Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 29 November 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kavala | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020 | Kemi City | 16 | (10) |
2021 | MP | 26 | (10) |
2022–2023 | SJK II | 12 | (3) |
2022–2023 | SJK | 34 | (3) |
2024 | Drita | 17 | (1) |
2024– | Kavala | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2024 |
Samson Ebuka Obioha (born 29 November 1999) is a Nigerian professional football player who plays for Super League Greece 2 club Kavala as a centre forward.
Ebuka started his career in Finland in 2020, playing for Kemi City in the third-tier Kakkonen. [1] Next season, he moved on to second-tier Ykkönen club Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP). [2]
During 2022–2023, Ebuka played for SJK Seinäjoki organisation, for the first team in top-tier Veikkausliiga, and for the academy team in second-tier Ykkönen.
In February 2024, he moved to Kosovo and joined Drita. [3]
For the 2024–25 season, Ebuka signed with Greek club Kavala in Super League Greece 2.
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kemi City | 2020 | Kakkonen | 16 | 10 | – | – | – | 16 | 10 | |||
MP | 2021 | Ykkönen | 26 | 10 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 29 | 11 | ||
SJK Akatemia | 2022 | Ykkönen | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 4 [b] | 3 | 17 | 7 | |
2023 | Ykkönen | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||||
Total | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 8 | ||
SJK | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 [c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
2023 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 [d] | 1 | 26 | 3 | ||
Total | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 4 | ||
Drita | 2023–24 | Kosovo Superleague | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 1 | ||
Kavala | 2024–25 | Super League Greece 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
Career total | 123 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 145 | 34 |
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