Emmanuel Olisadebe
Olisadebe with Henan Construction in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 December 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Warri, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Jasper United | 40 | (20) |
| 1997–2001 | Polonia Warsaw | 66 | (20) |
| 2001–2005 | Panathinaikos | 74 | (24) |
| 2006 | Portsmouth | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Skoda Xanthi | 6 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | APOP Kinyras Peyias | 17 | (6) |
| 2008–2010 | Henan Construction | 64 | (24) |
| 2011–2012 | Vyzas Megaron | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | Veria | 9 | (1) |
| Total | 278 | (95) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2004 | Poland | 25 | (11) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2013. |
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Emmanuel Olisadebe (ɛmaˈnuɛl olisaˈdɛbɛ) (born 22 December 1978) is a retired footballer who played as a striker.
He began his career with Jasper United, going on to have a successful career with Polonia Warsaw where in 2000 he won the Ekstraklasa, Ekstraklasa Cup and Polish SuperCup. He also played in Greece, Cyprus, England and China.
Born in Nigeria, he attracted the attention of the Polish national team after he was eligible for Polish citizenship. He scored 11 international goals in 25 caps between 2000 and 2004, and participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Olisadebe began playing for Polonia Warsaw during the 1997–98 Ekstraklasa season where in his first season he played in 13 league games. During his time in the Polish capital he helped them secure their first championship title in 50 years in the 1999–2000 season, scoring 12 goals in the process. He also won the League Cup and the Super Cup that season.
Olisadebe moved to Panathinaikos where he scored 24 goals in 74 matches. In 2004 he helped the club win the title for the first time in 7 years by scoring all the winning goals in the last three of four games of the championship. He also won the cup that year, making it a double. However, during his time at Panathinaikos he suffered an injury that required surgery in Greece.
On 4 January 2006, he joined Portsmouth until the end of the 2005–06 season. He made his debut ten days later, replacing Richard Hughes after 61 minutes of an eventual 0–1 Premier League defeat to Everton at Fratton Park. A week later he made his only other appearance for the club, playing the final 37 minutes of a 0–5 defeat at Birmingham City, this time in place of Vincent Péricard.
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