Godfrey Oboabona
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Godfrey Itama Oboabona[1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 August 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Akure, Nigeria | ||
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Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Çaykur Rizespor | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Sunshine Stars | ||
2013– | Çaykur Rizespor | 59 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2012– | Nigeria | 34 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 April 2014 |
Godfrey Itama Oboabona (born 16 August 1990) is a Nigerian international footballer who plays for Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor, as a defender.[3]
Career
Club career
Oboabona was born in Akure and began his professional career with local club Sunshine Stars.[2] In August 2013 he was linked with a move to English side Arsenal,[4] but later that month signed a four-year contract with Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor.[5] He described the transfer as a "dream move."[6]
International football
He 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.[7]
He was selected for Nigeria's squad at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup,[8] and was named in the provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Godfrey Oboabona – FIFA competition record
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Godfrey Oboabona at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- ↑ Godfrey Oboabona at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
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