Mobi Patrick Oparaku // (born 1 December 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Mobi Oparaku
Personal information
Full name Mobi Patrick Oparaku
Date of birth (1976-12-01) 1 December 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Owerri, Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Iwuanyanwo Nationale
1995 Anderlecht
1995–1997 Turnhout 30 (2)
1997–1999 Capellen 25 (5)
2000 El Paso Patriots 13 (3)
2001 Connecticut Wolves 23 (1)
2001–2005 Rivoli United 4 (0)
2005–2008 Gateway F.C.
2008–2010 Enyimba International
International career
1993 Nigeria U-17 6 (0)
1996 Nigeria U-23 6 (0)
1996–2003 Nigeria 8 (0)
Medal record
Olympic medal record
Representing  Nigeria
Men's Football
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

edit

Oparaku was born in Owerri, Imo State. He played for several clubs in Belgium. In 2000, Oparaku spent one season with the El Paso Patriots in the USL A-League.[1] In 2001, he played for the Connecticut Wolves.[2] In December 2005 he returned to Nigeria with teammate Rashidi Yekini to Gateway F.C.[3]

International career

edit

Oparaku played six matches at 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[4]

For the Nigeria senior national team, he was a participant at the 1996 Olympic Games,[5] where Nigeria won the gold medal and at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

References

edit
  1. ^ 2000 El Paso Patriots
  2. ^ Mobi Oparaku at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ Yekini, Oparaku head for United States Archived 18 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Eze, Okechukwu (11 June 2003). "Nigeria Vs Brazil: When They Last Met..." Daily Trust (Abuja). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  5. ^ Mobi OparakuFIFA competition record (archived)
edit