Azubuike Cosmas Sunday Oliseh Jr. (born 18 November 1978) is a Nigerian former football midfielder. He last played for Ermis Aradippou in the Cypriot First Division. He is the younger brother of retired Nigeria captain Sunday Oliseh and the older brother of the former AS Nancy and QPR midfielder Egutu Oliseh; another brother is Churchill Oliseh and his nephew is Sekou Oliseh.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Azubuike Oliseh | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Warri, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995 | Julius Berger FC | ||
| 1995–1999 | Anderlecht | 17 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Utrecht | 35 | (1) |
| 2001 | Jokerit | 10 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Utrecht | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | RBC Roosendaal | 92 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | AEK Larnaca | 53 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Roeselare | 41 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | OH Leuven | 31 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Ermis Aradippou | ||
| International career | |||
| 2000 | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2009 | |||
Azubuike joined his compatriots Celestine Babayaro and James Obiorah at Anderlecht, as a 16-year-old. Looking for regular first team action, Oliseh was loaned out to Royal Antwerp for the 1998–99 season, before moving to the Dutch Eredivisie the following year.
References
edit- Guardian Football at the Wayback Machine (archived 6 September 2012)
- Azubuike Oliseh at National-Football-Teams.com
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