Junior Obagbemiro

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Junior Obagbemiro
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-06-26) 26 June 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 JS Hercules
Number 23
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2005 Esteghlal
2005–2006 Brigade Boys Club
2006–2007 Sabah FA
2007 Three Star
2007–2008 Brothers Union
2008 Sporting Goa
2008 Kajaanin Haka
2008–2009 Sporting Goa (10)
2009 Kajaanin Haka
2009–2010 Sporting Goa (10)
2010–2011 Prayag United (8)
2011–2012 Salgaocar
2012–2013 Air India 25 (4)
2013–2014 Kajaanin Haka
2014–2015 Sliema Wanderers 6 (1)
2015– JS Hercules 56 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Junior Obagbemiro is a Nigerian former professional footballer who last played as a forward for JS Hercules.

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Career

Obagbemiro's career has been mostly in Asia including India, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Nepal and also in Finland. He has been top scorer in the past years in both the Bangladeshi and Nepali top leagues. [1] He was also nominated the best foreign player in the I-League in the 2009 season where he helped Sporting Club de Goa to second place.[ citation needed ]

Obagbemiro has also played two seasons in the 4th tier of the Finnish league for Kajaanin Haka in 2008 and 2009, [1] winning the amateur club promotion to the 3rd tier of the Finnish league [1] before returning to Goa to play the season for Sporting Clube. [1] In 2010, he moved to Prayag United S.C. for one season scoring 18 goals. [2] , [3] At the end of the season, he moved, this time to Salgaocar S.C. [2] to play alongside Chidi Edeh. [2] , [3] He joined Air India for the I-League 2012/13 season and was by far their best player and was able to score 13 goals. He later played for Maltese side Sliema Wanderers. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Dudu and Junior sign for TopSpot from TopSpot.fi Retrieved 30 May 2012
  2. 1 2 3 Salgaocar ropes in Nigerian Junior Elijah Oriade Obagbemiro Archived 25 January 2013 at archive.today Retrieved 30 May 2012
  3. 1 2 Junior joins Salgaocar SC from TopSpot.fi Retrieved 30 May 2012
  4. ↑ "Junior Obagbemiro".
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