Erhun Obanor

Erhun Obanor is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for SpVgg Greuther Fürth.

Erhun Obanor
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995
Place of birth Benin City, Nigeria
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 FK Kukësi
Number 4
Youth career
–2012 BJ Foundation Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 BJ Foundation Academy
2012–2013 → COD United F.C. (loan)
2013–2015 → Bendel Insurance (loan)
2014–2015 → → Abia Warriors F.C. (sub-loan)
2016 → MFM F.C. (loan)
2016–2018 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 0 (0)
2018–2019 Rudeš 23 (0)
2019- FK Kukësi 14 (0)
National team
2014– Nigeria U23 11 (0)
2014– Nigeria 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:17, 10 December 2018 (UTC)

Career

A native of Benin City, Obanor is a product of the BJ Foundation Academy.[1] He was loaned out at the start of the 2012-2013 season to the second-tier side COD United F.C..[2] Mid-2013, he was loaned on to top-tier side Bendel Insurance.,[3] playing a season there before being sub-loaned to Abia Warriors F.C. until November 2015.[4] In January 2016, Obanor signed a 3.5-year long contract with the Tunisian greats Club Africain, but had to cancel it and return to Nigeria because of dubious transfer fee reasons.[5] In April 2016, he was loaned on by BJ Academy to MFM F.C..[6]

Obanor moved abroad, however, already in July 2017, signing for SpVgg Greuther Fürth in Germany,[7] joining the team in September of the same year, following the 2016 Summer Olympics.[8] However, he didn't break into the team, and found himself unable to get any playing time, his nationality preventing him from playing for the reserves.[9] His contract was finally rescinded in the summer of 2018, and he moved to NK Rudeš in Croatia.[10]

International career

Obanor is a member of the Nigeria national football team.[11] He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[12]

References
  1. 3 former stars of grassroots club BJ Foundation set to help Nigeria beat Zambia this weekend at Daily Sports Nigeria
  2. COD UNITED FC – PLAYER STATISTICS at West African Football
  3. Warriors, BJ Foundation battle over Obanor at tvcontinental.tv
  4. U23 star Obanor disowns Abia Warriors •Documents show BJ Academy’s ownership of the player at News Express Nigeria
  5. Dream Team VI Star Erhun Obanor Set To Bid Farewell To Club Africain at AllNigeriaSoccer.com
  6. Exclusive: Nigeria U23s Defender Obanor Joins MFM FC After Botched Move To Club Africain at AllNigeriaSoccer.com
  7. Fürth holt Verstärkung für Abwehr at sport1.de
  8. Fürth holt Verstärkung für Abwehr at sport1.de
  9. Greuther Fürth: Erhun Obanor und Stephen Sama auf der Streichliste at liga-zwei.de
  10. Iz njemačkog drugoligaša Greuther Furtha u Rudeš stigao Erhun Obanor koji ima dva nastupa za reprezentaciju Nigerije at Sportnews.hr
  11. http://www.goal.com/en-ng/people/nigeria/103283/erhun-obanor/national
  12. Oluwashina Okeleji (24 June 2016). "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
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