Personal information | |||
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Full name | Patrick Ovie | ||
Date of birth | June 2, 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1999 | Shooting Stars | ? | (?) |
1999–2001 | Hapoel Ironi Risho LeZion | 64 | (1) |
2001–2005 | Krylia Sovetov | 85 | (2) |
2005–2006 | Dinamo Moscow | 12 | (0) |
2009 | Lokomotiv Astana | 17 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2001–2003 | Nigeria | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 30, 2009. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 30, 2007 |
Patrick Ovie (born June 2, 1978 in Lagos) is a former Nigerian football defender last playing for FC Lokomotiv Astana in the Kazakhstan Premier League since 2009.
Ovie started his professional career with Shooting Stars of Nigeria, before moving to Israel, where he spent two years. In 2002, Ovie joined Russian Premier League side Krylia Sovetov, where he spent the next three and a half years before joining FC Dynamo Moscow in the summer of 2006, alongside his countryman Joseph Enakarhire. He retired in December 2009 from his professional football career to care his sick wife.
His impressive performances for Krylia Sovetov earned him several caps for Nigeria.
He is Kadiri Ikhana's son in law.