey Oboabona – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Godfrey Oboabona at National-Football-Teams.com
- Godfrey Oboabona at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- Oluwashina Okeleji (3 August 2013). "Nigeria defender Oboabona denies Arsenal link and criticising Wenger". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- "Oboabona completes move to Rizespor". SuperSport. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- Oluwashina Okeleji (23 August 2013). "Godfrey Oboabona delights in 'dream' move to Turkey". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- "Godfrey Oboabona joins Croatia top-flight side HNK Gorica". Goal.com. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- "Nigerijski reprezentativac novi je igrač Gorice" (in Croatian). HNK Gorica. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- "Oboabona: Why I joined aspiring Dinamo Batumi | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- Oluwashina Okeleji (10 January 2013). "Nations Cup 2013: Nigeria pick six locally-based players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- "Nigeria to take new-look squad to Confederations Cup". BBC Sport. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- "World Cup 2014: Peter Odemwingie in provisional Nigeria squad". BBC Sport. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- Oluwashina Okeleji (24 June 2016). "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
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На других языках
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Godfrey Oboabona est un footballeur nigérian né le 16 août 1990 à Akure. Il évolue au poste de défenseur au Dinamo Batoumi.[it] Godfrey Oboabona
Godfrey Oboabona (Akure, 16 agosto 1990) è un calciatore nigeriano, difensore della Dinamo Batumi.[ru] Обоабона, Годфри
Го́дфри Ита́ма Обоабо́на (англ. Godfrey Itama Oboabona; род. 16 августа 1990[2] или 16 сентября 1990[3], Акуре) — нигерийский футболист, защитник грузинского клуба «Динамо» (Батуми). Выступал в сборной Нигерии. Обладатель Кубка африканских наций 2013 года.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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