Chinedu Obasi

Personal information
Full name	Chinedu Obasi Ogbuke
Date of birth	1 June 1986 (1986-06-01) (age 23)
Place of birth	Enugu, Nigeria
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	1899 Hoffenheim
Number	20
Youth career
1997–2002	River Lane Youth Club Enugu
2002–2004	Shell Academy
2004	J.C. Raiders
2005	Lyn
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2007	Lyn	29	(14)
2007–	1899 Hoffenheim	66	(23)
National team‡
2003–2005	Nigeria U-20	8	(3)
2005–	Nigeria	15	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:15, 22 December 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:15, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Nigeria
Men's Football
Silver	2008 Beijing	Team Competition

Chinedu "Edu" Obasi Ogbuke (born 1 June 1986 in Enugu) is a Nigerian footballer. He plays as a striker for German club 1899 Hoffenheim, and has made fifteen appearances for the Nigerian national team.

[edit] Trivia

"Edu", as he is also known, came to Norway at the same time as his countryman John Obi Mikel. On 20 December a transfer deal was announced with Lokomotiv Moscow^[1] and Ogbuke was set to move to the Russian side in January. The deal was derailed, however, when the president, sporting director and manager of Lokomotiv were all fired six days later.

On 27 August 2007 Edu moved to 1899 Hoffenheim for an undisclosed fee.^[2]

[edit] International

Chinedu impressed in the Under-20 World Championships in the Netherlands in the summer of 2005, and scored both in the semi-final and the final, (which Nigeria lost to Argentina).

[edit] Honours

International

• FIFA U-17 World Championship:
  • Runner-up: 2001
• FIFA World Youth Championship:
  • Runner-up: 2005
• Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics:
  • Silver Medal: 2008

Individual

• Norwegian Premier League player of the month: August 2006
• Kniksen award: Young player of the year in 2006

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Career stats at Fussballdaten.de (German)

v • d • e Nigeria squad – 2008 Summer Olympics Silver Medalists 1 Vanzekin • 2 C. Okonkwo • 3 - • 4 Apam • 5 Adeleye • 6 James • 7 Obasi • 8 Kaita • 9 Obinna • 10 Promise • 11 S. Okoronkwo • 12 Ajilore • 13 Adefemi • 14 Odemwingie • 15 Ambrose • 16 Anichebe • 17 Ekpo • 18 Ezenwa • 19 Oladapo • Coach: Siasia

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