Personal information | |||
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Full name | Chukwuemeka David Obi [1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 June 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria [2] | ||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Fylde | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | Bury | ||
2016–2017 | Liverpool | ||
2017–2021 | Wigan Athletic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Bury | 0 | (0) |
2018–2021 | Wigan Athletic | 4 | (0) |
2021– | AFC Fylde | 56 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:22, 16 February 2021 (UTC) |
Chukwuemeka David Obi (born 6 June 2001) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for AFC Fylde.
Aged 15 years and 86 days, he made his professional debut in a Football League Trophy match for Bury on 30 August 2016, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute in a 4–1 win over to Morecambe becoming the youngest player in the club's history. [3]
In October 2016, Obi moved to Liverpool for a six figure fee plus performance based add ons. [4] Despite the move, he did not appear on Liverpool's Under 18 squad lists for the 2016–17 or 2017–18 seasons.
Between September and December 2017 he appeared a number of times for Wigan Athletic's Under 18 squad, scoring in two matches. [5] At the start of the 2018–19 season he was again featuring for Wigan. [6]
In November 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Wigan Athletic. [5]
On 1 February 2021, Obi left Wigan Athletic via mutual consent. [7]
On 16 February 2021, Obi joined National League North side AFC Fylde on a non-contract basis. [8]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other [lower-alpha 1] | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Bury | 2016–17 [9] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Wigan Athletic | 2018–19 [10] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019–20 [11] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2020–21 [12] | League One | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
AFC Fylde | 2020–21 [12] | National League North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021-22 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
2022-23 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
Career total | 59 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 4 |
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