Edward Ofere
Ofere playing for Malmö FF in 2009.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Edward Ofere | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
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Current team
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FC Rosengård | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2003 | Enugu Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Enugu Rangers | 77 | (18) |
| 2005–2010 | Malmö FF | 85 | (24) |
| 2010–2012 | Lecce | 18 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Trelleborgs FF | 11 | (8) |
| 2014 | FC Vestsjælland | 7 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Sogndal | 8 | (0) |
| 2015 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 10 | (5) |
| 2015 | Boluspor | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | Dundee United | 13 | (3) |
| 2017– | FC Rosengård | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2009 | Nigeria | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2017. |
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Edward Ofere (born 28 March 1986) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker and is currently playing for Swedish club FC Rosengård. His previous clubs are Enugu Rangers in Nigeria, Malmö FF and Trelleborgs FF in Sweden, Lecce in Italy, FC Vestsjælland in Denmark, Sogndal in Norway, Inverness Caledonian Thistle in Scotland and Boluspor in Turkey. He made three appearances for the Nigeria national team in 2009.
Born in Lagos, Ofere came to Malmö FF on loan in August 2005 from Nigerian side Enugu Rangers. On 21 October 2005, Ofere signed for the club permanently on a three-year contract.
Ofere scored on his debut on 17 April 2006, in a 2–1 loss against Hammarby. In his first season at Malmö FF, Ofere scored once in four appearance. From 2006 to 2008, Ofere struggled for first team football and scoring goals. That is until Manager Roland Nilsson came along. Under Nilsson, Ofere started scoring goals regularly and ended the season with nine goals in 21 appearances. At the end of the 2008 season, Ofere signed a two-year contract with the club.
After Ola Toivonen left the club, Ofere's scoring confidence have increased, scoring ten goals in 28 appearances and was the club's top-scorer this season with fifteen goals in all competitions. During the season, Ofere scored seven goals in four games, which he scored twice in three games against Djurgårdens,Elfsborg and Gefle. Ofere went to score against Hammarby three days later. Ofere scored another brace in a 5–4 loss against Kalmar. His scoring confidence would lead Championship side Newcastle United keen to sign him, although the move was denied by Malmö FF.
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