Femi Opabunmi
| Femi Opabunmi | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | Oluwafemi Opabunmi | |
| birthday | March 3, 1985 | |
| place of birth | Lagos , Nigeria | |
| size | 179 cm | |
| position | midfield | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1997-2000 | Methodist High School Ibadan Old Boys | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2001 | Shooting Stars FC | |
| 2001-2004 | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 14 (0) |
| 2004 | Hapoel Beer Sheva | 11 (1) |
| 2005 | Chamois Niortais | 7 (0) |
| 2006 | Shooting Stars FC | |
| 2010– | 3SC | |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) 2 |
| 2002-2003 | Nigeria | 6 (1) |
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1 Only league games are given. As of October 19, 2010 2 As of October 19, 2010 |
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Femi Opabunmi (born March 3, 1985 in Lagos ) is a Nigerian football player .
Career
Opabunmi began his footballing career during his training at the Methodist High School Ibadan for the high school team Old Boys in 1997. The midfielder took part in the 2001 U-17 World Cup with Nigeria and was second with his team behind France occupy. He was the key player in the Nigerian youth team for which he scored five goals during the tournament. He was, behind the French Florent Sinama-Pongolle , the second best goalscorer of this world championship and finished third in the election for the tournament's player. His achievements caught the attention of top European clubs and in 2001 he moved from his Nigerian club Shooting Stars FC (3SC) to Switzerland to the Grasshopper Club Zurich . There he was under contract until 2004 before moving to the Israeli club Hapoel Be'er Shewa . There he did not last long, however, and he left the club after half a year in the direction of the French second division team Chamois Niortais . He played there until 2006 and then returned to his hometown club Shooting Stars FC. In the spring of 2007, the attacking midfielder ended his career due to persistent knee problems. From March 2010, however, he was aiming for a comeback and stayed fit at 3SC .
Opabunmi took part in the 2002 World Cup with the Nigerian national soccer team and was the youngest World Cup participant there. He came there in the last group game in the 0-0 win against England for his only appearance.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Femi Opabunmi at National-Football-Teams.com (accessed October 19, 2010)
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Femi Opabunmi - Playerhistory.com (accessed October 19, 2010)
- ↑ Methodist High School Ibadan Old Boys Association ( Memento of the original from May 7, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Accessed October 19, 2010)
- ↑ I Thought I Was A Training Material But I Landed At The World Cup - Femi Opabunmi - Tribune Nigeria ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Accessed October 19, 2010)
- ↑ Opabunmi eyes top flight return - KickOff Magazine (accessed October 19, 2010)
- ↑ WM total - what you need to know now - Brazil - Hamburger Abendblatt
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Opabunmi, Femi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nigerian soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1985 |