James Obiorah

James Obiorah
Personal information
Full name	James Chibuzor Oboriah
Date of birth	24 August 1978
Place of birth	Jos, Nigeria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1994	Kalba Union
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994	Kwara Bombers
1995	Enyimba
1995–1998	Anderlecht
1998–2001	Grasshopper Zurich
2001–2004	Lokomotiv Moscow
2003–2004	→ Cádiz CF (loan)
2004–2005	→ Chamois Niortais (loan)
2005–2006	Grazer AK
2006–2007	Chamois Niortais
2007–2008	Kaduna United
2008–2009	SC Toulon
International career
1998–2002	Nigeria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Chibuzor Obiorah (born 24 August 1978) is a Nigerian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

His previous clubs include RSC Anderlecht, Grasshopper Zurich, Cádiz CF, Grazer AK and Lokomotiv Moscow and he was also loaned to Niort from Lokomotiv Moscow in the 2004–05 season, scoring 4 goals in 12 games. In 2007, he played for Kaduna United F.C., after being released from his contract with French Ligue 2 side Niort.^[5] In August 2008 he moved from Kaduna United F.C. to SC Toulon.^[6]

Obiorah was the captain of the Nigeria side that reached the quarter-finals of the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship and also played for the Nigeria national football team 3 times,^[7] including being called up for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, scoring 1 goal.^[8]

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