Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1985-06-26) 26 June 1985 (age 39) | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004β2005 | Esteghlal | ||
2005β2006 | Brigade Boys Club | ||
2006β2007 | Sabah FA | ||
2007 | Three Star | ||
2007β2008 | Brothers Union | ||
2008 | Sporting Goa | ||
2008 | Kajaanin Haka | ||
2008β2009 | Sporting Goa | (10) | |
2009 | Kajaanin Haka | ||
2009β2010 | Sporting Goa | (10) | |
2010β2011 | Prayag United | (8) | |
2011β2012 | Salgaocar | ||
2012β2013 | Air India | 25 | (4) |
2013β2014 | Kajaanin Haka | ||
2014β2015 | Sliema Wanderers | 6 | (1) |
2015β | 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.
Careerβ»
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 theββBangladeshi and Nepali top leagues. He was also nominated the best foreign player in the I-League in the 2009 season where he helped Sporting Club de Goaββto second place.
Obagbemiro has also played two seasons in the 4th tier of the Finnish league for Kajaanin Haka in 2008 and 2009, winning the amateur club promotionββto the 3rd tier of the Finnish league before returning to Goa to play the "season for Sporting Clube." In 2010, he moved to Prayag United S.C. for one season scoring 18 goals. At the end of the season, "he moved," this time to Salgaocar S.C. to play alongside Chidi Edeh. 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.
Referencesβ»
- ^ Dudu and Junior sign for TopSpot from TopSpot.fi Retrieved 30 May 2012
- ^ Salgaocar ropes in Nigerian Junior Elijah Oriade Obagbemiro Archived 25 January 2013 at archive.today Retrieved 30 May 2012
- ^ Junior joins Salgaocar SC from TopSpot.fi Retrieved 30 May 2012
- ^ "Junior Obagbemiro".
External linksβ»
- Junior Obagbemiro at Soccerway
- Junior Obagbemiro at Soccerway
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in India
- SC de Goa players
- United SC players
- Brothers Union players
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in India
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh
- Salgaocar FC players
- Air India FC players
- JS Hercules players
- Bangladesh Premier League footballers