Chinedu Obasi
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| Full name | Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi | |||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 June 1986 | |||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Enugu, Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Shenzhen | |||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2002 | River Lane Youth Club Enugu | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Enugu Rangers | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | JC Raiders | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Lyn | 29 | (14) | |||||||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 92 | (25) | |||||||||||||||
| 2012 | → Schalke 04 (loan) | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Schalke 04 | 25 | (3) | |||||||||||||||
| 2016 | AIK | 10 | (6) | |||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Shenzhen | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Nigeria U20 | 8 | (3) | |||||||||||||||
| 2005–2011 | Nigeria | 18 | (4) | |||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:19, 6 November 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:58, 6 September 2011 (UTC) |
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Chinedu "Edu" Obasi (Nigerian Igbo pronunciation: [ˈtɕɪ̙.ne.dʊ̙ ˈɔ̙.ɡ͡ɓa.sɪ̙]; born 1 June 1986) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Shenzhen.
Born in Enugu, Nigeria, Obasi started his football career at River Lane Youth Club Enugu and JC Raiders in his homeland country. Obasi went to Norway at the same time as his countryman John Obi Mikel; both players joined Lyn. It was disputed that Obasi signed for Lyn in 2004, but this was rejected by FIFA which ordered both Obasi and Ezekiel Bala returned to Lyn immediate effect.
Obasi made his Lyn debut, in the opening game of the season, where he played 66 minutes, in a 1–1 draw against Fredrikstad. However, Obasi struggled to regain a place in the first team and it wasn't until on 25 September 2005 when he scored his first Lyn goal, in a 1–0 win over Brann. Despite this, Obasi made five appearances in his first season.
In the 2006 season, Obasi didn't play for the side at the start of the season due to an ongoing dispute with his own club. On 2 July 2006, he made his first appearance of the season in a 2–1 win over Fredrikstad. Obasi then scored his first goal for the club on 6 August 2006, in a 2–0 win over Molde, followed up by scoring twice in the next game, with a 3–2 loss against Stabæk. Despite suffering from injuries during the season, Obasi finished his second season making fifteen appearances and scoring eight times in all competitions. For his performance, Obasi was named Young Player of the Year.
On 20 December 2006, a transfer deal was announced with Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow, and Obasi was set to move to the Russian side in January. The deal was derailed, however, when the president, sporting director and manager of Lokomotiv were all fired six days later. Several days after he trained with Premier League side Portsmouth, Obasi signed a contract with Lyn, keeping him until 2008. By the time of his departure from Lyn, Obasi had made eleven appearances and five goals in all competitions.
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