Emeka Obidile

Emeka Obidile (born 27 August 1977) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Emeka Obidile
Personal information
Full name Emeka Aboy Obidile
Date of birth (1977-08-27) 27 August 1977
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1-78 m
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Atlas Delmenhorst 19 (1)
1998–1999 Spandauer SV 12 (3)
1999–2000 Odra Opole
2000–2001 Petro Płock 7 (1)
2001–2002 Panserraikos 16 (1)
2002 Agios Nikolaos
2002 Cowdenbeath
2002–2004 Dumbarton[1] 24 (3)
2004 Buckingham Town 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Obidile began his career in the German Regionalliga, playing with Atlas Delmenhorst[2] and Spandauer SV. He moved to Poland, where he played for Odra Opole before joining Petro Płock in early 2000. He would appear in seven Ekstraklasa matches for Petro Płock.[3]

Obidile spent the next two seasons in Greece, making 16 Beta Ethniki appearances for Panserraikos.[4] He would finish his career in the United Kingdom, including a spell with Dumbarton in the Scottish Football League Second Division,[5] that ended in January 2004.[6]

References

  1. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  2. 30. Spieltag der Regionalliga Nord 97/98
  3. "Emeka Aboy Obidile" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  4. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (22 June 2003). "Foreign Players in Greece 1999/00-2001/02". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008.
  5. Emeka Obidile at Soccerbase
  6. "Obidile goes missing". BBC Sport. 16 December 2003.


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