Junior Obagbemiro
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 June 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Sliema Wanderers | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Esteghlal | (2) | |
| 2005–2006 | Brigade Boys Club | (22) | |
| 2006–2007 | Sabah FA | (3) | |
| 2007 | Three Star | ||
| 2007–2008 | Brothers Union | (26) | |
| 2008 | Sporting Goa | (9) | |
| 2008 | → Spartak Kostroma | (8) | |
| 2008 | Kajaanin Haka | (23) | |
| 2008–2009 | Sporting Goa | (10) | |
| 2009 | Kajaanin Haka | (26) | |
| 2009–2010 | Sporting Goa | (20) | |
| 2010–2011 | Prayag United | (14) | |
| 2011–2012 | Salgaocar | (15) | |
| 2012–2013 | Air India | 23 | (18) |
| 2013–2014 | Kajaanin Haka | 25 | (12) |
| 2014–2015 | Sliema Wanderers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Junior Obagbemiro is an Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Sliema Wanderers.
Career
Obagbemiro's career has been mostly in Asia including India, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Nepal but also in Finland. He has been top scorer in the past years in both the Bangladeshi and Nepali top leagues.[1] He was also norminated the best foreign player in the I-League in the 2009 season where he helped Sporting Club de Goa to second place.[citation needed] Obagbemiro has also played two seasons in the 4th tier of the Finnish league for Kajaanin Haka in 2008 and 2009,[1] winning the amateur club promotion to the 3rd tier of the Finnish league[1] before returning to Goa to play the season for Sporting Clube.[1] In 2010 he moved to Prayag United S.C. for one season scoring 18 goals.[2],[3] At the end of the season, he moved, this time to Salgaocar S.C.[2] to play alongside Chidi Edeh.[2],[3] He joined Air India for the I-League 2012/13 season and was by far their best player and was able to score 13 goals. He currently plays for Maltese side Sliema Wanderers.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Dudu and Junior sign for TopSpot from TopSpot.fi Retrieved May 30, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Salgaocar ropes in Nigerian Junior Elijah Oriade Obagbemiro Retrieved May 30, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Junior joins Salgaocar SC from TopSpot.fi Retrieved May 30, 2012
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- Articles with unsourced statements from May 2012
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Nigerian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in India
- Sporting Clube de Goa players
- Prayag United S.C. players
- Nigerian expatriates in India
- Expatriate footballers in Malaysia
- Nigerian expatriates in Malaysia
- Expatriate footballers in Poland
- Nigerian expatriates in Finland
- Salgaocar F.C. players
- Air India FC players
