Joel Obi
Encyclopedia
Joel Chukwuma Obi or simply known as Joel Obi, is a Nigerian midfielder who currently plays for Internazionale
in the Italian
Serie A
. He is a versatile player who can play everywhere in midfield, although he prefers left sided center midfield in three man midfield.
He is unrelated to Chelsea F.C.
player John Mikel Obi.
group stage game against Werder Bremen. He played the final 10 minutes of the match after coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute for fellow midfielder Dejan Stanković
. Inter went on to defeat Werder Bremen in a 4-0 shutout.
Obi made his Serie A debut on October 17, 2010 against Cagliari when he replaced Philippe Coutinho
in the 66th minute. Inter won the match 1-0 thanks to a goal from Samuel Eto'o
.
Obi started the Milan Derby on 14 November but had to be substituted after only 35 minutes because of injury, he was replaced by Coutinho.
Obi made his international debut for Nigeria on February 9, 2011 in a friendly game with Sierra Leone in Lagos.
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
. He is a versatile player who can play everywhere in midfield, although he prefers left sided center midfield in three man midfield.
He is unrelated to Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
player John Mikel Obi.
Career
Obi made his debut for Inter on September 29, 2010 in a UEFA Champions League2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage
This article details the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage.The group stage featured 32 teams: the 22 automatic qualifiers and the 10 winners of the play-off round ....
group stage game against Werder Bremen. He played the final 10 minutes of the match after coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute for fellow midfielder Dejan Stanković
Dejan Stankovic
Dejan Stanković is a Serbian association football player who plays for the Italian Serie A side Inter. He captained the Serbian national football team until 2011, when he announced his retirement from international football...
. Inter went on to defeat Werder Bremen in a 4-0 shutout.
Obi made his Serie A debut on October 17, 2010 against Cagliari when he replaced Philippe Coutinho
Philippe Coutinho
Philippe Coutinho Correia , also known as Philippe Coutinho or simply Coutinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Serie A club Internazionale.-Vasco Da Gama:...
in the 66th minute. Inter won the match 1-0 thanks to a goal from Samuel Eto'o
Samuel Eto'o
Samuel Eto'o Fils is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Russian team Anzhi Makhachkala. He is also the current captain of the Cameroon national team.Eto'o trained at Kadji Sports Academy...
.
Obi started the Milan Derby on 14 November but had to be substituted after only 35 minutes because of injury, he was replaced by Coutinho.
Obi made his international debut for Nigeria on February 9, 2011 in a friendly game with Sierra Leone in Lagos.
Honours
Internazionale- Supercoppa ItalianaSupercoppa ItalianaThe Supercoppa Italiana is a pre-season football competition held the week before the season begins in Italy every year. It is contested by the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous season, as a curtain raiser to the new season. It is usually played at the home of the Serie A...
(1): 20102010 Supercoppa Italiana- References :... - Coppa ItaliaCoppa ItaliaThe Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Roma and Juventus lead the way with nine wins. Roma has contested more finals, 16, while Torino and Juventus follow with 13...
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