James Obiorah

James Obiorah
Personal information
Full name	James Chibuzor Oboriah
Date of birth	(1978-08-24) August 24, 1978
Place of birth	Jos, Nigeria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1994	Kalba Union
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994	Kwara Bombers	20	(9)
1995	Enyimba	19	(0)
1995–1998	Anderlecht	30	(6)
1998–2001	Grasshopper Zurich	14	(0)
2001–2004	Lokomotiv Moscow	62	(20)
2003–2004	→ Cádiz CF (loan)	17	(2)
2004–2005	→ Chamois Niortais (loan)^[1]	12	(4)
2005–2006	Grazer AK^[2]	5	(0)
2006–2007	Chamois Niortais	16	(2)
2007–2008	Kaduna United	23	(1)
2008–2009	SC Toulon^[3]	11	(2)
National team^‡
1998–2002	Nigeria^[4]	3	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:41, 13 July 2009 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 18, 2006

James Chibuzor Obiorah, born August 24, 1978 in Jos) is a former Nigerian footballer who last played for SC Toulon.

Career

His previous clubs include RSC Anderlecht, Grasshopper Zurich, Cádiz CF, Grazer AK and Lokomotiv Moscow and he was also loaned to Niort from Lokomotiv Moscow in the 2004/2005 season, scoring 4 goals in 12 games. In 2007 he played for Kaduna United F.C., after being released from his contract with French Ligue 2 side Niort.^[5] In August 2008 he moved from Kaduna United F.C. to SC Toulon.^[6]

Obiorah was the captain of the Nigeria side that reached the quarter-finals of the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship and has played for the Nigeria national football team 3 times,^[7] including being called up for World Cup 2002, scoring 1 goal.^[8]

Nigeria squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup

1 Shorunmu 2 Yobo 3 Babayaro 4 Kanu 5 Okoronkwo 6 West 7 Ikedia 8 Adepoju 9 Ogbeche 10 Okocha (c) 11 Lawal 12 Ejide 13 Afolabi 14 Udeze 15 Justice 16 Sodje 17 Aghahowa 18 Akwuegbu 19 Ejiofor 20 Obiorah 21 Utaka 22 Enyeama 23 Opabunmi Coach: Onigbinde

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