Paul Obiefule
Personal information
Date of birth	15 May 1986 (1986-05-15) (age 23)
Place of birth	Owerri, Nigeria
Height	1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Lyn
Number	25
Youth career
	Heartland
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000–2004 2004–2007 2007–	Heartland Viborg FF Lyn	?? (?) 40 (0) 52 (3)
National team2
2004–	Nigeria	10 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 March 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 1 December 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Paul Obiefule (born 15 May 1986) is a Nigerian footballer currently playing in Norway for F.C. Lyn Oslo. His position is that of midfielder.

Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Personal life 4 External links

[edit] Club career

Obiefule began his career in his home country of Nigeria playing for(planners football club)and then Heartland F.C. where he spent two months before being spotted by Danish side Viborg FF who signed him in 2004. During his time at Viborg he attracted lots of interest from many overseas clubs but in 2007 it was announced that he had signed a one-year deal for the Norwegian club Lyn. In September 2008, he signed a new contract, lasting until the end of 2011.

[edit] International career

Obiefule is a full Nigerian international and made his debut for the Super Eagles in the LG tournament in 2004.was a member of super eagles squard that won bronze in Egypt in 2006 but did not play in the tournament.played 10 games for Nigeria so far.

[edit] Personal life

Obiefule was studying agricultural economics at the Federal University of Technology Owerri in Nigeria but gave it up to pursue a professional football career.

His younger brother Polycarp Obinna Obiefule, plays currently for the Danish club Thisted FC, formerly member of Eleven Planners FC.

[edit] External links

• Stats at LynFotball.net

v • d • e Nigeria squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Enyeama • 2 Yobo • 3 Taiwo • 4 Kanu • 5 Odiah • 6 Enakarhire • 7 Utaka • 8 Mikel • 9 Martins • 10 Okocha • 11 Lawal • 12 Ejide • 13 Yussuf • 14 Obinna • 15 Obiefule • 16 Oruma • 17 Aghahowa • 18 Obodo • 19 Makinwa • 20 Odemwingie • 21 Nwaneri • 22 Kaita • 23 Aiyenugba • Coach: Eguavoen

v • d • e FC Lyn Oslo – current squad 1 Lacey · 2 Tamandi · 5 Nilsson · 6 Risser · 7 Kjeldner · 8 Yao Yao · 9 Wehrman · 10 Furuseth · 11 Guessan · 13 Gjermundstad · 14 Holmen · 15 Knudtzon · 16 Jacobsen · 17 van den Burgt · 18 Berget · 19 Angan · 20 F. Dahm · 21 M. Dahm · 22 Berntsen · 23 Ihugba · 24 Omenås · 25 Obiefule · 26 Knudsen · 27 Simonsen · 28 Diomande · 29 Hassum · 30 Pétursson · Manager: Halle

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