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Full name | Mobi Patrick Oparaku | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 1 December 1976 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Owerri, Nigeria | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
1993–1995 | Iwuanyanwo Nationale | |||||||||||||||
1995 | Anderlecht | |||||||||||||||
1995–1997 | Turnhout | 30 | (2) | |||||||||||||
1997–1999 | Capellen | 25 | (5) | |||||||||||||
2000 | El Paso Patriots | 13 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2001 | Connecticut Wolves | 23 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2001–2005 | Rivoli United | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2005–2008 | Gateway F.C. | |||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Enyimba International | |||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||
1993 | Nigeria U-17 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||
1996 | Nigeria U-23 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||
1996–2003 | Nigeria | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mobi Patrick Oparaku // ( listen ) (born 1 December 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Oparaku was born in Owerri, Imo State. He played for several clubs in Belgium. In 2000, Oparaku spent one season with the El Paso Patriots in the USL A-League. [1] In 2001, he played for the Connecticut Wolves. [2] In December 2005 he returned to Nigeria with teammate Rashidi Yekini to Gateway F.C. [3]
Oparaku played six matches at 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship. [4]
For the Nigeria senior national team, he was a participant at the 1996 Olympic Games, [5] where Nigeria won the gold medal and at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
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