Femi Opabunmi
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Femi Opabunmi is a Nigeria
n football player, who plays for Shooting Stars FC
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, Grasshoppers Zürich (Switzerland) and Chamois Niortais in France
. He studied at Methodist High School Ibadan and played for the Methodist High School Ibadan Old Boys.
2004 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. 11 1
01-04 Switzerland Grasshopper Zürich 14 0
2001 Nigeria Shooting Stars F.C. Ibadan
during the 2002 FIFA World Cup, he became the third youngest player to play in the World Cup finals as he took the field against England in their group F match and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup
Thereafter he has not been considered again for national team selection. Scored a goal to help Nigeria win the African U-17 Championships. With Collins Osunwa out with injury he became Nigeria's key player with the goals at the World U-17 Championships also in 2001. This included a hat-trick against Australia and won him the Silver Shoe as second highest goalscorer. His good play, which also won him the Bronze Ball as third best player in the tournament, helped Nigeria reach the final where they lost to France. He attracted attention from clubs such as Manchester United, Lyon and Celta Vigo.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n football player, who plays for Shooting Stars FC
Shooting Stars FC
Shooting Stars Football Club is a Nigerian soccer club based in Ibadan.-History:The club was one of the founders of the Nigerian Premier League in 1972, when they were called WNDC Ibadan .The nickname "Shooting Stars" was added with the suggestion of team foundation members the late Jide...
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Career
He played for a few clubs, including Shooting Stars FCShooting Stars FC
Shooting Stars Football Club is a Nigerian soccer club based in Ibadan.-History:The club was one of the founders of the Nigerian Premier League in 1972, when they were called WNDC Ibadan .The nickname "Shooting Stars" was added with the suggestion of team foundation members the late Jide...
, Grasshoppers Zürich (Switzerland) and Chamois Niortais in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. He studied at Methodist High School Ibadan and played for the Methodist High School Ibadan Old Boys.
Clubs
2005 France Chamois Niortais 7 02004 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. 11 1
01-04 Switzerland Grasshopper Zürich 14 0
2001 Nigeria Shooting Stars F.C. Ibadan
International career
He played for NigeriaNigeria national football team
The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles or Green Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation . The team has ranked as high as 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, in April 1994...
during the 2002 FIFA World Cup, he became the third youngest player to play in the World Cup finals as he took the field against England in their group F match and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
Thereafter he has not been considered again for national team selection. Scored a goal to help Nigeria win the African U-17 Championships. With Collins Osunwa out with injury he became Nigeria's key player with the goals at the World U-17 Championships also in 2001. This included a hat-trick against Australia and won him the Silver Shoe as second highest goalscorer. His good play, which also won him the Bronze Ball as third best player in the tournament, helped Nigeria reach the final where they lost to France. He attracted attention from clubs such as Manchester United, Lyon and Celta Vigo.