Emeka Obidile (born 27 August 1977) is a Nigerian former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Obidile began his career in the German Regionalliga, playing with

Atlas Delmenhorst Atlas Delmenhorst is a German association football club from the city of Delmenhorst, Lower Saxony who play in the fourth-tier Regionalliga Nord. The club, originally formed in a merger in 1973, folded in 2002 after declaring insolvency but was ...

and

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. He moved to Poland, where he played for

Odra Opole Odra Opole () is a football club based in Opole, Poland, currently playing in the I liga. History Beginnings The history of Odra Opole began on 16 June 1945, when in the Opole Town Hall, a group of sports officials gathered to form a new ...

before joining Petro Płock in early 2000. He appeared in seven

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 ...

matches for Petro Płock. Obidile spent the next two seasons in Greece, making 16 Beta Ethniki appearances for

Panserraikos Panserraikos Football Club ( el, Πανσερραϊκός 1964), the ''All-Serres Football Club'', is a Greece, Greek Association football, football club based in Serres in Central Macedonia, Greece. Panserraikos is one of the most important and ...

. He finished his career in the United Kingdom, including a spell with

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in the

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, that ended in January 2004.

References

1977 births Living people Nigerian footballers Atlas Delmenhorst players Wisła Płock players Panserraikos F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Buckingham Town F.C. players Association football midfielders Odra Opole players Cowdenbeath F.C. players Nigerian expatriate footballers Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate footballers in Poland Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate footballers in Greece Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Scotland {{Nigeria-footy-midfielder-stub