Mobi Oparaku

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Mobi Oparaku
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Personal information
Full name Mobi Patrick Oparaku
Date of birth (1976-12-01) 1 December 1976 (age 46)
Place of birth Owerri, Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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
Olympic medal record
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Men's Football
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mobi Patrick Oparaku // ( Loudspeaker.svg listen ) (born 1 December 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

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Club career

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]

International career

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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References

  1. 2000 El Paso Patriots
  2. Mobi Oparaku at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. Yekini, Oparaku head for United States Archived 18 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Eze, Okechukwu (11 June 2003). "Nigeria Vs Brazil: When They Last Met..." Daily Trust (Abuja). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  5. Mobi Oparaku FIFA competition record (archived)