Michael Eneramo (born 26 November 1985) is a Nigerian former professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Eneramo began his career with

Lobi Stars Lobi Stars Football Club (formerly known as ''Mosquito football club'', ''Lobi Bank'', ''BBL Hawks'', and ''Hawks'') is a Nigerian professional soccer club based in Makurdi, Benue. The club competes in the Nigerian Professional Football League. ...

and was in 2004 scouted by Tunisian top club

Espérance Sportive de Tunis (; ar, الترجي الرياضي التونسي, Attarajī ar-Riyāḍi Attūnisī, link=yes), also known as ''ES Tunis'' and , is a Tunisian sports club based in Bab Souika neighbourhood of Tunis, Tunisia. The club was founded in 1919, thu ...

, he was then loaned to

USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its co ...

from 2004 through 2006, where he scored 13 goals in the Algerian Championnat National. Eneramo won the Double in 2007 with Espérance de Tunis and joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Shabab on loan in July 2007 before returning in December the same year. On 19 January 2011, Eneramo joined Turkish side

Sivasspor Sivasspor Kulübü, known as Demir Grup Sivasspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish sports club based in Sivas. The primary department of the club is men's football. Formed in 1967, its football department competes in Süper Lig, as of 201 ...

on a one-and-a-half-year deal. After two seasons with Sivasspor he was transferred to Beşiktaş and then loaned to Karabükspor for the 2013–14 season. During the 2014–15 season he was joined

İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü () is a Turkish professional football club based in the Başakşehir district of Istanbul. The club is better known simply as İstanbul Başakşehir or, due to sponsorship, Medipol Başakşehir (). The club ...

on a free transfer.

International career

In 2008, Eneramo considered accepting Tunisian citizenship in order to become eligible to play for the Tunisia national team. He was called up to the Nigeria national team in 2009 and played his first game on 11 February 2009. In his second game with the ''Super Eagles'', he scored the opening goal against the

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References

External links

Eneramo a Super Eagle After All?

Last Yigido Michael Eneramo
* 1985 births Living people Footballers from Kaduna Nigerian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Nigeria men's international footballers Espérance Sportive de Tunis players Lobi Stars F.C. players USM Alger players Sivasspor footballers Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Kardemir Karabükspor footballers Al-Ettifaq FC players Süper Lig players Saudi Pro League players Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Algeria Expatriate men's footballers in Algeria Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus {{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub