Emeka Obidile

Emeka Obidile
Personal information
Full name	Emeka Aboy Obidile
Date of birth	27 August 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Nigeria
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–1998	Atlas Delmenhorst
1998–1999	Spandauer SV
1999–2000	Odra Opole
2000–2001	Petro Płock
2001–2002	Panserraikos
2002	Agios Nikolaos
2002	Cowdenbeath
2002–2004	Dumbarton
2004	Buckingham Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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 appeared in seven Ekstraklasa matches for Petro Płock.^[3]

Obidile spent the next two seasons in Greece, making 16 Beta Ethniki appearances for Panserraikos.^[4] Following an unsuccessful trial with Livingston in January 2003,^[5] Obidile signed for Dumbarton in the Scottish Football League Second Division. He left the club in January 2004.^[6]^[7]

^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
^ 30. Spieltag der Regionalliga Nord 97/98
^ "Emeka Aboy Obidile" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (22 June 2003). "Foreign Players in Greece 1999/00-2001/02". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008.
^ "Livi look to Obidele". BBC Sport. 15 January 2003.
^ Emeka Obidile at Soccerbase
^ "Obidile goes missing". BBC Sport. 16 December 2003.

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