Ifeanyi Emeghara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ifeanyi Innocent Emeghara | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2003 | Ebedei | ||
| 2003–2004 | FK Teleoptik | ||
| 2004–2006 | FK Partizan | 36 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Politehnica Timișoara | 42 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Steaua București | 34 | (0) |
| 2011 | Steaua București | 8 | (0) |
| 2013 | Gabala | 4 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2007– | Nigeria | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2013. | |||
Ifeanyi Innocent Emeghara (born 24 March 1984 in Lagos) is a Nigerian football player. "Ifeanyi" is a nickname for the Igbo name "Ifeanyichukwu" (meaning "Nothing is impossible with God").[1] He most recently played for Gabala in the Azerbaijan Premier League.
A young and versatile defender, Emeghara can be seen on both sides of the pitch and is often noted for his good technique.
Steaua București
On 25 July 2007, Emeghara signed with Steaua Bucureşti for 4 years.[2] The transfer fee was of €1.2 million and he was given a salary of €150.000 per season plus bonuses if Steaua București will qualify in the UEFA Champions League group stage. While at Steaua, Emeghara had some cardiac problems. Steaua's medical staff discovered a heart problem and the player had stop all physical efforts.
"I live a great joy in this moment, because I went on the field after a very long time. I hope with all my heart to be healthy and not have part of bad luck. I am happy that I won this match and I would love to keep so."
Emeghara debuted for Steaua București against Rapid Bucureşti, match ended undecided 0–0. He previously played for Steaua in a friendly against Charleroi which also ended with a draw (1–1). Emeghara didn't play any match since 8 March 2008, because of a knee injury. In October 2009 has returned to training and on 11 October played his first game after injury in the friendly match with FC Snagov, Steaua won 3–0.<ref name="Dayro, Toja și Rada au marcat în "amicalul" Steaua-CS Snagov 3-0">"Dayro, Toja şi Rada au marcat în "amicalul" Steaua-CS Snagov 3–0". stelisti.mysport.ro.</ref>
He evolved first in an official game after more than a year and a half absence on 13 December 2009 against Internaţional, coming on in the 46th minute to replace Eugen Baciu.[3]
Gabala
After a year without a team Emeghara signed a 1-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League team Gabala in January 2013.[4] Emeghara was released by Gabala half way through his contract at the end of the 2012–13 season.
References
- ↑ Meaning of Ifeanyi in Nigerian name
- ↑ Emeghara, stelist cu acte in regula
- 1 2 Steaua-Curtea de Argeş 3–2
- ↑ "New players in Gabala". gabalafc.az. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
External links
- Ifeanyi Emeghara at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ifeanyi Emeghara's profile – RomanianSoccer.Ro (Romanian)
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