Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Nwankwo Obiora [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 12 July 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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 | Inter Milan | 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) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | Académica | 38 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Levadiakos | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Boavista | 38 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Chaves | 37 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Académica | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2009 | Nigeria U-20 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2011 | Nigeria U-23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2012– | Nigeria | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2013 |
Nwankwo Obiora MON (born 12 July 1991) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Portuguese Liga 3 club Académica.
Obiora began his career with Lagos based club ECO FC, [2] before he signed for Heartland. He was loaned to Wikki Tourists in July 2008. [3]
He then left Heartland to sign a contract with Real Murcia on 11 May 2009 [4] that ran through 30 June 2010. [5]
On 28 November 2009 it was announced that Internazionale signed Obiora from Eco FC. [6] At first the youngster was a part of Inter's primavera squad managed by Fulvio Pea. [7] 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.
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. [8] The deal was renewed in June 2011 [8] [9] and again in June 2012. He was loaned to Calcio Padova in 2012–13 season. Parma subsidized Padova for €200,000 in terms of premi di valorizzazione. [10]
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. [11] In June 2013 Parma also purchased the remain 50% registration rights of Nwankwo from Inter (as part of the return of Galimberti and Mella to Inter), [nb 1] [10] in order to re-sell the registration rights to Cluj for free. [12]
On 23 July 2014, after a small stint with Córdoba in Segunda División, Obiora signed a three-year deal with Primeira Liga side Académica de Coimbra. [13] 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.
On 15 September 2016, Levadiakos officially announced the signing of Nwankwo. [14]
Obiora signed for Boavista for the 2018–19 season. In March 2019 he talked about how injuries had affected his earlier career. [15]
In July 2021, after having spent a year without a club, Obiora joined Liga Portugal 2 club Chaves. [16]
In January 2024, Obiora returned to Académica, competing in Liga 3. [17]
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, [18] and the 2009 African Youth Championship in Rwanda. [19]
He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. [20]
Internazionale
2013 African Cup of Nations
Nigeria
Orders
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Nwankwo Obiora [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 12 July 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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 | Inter Milan | 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) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | Académica | 38 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Levadiakos | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Boavista | 38 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Chaves | 37 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Académica | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2009 | Nigeria U-20 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2011 | Nigeria U-23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2012– | Nigeria | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2013 |
Nwankwo Obiora MON (born 12 July 1991) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Portuguese Liga 3 club Académica.
Obiora began his career with Lagos based club ECO FC, [2] before he signed for Heartland. He was loaned to Wikki Tourists in July 2008. [3]
He then left Heartland to sign a contract with Real Murcia on 11 May 2009 [4] that ran through 30 June 2010. [5]
On 28 November 2009 it was announced that Internazionale signed Obiora from Eco FC. [6] At first the youngster was a part of Inter's primavera squad managed by Fulvio Pea. [7] 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.
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. [8] The deal was renewed in June 2011 [8] [9] and again in June 2012. He was loaned to Calcio Padova in 2012–13 season. Parma subsidized Padova for €200,000 in terms of premi di valorizzazione. [10]
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. [11] In June 2013 Parma also purchased the remain 50% registration rights of Nwankwo from Inter (as part of the return of Galimberti and Mella to Inter), [nb 1] [10] in order to re-sell the registration rights to Cluj for free. [12]
On 23 July 2014, after a small stint with Córdoba in Segunda División, Obiora signed a three-year deal with Primeira Liga side Académica de Coimbra. [13] 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.
On 15 September 2016, Levadiakos officially announced the signing of Nwankwo. [14]
Obiora signed for Boavista for the 2018–19 season. In March 2019 he talked about how injuries had affected his earlier career. [15]
In July 2021, after having spent a year without a club, Obiora joined Liga Portugal 2 club Chaves. [16]
In January 2024, Obiora returned to Académica, competing in Liga 3. [17]
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, [18] and the 2009 African Youth Championship in Rwanda. [19]
He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. [20]
Internazionale
2013 African Cup of Nations
Nigeria
Orders
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