Chinedu Obasi
| Chinedu Obasi | ||
 Chinedu Obasi (2009)
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi | |
| birthday | June 1, 1986 | |
| place of birth | Enugu , Nigeria | |
| size | 188 cm | |
| position | Storm | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1997-2002 | River Lane Youth Club Enugu | |
| 2002-2004 | Rangers International | |
| 2004-2005 | JC Raiders Jos | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2005-2007 | Lyn Oslo | 29 (14) |
| 2007-2011 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 92 (25) |
| 2012-2015 | FC Schalke 04 | 35 (4) |
| 2016 | AIK Solna | 10 (6) |
| 2017 | FC Shenzhen | 17 (5) |
| 2017 | AIK Solna | 9 (5) |
| 2018 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 (0) |
| 2018 | IF Elfsborg | 10 (4) |
| 2019– | AIK Solna | 7 (1) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) 2 |
| 2003-2005 | Nigeria U20 | 8 (3) |
| 2005-2011 | Nigeria | 21 (4) |
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1 Only league games are given. As of May 17, 2019 2 As of March 3, 2018 |
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Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi (born June 1, 1986 in Enugu ) is a Nigerian - German soccer player who plays for AIK Solna in the Swedish Fotbollsallsvenskan .
Career
societies
Beginnings
Obasi began his professional career in 2005 with Lyn Oslo . He had previously played in Nigeria for River Lane Youth Club Enugu , Rangers International and the then Nigerian second division club JC Raiders Jos . In 2006 he was voted August Player of the Month in the Tippeligaen and awarded the Kniksenprisen as the best youth player.
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
In August 2007 he moved to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim for an estimated six million euros , making him the second most expensive player in the 2nd Bundesliga until then. Obasi made his debut in the 2nd Bundesliga on September 3, 2007 away in the 3-2 defeat at SC Freiburg , in which he scored both goals for Hoffenheim. He scored his first Bundesliga goal on the 8th matchday of the 2008/09 season in a 5-2 win for Hoffenheim against Hannover 96 .
Overall, Obasi played for Hoffenheim for four and a half years, played in 92 league games and scored 25 goals.
FC Schalke 04
In the winter break of 2011/12, TSG Hoffenheim awarded Obasi to FC Schalke 04 until the end of the season , who planned with him as a replacement for Jefferson Farfán , who was willing to emigrate . FC Schalke 04 also secured a right of first refusal for a transfer in summer 2012. He made his debut on January 21, 2012 in a 3-1 home win against VfB Stuttgart; He scored his first Bundesliga goal for Schalke on matchday 20 to equalize 1-1 in the Veltins-Arena against 1. FSV Mainz 05 . However, Obasi could not build on his Hoffenheim achievements. Nevertheless, Schalke used the right of first refusal on March 27, 2012 and firmly committed Obasi. He signed a three-year contract until June 30, 2015.
Obasi made his debut in the final group game of the UEFA Champions League against HSC Montpellier when he came on for Teemu Pukki in the 84th minute.
After the club had agreed on a contract extension with Farfán, Obasi usually only had a seat on the bench or in the stands. In addition, persistent injuries threw him back so that he could not convince in his few missions. When his contract expired, Obasi had been without a club since summer 2015.
Later stations
Over a year after the end of his contract in Gelsenkirchen, Obasi joined the AIK Solna in 2016 . When his contract expired at the end of the year, the AIK sought a contract extension. However, in February 2017 Obasi decided on a contract offer from China : He joined the second division club FC Shenzhen . In July 2017 Obasi terminated his contract prematurely and signed on July 26, 2017 again with AIK Solna in Stockholm. On March 3, 2018, Obasi moved to the Bolton Wanderers and signed a contract until the end of the season. His contract was not renewed. On August 12, 2018, the Swedish first division club IF Elfsborg announced the signing of Obasi. After four goals in ten games there, he moved to AIK Solna for the third time before the start of the following season in 2019.
National team
With Nigerian junior national teams he reached second place at the U-17 World Cup in 2001 and the Junior World Cup in 2005 . At the 2008 Summer Olympics , he also took second place. With the Nigerian national team he took part in the 2010 African Cup of Nations, where they finished third.
Style of play
Obasi is fast and strong, can play his opponents in one-on-one situations and can be used variably on both outside lanes and also in the headquarters. However, he is accused of a lack of defensive behavior and weak duels.
titles and achievements
- Vice World Champion at the U-17 World Cup in 2001
- Vice World Champion at the Junior World Cup in 2005
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Silver medal in football at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
- Personal awards
- Player of the month in August 2006 in the Tippeligaen
- Kniksenprisen as best youth player 2006
Web links
- Chinedu Obasi in the database of weltfussball.de
- Chinedu Obasi in the database of fussballdaten.de
- Chinedu Obasi in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The flirtation continues . Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. November 11, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ↑ a b Schalke 04 borrows Chinedu Obasi from TSG Hoffenheim until the end of the season ( memento of the original from January 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Chinedu Obasi changes to Schalke 04 on loan
- ↑ Contract until June 30, 2015: S04 obliges Chinedu Obasi ( Memento of the original from March 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 1: 1 in Montpellier - S04 moves into the second round as group winners ( memento of the original from December 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ SportsDay: Obasi Joins Shenzhen FC Roster ( Memento of the original from February 4, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed February 4, 2017
- ↑ Ex-Hoffenheim Obasi dissolves contract in China. transfermarkt.de, July 26, 2017, accessed on July 26, 2017 .
- ↑ Bolton signs ex-Hoffenheim Obasi . transfermarkt.de. March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ↑ IF Elfsborg välkomnar två nyförvärv . August 12, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ↑ Perfect: Schalke 04 gets Obasi , FußballTransfers, accessed on December 24, 2011.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Obasi, Chinedu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Obasi, Chinedu Ogbuke |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nigerian soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Enugu , Nigeria |