Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Nigerian Soccer Players in Europe

This is a listing of all of the top-division Nigerian players currently on European clubs.

Armenia
Adoeffe Efe Showboy - FC Ulysses Yerevan

Azerbaijan
Viktor Ibekoyi - FK Karabakh

Belarus
Sylvester Alexander Alumona - FC Neman Hrodna
Darlington Ihejene - FC Vitebsk

Belgium
Mozes Adams - KVC Westerlo
Joseph Akpala - R. Charleroi S.C.
Mohammed Aliyu Datti - R.A.E.C. Mons
Tosin Dosunmu - Germinal Beefschot
Razak Ekpoki - KAA Gent
Obiora Odita - KVC Westerlo
Azubuike Oliseh - K.S.V. Roeselare
Emmanuel Sarki - KVC Westerlo

Bulgaria
Deniran Ortega - Slavia Sofia
Shikoze Udoji - CSKA Sofia

Cyprus
Rasheed Alabi - AC Omonia
Lewis Aniweta - Alki Lamaca
Haruna Babangida - Apollon Limassol
Eric Ejiofor - Alki Larnarca
Andrew Esealuka - APEP Pitsilia
Joshua Izuchukwu - AEK Larnaca
Joseph Nwafor - AEK Larnaca
Waheed Akanni Oseni - Apollon Limassol

Denmark
Samuel Agba - Esbjerg fB
Yakubu Akilu - FC Midtjylland
Baba Collins - FC Midtjylland
Adeshina Lawal - Vejle Boldklub
Jude Nworuh - FC Midtjylland
Sekou Oliseh - FC Midtjylland
Adigun Salami - FC Midtjylland

England
Yakubu Aiyegbeni - Everton
Victor Anichebe - Everton
Dickson Etuhu - Sunderland
Nwankwo Kanu - Portsmouth
Obafemi Martins - Newcastle United
John Obi Mikel - Chelsea
John Utaka - Portsmouth
Joseph Yobo - Everton

Faroe Islands
Obele Okebe - Skála Ítróttarfelag

Finland
Dominic Chatto - FC Inter Turku
Philip Edeipo - RoPS
Raphael Edereho - VPS
Daniel Nwoke - Tampere United
Obinna Okafor - FC KooTeePee
Echiabhi Okodugha - KuPS

France
Rabiu Afolabi - FC Sochaux
Onyekachi Apam - OGC Nice
Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé - Rennes
Taye Taiwo - Marseille

Germany
Manasseh Ishiaku - 1. FC Köln
Chinedu "Edu" Obasi - 1899 Hoffenheim

Greece
Victor Agali - Skoda Xanthi
Patrick Ogunsoto - Ergotelis FC
Egutu Oliseh - Panthrakikos

Israel
Dele Aiyenugba - Bnei Yehuda
Yero Bello - Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Vincent Enyeama - Hapeol Tel Aviv
Blessing Kaku - Maccabi Petah Tikva FC
Felix Ogbuke - Hapoel Tel Aviv

Italy
Odion Jude Ighalo - Udinese
Victor Obinna - Chievo

Lithuania
Israel Awenayeri Douglas - FK Atlantas

Macedonia
Adekunle Lukmon - FK Rabotnicki

Malta
Ndubisi Chukenyere - Hibernians FC
Sunday Eboh - Birkirkara
Precious Onyeabor Monye - Hamrun Spartans FC
Edafe Uzeh - Hibernians FC

Moldova
Kennedy Chinwo - Sherrif Tiraspol

Netherlands
Dele Adeleye - Sparta Rotterdam
Oluwafemi "Femi" Ajilore - FC Groningen
Sani Kaita - Sparta Rotterdam

Norway
Oluwasegun Abiodun - HamKam
Peter Ijeh - Viking FK
Paul Obiefule - FC Lyn Oslo

Poland
Martins Ekwueme - Legia Warsaw
Ugo Ukah - Widzew Łódź

Romania
Abiodun Agunbiade - FC Timişoara
Ifeanyi Emeghara - Steaua Bucureşti
Dino Eze - Gloria Buzău
Kehinde Fatai - FC Farul Constanţa

Russia
Richard Eromoigbe - FC Khimki
Peter Odemwingie - Lokomotiv Moscow
Isaac Okoronkwo - FC Moscow

Slovenia
Sunday Ibeji - NK Koper
Jonathan Odiri - NK Drava
Eugene Obi Ohunta - NK Drava
John Ugochukwu - NK Drava

Spain
Barth Ogbeche - Real Valladolid
Ikechukwu Uche - Getafe CF
Kalu Uche - UD Almeria

Sweden
Kevin Amuneke - IFK Norrköping
Abiola Dauda - Kalmar FF
Prince Ikpe Ekong - Djurgårdens IF
Pascal Kondoponi - Ljungskile SK
Edward Ofere - Malmö FF
Akombo Ukeyima - GIF Sundsvall

Switzerland
Saidu Adeshina - FC Sion
Brown Ideye Aide - Neuchâtel Xamax
Obinna Nwaneri - FC Sion
Onyekachi Okonkwo - FC Zurich
Adewale Wahab - AC Bellinzona

Turkey
Julius Aghahowa - Kayserispor
Isaac Promise - Trabzonspor

Ukraine
Samson Godwin - Karpaty Lviv
Lucky Idahor - SC Tavriya Simferopol
Sunny Kingsley - Metalurh Donetsk
Onyekachi Nwoha - FC Zorya Luhansk
Emmanuel Okoduwa - Dynamo Kiev
Frank Temile - Dynamo Kiev
Ayila Yussuf - Dynamo Kiev

11 comments:

  1. de all be yeye players, i cant find a good starting 11 in all of dem..... not world class... image a place like lithuania....

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  2. Wilson Oruma plays for a second divison club in France and yet was not listed here. It shows the list is not complete ...!

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  3. Obinna, the man is refering to players in the first or premiership division in European teams.......

    From Stephen

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  4. LEAUGE GET GRADE NA,U NOR GO FIT COMPARE PERSON WHEN DEY PLAY DIV.4 FOR ITALY WITH WHO DEY PLAY DIV. 1 FOR LITHUNIA,THE LEVEL OF FOOTBALL FOR ITALY HIGH PASS WHO DEY PLAY DIV 1,SO THIS RATING POOR.

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  5. what of Michael Alozie formally of volyn lyusk.of ukraine.presently with metalurg fc of ukraine.add him on this list.

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  6. Sammy: All dis players na management dey dey manage dem 4 Europe nd across. Hw much dey dey cost 4 transfer market? No b peanut? Abeg talk better thing jari!Sammy: All dis players na management dey dey manage dem 4 Europe nd across. Hw much dey dey cost 4 transfer market? No b peanut? Abeg talk better thing jari!

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  7. if ur not happy because they r not top flight players please stand up and be counted wherever u may be.our country is in need of so many things top of the list are heroes.

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  8. this list is not complite

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    1. This list is over 4 years old. I'm sure a lot has changed since August 2008. Thanks for reading.

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