Nosa Igiebor
.jpg) Igiebor playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv, 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Nosakhare Igiebor | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Abuja, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2005 | Sharks | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2007 | Sharks | 49 | (7) |
| 2007–2009 | Warri Wolves | 63 | (16) |
| 2009–2011 | Lillestrøm | 67 | (13) |
| 2011–2012 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 27 | (3) |
| 2012–2014 | Real Betis | 26 | (2) |
| 2014– | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Nigeria U23 | 6 | (4) |
| 2011– | Nigeria | 7 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2015. | |||
Emmanuel Nosakhare Igiebor (born 9 November 1990), commonly known as Nosa Igiebor or Nosa, is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C..[2] He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[3]
Club career
After appearing in his homeland with Sharks and Warri Wolves, Nosa joined Tippeligaen side Lillestrøm in 2009. He held a starting spot during his time in Norway, being an important offensive unit in the 2011 campaign, netting eight times in 17 matches.
On 8 August 2011 Nosa was sold to Hapoel Tel Aviv, for one million krones.[4] On 18 August 2011, he made his debut in Hapoel during the Europa League Playoffs against FK Ekranas. On August 22, 2011 he scored his first goal for Hapoel against Maccabi Petah-Tikva. On May 15 2012, Igiebor scored the winning goal in the Israeli cup final in a 2-1 victory over Maccabi Haifa.
On 24 August 2012, he moved to Spain for a value of 1.2 million euro,[5] signing a four-year deal with Real Betis.[6] On 12 April 2013, Igiebor scored his first goal in Betis against Sevilla FC after coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute. He finished his two seasons in Betis with 2 goals in 28 appearances.
On 22 July 2014 Nosa was sold to Maccabi Tel-Aviv.[7] On 30 July 2014, he made his debut in Maccabi in a 1-0 loss to Maribor during the Champions League Qualifiers.
Honours
Club
- Hapoel Tel Aviv
- Israel State Cup (1): 2011-12
- Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Israeli Premier League (1): 2014–15
- Israel State Cup (1): 2014-15
- Toto Cup (1): 2014–15
References
- ↑ http://nr.soccerway.com/players/nosa-emanuel-igiebor/77342/
- ↑ Nosa Igiebor at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (10 January 2013). "Nations Cup 2013: Nigeria pick six locally-based players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ↑ Nosa solgt til Israel i natt (Nosa sold to Israel tonight); VG, 8 August 2011 (Norwegian)
- ↑ הפועל ניסתה לצרף את איגייבור, בטיס סירבה (Hapoel TLV tried to repurchase Nosa back, Real Betis refuses); ONE, 15 June 2013 (Hebrew)
- ↑ Nigeria midfielder Igiebor signs for Real Betis; BBC Sport, 26 August 2012
- ↑ Nosa sold to Maccabi http://www.maccabi-tlv.co.il/en/news/news-articles/ben-basat-and-igiebor-s-transfers-agreed/
External links
- Nosa Igiebor profile at Soccerway
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