Rhema Chukwardiamara Obed (born 11 September 1991) is an English footballer who last played as a defensive midfielder for Krško in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.

Club career

Arsenal Youth

Obed first signed for

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in 2004 as a schoolboy at the age of 13 signing scholarship terms in 2008. A product of the

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, Obed came to prominence during the Gunners'

2008–09 Premier Academy League The 2008–09 Premier Academy League Under–18 season was the twelfth edition since the establishment of The Premier Academy League, and the fifth under the current make-up. The first matches of the season were played on 23 August 2008, and the s ...

and

2009–10 Premier Academy League The 2009–10 Premier Academy League Under–18 season is the thirteenth edition since the establishment of The Premier Academy League, and the sixth under the current make-up. All teams played the other teams in their group twice and play 10 in ...

. During a trial with

Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each yea ...

club OB in 2010, he appeared in the Danish Reserves League on 23 November. He also had trials with Norwich City, Queens Park Rangers and Leeds United after his release by Arsenal. Rhema Obed Playing For Geylang International in 2012

Geylang International

In January 2012 Obed signed for

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. On 23 March, he scored his first goal for the club, putting the Eagles ahead in the ninth minute with a right-footed volley against

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. Within the same year, Obed was invited to attend

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, suc ...

's pre-season training camp in Hungary. Although he impressed with two assists in three games, Hapoel Tel Aviv opted out of signing him, rather choosing to sign the former Manchester United midfielder

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. Whilst playing for Hapoel Tel Aviv, Sektzia Ness Ziona enquired about Rhema's availability, which prompted him to sign a 1-year deal, but he left in September.

Ethnikos Gazoros

On 28 January 2013, Obed signed for Ethnikos Gazoros in

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of Greece. totalling 8 appearances for half the season.

Rapid Bucharest

Obed signed for

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in Romania on a 3-year contract, but left in 2014 due to unpaid wages.

Sheffield

In July 2014 he joined

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Northern Premier League The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. It has four divisions: the Premier Division (which stands at level 7 of the English football league system), Division One East, Division One West and Divisio ...

Division One South, at level 8 of the English football league system.

Krško

Ahead of the

2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga The 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga (also known as the Prva liga Telekom Slovenije for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th edition of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its establishment in 1991. Also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, PrvaLiga was contested ...

season he joined newly promoted Krško, but left again in October the same year.

Style of play

Obed plays primarily as a defensive midfielder, His key strengths are his physical ability and dribbling, often switching from defensive to offences stances as the match progresses.

International career

Obed is eligible to represent

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due to him being of Nigerian descent. In 2006, he played for the

England national under-16 football team England national under-16 football team, also known as England under-16s or England U16(s), represents England in association football at an under-16 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in Eng ...

Honours

;Arsenal * Premier Academy League: 2008–09, 2009–10

References

External links

*http://www.givemefootball.com/player-profiles/rhema-obed {{DEFAULTSORT:Obed, Rhema Living people 1991 births Footballers from Greater London English footballers England men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Arsenal F.C. players Geylang International FC players Sektzia Ness Ziona F.C. players FC Rapid București players Sheffield F.C. players NK Krško players Singapore Premier League players Football League (Greece) players Liga II players Northern Premier League players Slovenian PrvaLiga players English expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Singapore Expatriate footballers in Israel Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Romania Expatriate footballers in Slovenia English expatriate sportspeople in Singapore English expatriate sportspeople in Israel English expatriate sportspeople in Greece English expatriate sportspeople in Romania English expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Black British sportsmen