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Victor Obinna
Obinna at West Ham, September 2010
Personal information
Full name Victor Nsofor Obinna
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger / Striker
Team information
Current team
 West Ham United
(on loan from Internazionale)
Number 33
Youth career
2003 Plateau United
2004 Kwara United
2005 Enyimba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Chievo 82 (19)
2008– Internazionale 9 (1)
2009–2010 → Málaga (loan) 26 (4)
2010– → West Ham United (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
2005– Nigeria 34 (11)
Medal record
Representing  Nigeria
Men's Football
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:32, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 June 2010

Victor Nsofor Obinna (born 25 March 1987 in Jos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a winger for West Ham United on loan from Internazionale.

Biography

Obinna in Igbo, literally means "Father´s heart".[1] He played for Chievo in Italy's Serie B, having played regularly in Serie A with the club until their relegation in 2007. He made his full international debut for Nigeria at the 2006 African Cup of Nations, scoring once in three appearances as his side were eliminated in the semifinals.

Club career

Enyimba

Obinna played for Nigerian clubs Plateau United and Kwara United were he was discovered by FIFA agent Marcelo Houseman, he went on trials with Italian clubs Internazionale, Perugia and Juventus before signing with Brazilian club Internacional, but international clearance problems meant that the transfer was never finalised.[2] He rejoined Enyimba to take part in their domestic league campaign and CAF Champions League defence.

Chievo

Obinna was signed by Italian club Chievo on a five-year contract in July 2005.[3] But also reported that Chievo formed an agreement with Inter that Obinna first registered as Chievo player in order to use the non-EU registration quota of Chievo, like Júlio César in 2004–05 season. Then he would be call back to Inter.[4][5]

In his first season with Chievo, Obinna scored six goals in 26 games, including a goal on his Serie A debut against Parma in a 1–0 win, 11 September 2005. In the first months of the 2006 season, Obinna was suspended for having signed a contract with both Internacional and Chievo in 2005.[6] Chievo were relegated at the end of the 2006–07 season, casting some doubt over Obinna's future;[6] the club chosing to keep Obinna in the squad to help gain promotion back to Serie A.

On 4 October 2007, Obinna was involved in a car accident on his way home from training in which he swerved away from a vehicle that had tried to overtake him around a bend. He escaped with only a few cuts, bruises and shock.[6] The car flipped several times and was heavilly damaged. He lost consciousness and was taken to hospital. The accident occurred only a few hundred yards away from where former Chievo player Jason Mayélé was killed in a car accident in 2002.[6]

Internazionale

In summer 2008, Obinna moved back to Internazionale. English club Everton attempted to immediately sign him on loan, but were unable to secure a work permit for the player. [7] [8] Obinna's first goal for Inter came on 19 October in a 4–0 win over Roma. Jose Mourinho described Obinna as one of Inter's best talents for the future. [9] On 31 July 2010 he scored two goals against Manchester City in a friendly match that ended 3-0.[10]

Málaga CF

On 26 August 2009, Spain's La Liga side Málaga CF signed Obinna on loan from Internazionale for one season.[11] He scored his first goal for the Andalucians on 4 October in 1–1 a draw against Xerez, a match in which he was also sent off.[12]

West Ham United

On 27 August 2010 Obinna signed for West Ham United on a season-long loan from Internazionale with the option of a permanent deal in 2011.[3] He made his debut for West Ham on 11 September in a 3-1 home defeat to Chelsea. [13] He scored his first goal for West Ham in a 2-1 win against Sunderland in the third round of the League Cup on 21 September 2010. [14]

International career

Obinna was a member of the U-20 Flying Eagles that Won Gold in Benin in the African Youth Tournament in 2005 he was called up to the Nigerian senior squad at the 2006 African Cup of Nations, scoring once before his side's semifinal elimination.

In August 2008, he was named amongst Nigeria's squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Obinna scored Nigeria's first goal in a 2–1 win against Japan[15] the "Flying Eagles' winning goal in the final group match against the USA, ensuring that Nigeria qualified for the quarter-finals.[16] Nigeria were drawn against Ivory Coast who they beat 2–0, with Obinna scoring a penalty and setting up Peter Odemwingie for the other goal. He later captained the Nigerian team when they beat Belgium 4–1 in the semi-final match, before losing to Argentina in the final.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 February 4, 2006 Port Said, Egypt  Tunisia 1–0 1–1 (6–5 pen.) 2006 Africa Cup of Nations
2 October 11, 2008 Abuja, Nigeria  Sierra Leone 4–1 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 June 6, 2009 Abuja, Nigeria  Kenya 2–0 3–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 June 6, 2009 Abuja, Nigeria  Kenya 3–0 3–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 October 11, 2009 Abuja, Nigeria  Mozambique 1–0 1–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 January 30, 2010 Benguela, Angola  Algeria 1–0 1–0 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
7 June 6, 2010 Tembisa, South Africa  North Korea 2–0 3–0 Friendly
Correct as of 6 June 2010

Club statistics

England

Club Performance (24 September 2010)
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
West Ham United 2010–11 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
Total 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1

Honours

Chievo

Internazionale

References

  1. ^ "Meaning of Obinna in". Nigerian.name. 2008-01-13. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
  2. ^ World Cup Profile: Victor Obinna Nsofor - Nigeria
  3. ^ a b "Hammers capture Obinna | News | Latest News | News | West Ham United". Whufc.com. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  4. ^ "MORATTI: "COMPLIMENTS TO MANCINI & THE TEAM"". ANSA. 2005-12-22. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  5. ^ "Facchetti: "a good test to start off"". inter.it. 2006-01-05. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  6. ^ a b c d "Inter Milan Strike Gold With Victor Obinna". Retrieved 2010-09-24.
  7. ^ McLeod, Scott (2008-09-01). "Obinna Deal Falls Through". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  8. ^ "Everton try to bring in Obinna". BBC Sport Online. 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
  9. ^ Nursey, James (2010-08-22). "Hammers move to tie up Inter striker". www.mirrorfootball.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
  10. ^ "Inter demolish Man City". www.football-italia.net. 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
  11. ^ "Obinna pasó reconocimiento médico en el Complejo Sanitario Málaga C. F." www.malagacf.com. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  12. ^ "Home | Latest Headlines | Xerez 1-1 Malaga". Espnstar.Com. 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  13. ^ Sheringham, Sam. "BBC Sport - Football - West Ham 1-3 Chelsea". BBC News. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  14. ^ "Sunderland 1-2 West Ham United FT". whufc.com. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  15. ^ "FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
  16. ^ "Olympics: Nigeria eliminates U.S. 2-1, advance to quarterfinals". www.naijanet.com. Retrieved 2010-09-24.

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