Paul Odeh Onobi (born 27 December 1992) is a Nigerian professional football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Rivers United in the Nigeria Premier Football League. He has been capped seven times for the Nigeria national team in 2015–2016,[1][2][3][4] representing his country at the 2016 African Nations Championship tournament.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Odeh Onobi | ||
| Date of birth | 27 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Makurdi, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rivers United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Niger Tornadoes | ||
| 2010–2011 | Warri Wolves | ||
| 2012 | Enyimba | ||
| 2013–2015 | Sunshine Stars | 42 | (5) |
| 2016 | KuPS | 22 | (0) |
| 2017 | Abia Warriors | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Lobi Stars | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Al-Nojoom | ||
| 2019–2020 | Al-Bukiryah | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Kazma | ||
| 2021–2022 | Nasarawa United | 6 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Wikki Tourists | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Rivers United | 10 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Al-Shabab Seeb | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | Rivers United | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Nigeria | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 March 2025 | |||
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 15 March 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Niger Tornadoes | 2008–09 | NPFL | – | |||||
| 2009–10 | NPFL | – | ||||||
| Warri Wolves | 2010–11 | NPFL | – | |||||
| Enyimba | 2012 | NPFL | – | |||||
| Sunshine Stars | 2013 | NPFL | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014 | NPFL | 9 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | NPFL | 30 | 5 | – | 30 | 5 | ||
| Total | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | ||
| KuPS | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Abia Warriors | 2017 | NPFL | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| Lobi Stars | 2017 | NPFL | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| Al-Nojoom | 2018–19 | Saudi First Division | – | |||||
| Al-Bukiryah | 2019–20 | Saudi First Division | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Kazma | 2019–20 | Kuwait Premier League | – | |||||
| Nasarawa United | 2021–22 | NPFL | 6 | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | |
| Wikki Tourists | 2022–23 | NPFL | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| Rivers United | 2023–24 | NPFL | 10 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |
| Al-Shabab Seeb | 2023–24 | Oman Professional League | 4 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| Rivers United | 2024–25 | NPFL | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 104 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 107 | 8 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup and Saudi King's Cup
International
editHonours
editIndividual
- Nigeria Pitch Awards: Midfielder of the Year, 2016
References
edit- ↑ KuPS hankki Nigerian A-maajoukkuemiehen, veikkausliiga.com, 18 February 2016
- ↑ Onobi threatens to report Sunshine Stars to FIFA, dailypost.ng, 17 April 2016
- ↑ Onobi set for Euro move, soccernet.ng, 30 November 2018
- ↑ PAUL ONOBI GIVES STRONGEST HINT HE WILL QUIT FINLAND, africanfootball.com, 10 September 2016
- ↑ Paul Onobi at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Paul Onobi at Soccerway
- Paul Onobi at BeSoccer