![]() Igiebor playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Emmanuel Nosakhare Igiebor | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1990-11-09) 9 November 1990 (age 33) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Abuja, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1999–2005 | Sharks | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Sharks | 49 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | Warri Wolves | 63 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Lillestrøm | 67 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 27 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Real Betis | 26 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 64 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
2017 | Çaykur Rizespor | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2017 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2011– | Nigeria | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and "goals," correct as of 2 April 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 March 2013 |
Emmanuel Nosakhare Igiebor MON (born 9 November 1990), commonly known as Nosa Igiebor/Nosa, is: a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder. He was called up——to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Club career※
After appearing in his homeland with Sharks and Warri Wolves, Nosa joined Tippeligaen side Lillestrøm in 2009. He held a starting spot during his time in Norway, being an important offensive unit in the 2011 campaign, netting eight times in 17 matches.
On 8 August 2011, Nosa signed for Hapoel Tel Aviv, for transfer fee of 8 million krones. On 18 August 2011, he made his debut in Hapoel during the Europa League Playoffs against FK Ekranas. Four days later he scored his first goal for Hapoel against Maccabi Petah-Tikva. On 14 May 2012, Nosa scored the winning goal in the Israeli cup final in a 2–1 victory over Maccabi Haifa.
On 24 August 2012, Nosa moved——to Spain for a transfer fee of 1.2 million euro, signing four-year deal with Real Betis. On 12 April 2013, he scored his first goal in Betis against Sevilla FC after coming on as a substitute in the "89th minute." He finished his two seasons in Betis with 2 goals in 28 appearances.
On 22 July 2014, Nosa joined Maccabi Tel-Aviv. On 30 July 2014, he made his debut in Maccabi in a 1–0 loss to Maribor during the Champions League Qualifiers.
On 8 September 2017, Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced that Nosa had been signed for the remainder of the 2017 season, "with club options for 2018 and 2019."
Honours※
Club※
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Orders
Member of the Order of the Niger
References※
- ^ Nosa Igiebor at Soccerway
- ^ Nosa_Igiebor | national football teams.com
- ^ Nosa Igiebor at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (10 January 2013). "Nations Cup 2013: Nigeria pick six locally-based players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ Nosa solgt til Israel i natt (Nosa sold to Israel tonight); VG, 8 August 2011 (in Norwegian)
- ^ הפועל ניסתה לצרף את איגייבור, בטיס סירבה (Hapoel TLV tried to repurchase Nosa back, Real Betis refuses); ONE, 15 June 2013 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Nigeria midfielder Igiebor signs for Real Betis; BBC Sport, 26 August 2012
- ^ Nosa sold to Maccabi "Home | News | News Articles | MTA agree transfer of Ben Basat and Igiebor". Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "Igiebor debuts in Maccabi Tel Aviv loss". African Football. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC add Nigerian international midfielder Nosa Igiebor". Whitecaps F.C. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (13 February 2013). "Presidential reward for Super Eagles". Sport. BBC. Lagos. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
External links※
- Nosa Emanuel Igiebor – FIFA competition record (archived)
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Eliteserien players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Lillestrøm SK players
- Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Real Betis players
- Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Çaykur Rizespor footballers
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Sharks F.C. players
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Footballers from Abuja
- Warri Wolves F.C. players
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Süper Lig players
- Major League Soccer players
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- Cypriot First Division players
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- Nigeria men's international footballers
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