Nosa Igiebor

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Nosa Igiebor

Igiebor playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv, 2015
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Nosakhare Igiebor
Date of birth (1990-11-09) 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 47 (7)
National team‡
2011 Nigeria U23 6 (4)
2011– [2] Nigeria 15 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2015.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 March 2013

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..[3] He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[4]

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 signed for Hapoel Tel Aviv, for transfer fee of 8 million krones.[5] On 18 August 2011, he made his debut in Hapoel during the Europa League Playoffs against FK Ekranas. Four days later he scored his first goal for Hapoel against Maccabi Petah-Tikva. On 14 May 2012, Nosa scored the winning goal in the Israeli cup final in a 2–1 victory over Maccabi Haifa.

On 24 August 2012, Nosa moved to Spain for a transfer fee of 1.2 million euro,[6] signing a four-year deal with Real Betis.[7] 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 joined Maccabi Tel-Aviv.[8] On 30 July 2014, he made his debut in Maccabi in a 1–0 loss to Maribor during the Champions League Qualifiers.[9]

Honours

Club

Hapoel Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv

References

  1. ↑ http://nr.soccerway.com/players/nosa-emanuel-igiebor/77342/
  2. ↑ Nosa_Igiebor | national football teams.com
  3. ↑ Nosa Igiebor at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (10 January 2013). "Nations Cup 2013: Nigeria pick six locally-based players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Nosa solgt til Israel i natt (Nosa sold to Israel tonight); VG, 8 August 2011 (Norwegian)
  6. ↑ הפועל ניסתה לצרף את איגייבור, בטיס סירבה (Hapoel TLV tried to repurchase Nosa back, Real Betis refuses); ONE, 15 June 2013 (Hebrew)
  7. ↑ Nigeria midfielder Igiebor signs for Real Betis; BBC Sport, 26 August 2012
  8. ↑ Nosa sold to Maccabi http://www.maccabi-tlv.co.il/en/news/news-articles/ben-basat-and-igiebor-s-transfers-agreed/
  9. ↑ "Igiebor debuts in Maccabi Tel Aviv loss". African Football. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2016.


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