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	Hønefoss
Number	25
Youth career
	Planners FC
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000–2004 2004–2007 2007–2009 2010–	Heartland Viborg FF Lyn Hønefoss	40 (0) 52 (3) 0 (0)
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 in Owerri) is a Nigerian footballer currently playing in Norway for Hønefoss.

[edit] Club career

Obiefule began his career in his home country of Nigeria playing for Planners FC and then Heartland, 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 signed a new contract, lasting until the end of 2011. Obiefule was in a a transfer target for Scottish Aberdeen and Norwegian Hønefoss.^[1] Obiefule signed on 14 December 2009 an 3-year long contract for Hønefoss BK^[2].

[edit] Position

His position is that of midfielder.

[edit] International career

Obiefule is a full Nigerian international and made his debut for the Super Eagles in the LG tournament in 2004. He was a member of Super Eagles squad that won bronze in scotland in 2006. He has been capped 10 times for his country.

[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 Planners FC.^[3]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Stats at LynFotball.net

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