Paul Obiefule

Paul Obiefule

Personal information
Full name	Paul Ikechukwu Obiefule
Date of birth	(1986-05-15) 15 May 1986 (age 25)
Place of birth	Owerri, Nigeria
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	KuPS
Number	-
Youth career
	Planners FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2004	Heartland	?	(?)
2004–2007	Viborg FF	40	(0)
2007–2009	Lyn[1]	52	(3)
2010–2011	Hønefoss[1]	35	(4)
2011	→ Lillestrøm (loan)[1]	12	(0)
2012–	KuPS	3	(1)
National team‡
2004–2007	Nigeria	14	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:40, 18 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 December 2008

Paul Ikechukwu Obiefule (born 15 May 1986 in Owerri) is a Nigerian footballer who plays 2012 season in Finnish team KuPS.

Club career

Obiefule began his career in his home country of Nigeria playing for Planners FC and then Heartland, where he spent two months before being spotted by Danish side Viborg FF, who signed him in 2004. During his time at Viborg he attracted lots of interest from many overseas clubs but in 2007 it was announced that he had signed a one-year deal for the Norwegian club Lyn, in September 2008 signed a new contract, lasting until the end of 2011. Obiefule was a transfer target for English Championship side Watford, Scottish Aberdeen and Norwegian Hønefoss.^[2] Obiefule verbally agreed on 14 December 2009 for a 3-year long contract for Hønefoss because of a knee injury that jeopardised his moves to either Scotland or England. Obiefule agreed on 6 months loan for Lillestrøm on 2 August 2011 and was drafted into the game against Tromsø the next day, 3 August, without training with his new teammate.^[3] In February 2012 Obiefule signed a contract for the 2012 season with Finnish Veikkausliiga team KuPS. ^[4]

Position

His position is that of Defensive Midfielder.

Career statistics

International career

Obiefule is a full Nigerian international and made his debut for the Super Eagles in the LG tournament in 2004. He was a member of Super Eagles squad that won bronze in Egypt in 2006. He has been capped 10 times for his country.

Personal life

Obiefule was studying agricultural economics at the Federal University of Technology Owerri in Nigeria but gave it up to pursue a professional football career.

His younger brother Polycarp Obinna Obiefule, plays currently in Norway for Sandnes Ulf, formerly member of Planners FC.^[5]

References

External links

• Stats at LynFotball.net

v t e Nigeria squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations Third Place 1 Enyeama 2 Yobo 3 Taiwo 4 Kanu 5 Odiah 6 Enakarhire 7 Utaka 8 Mikel 9 Martins 10 Okocha 11 Lawal 12 Ejide 13 Yussuf 14 Obinna 15 Obiefule 16 Oruma 17 Aghahowa 18 Obodo 19 Makinwa 20 Odemwingie 21 Nwaneri 22 Kaita 23 Aiyenugba Coach: Eguavoen

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