| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Al-Zulfi | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2012 | BJ Foundation Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | BJ Foundation Academy | ||
| 2012–2013 | → COD United (loan) | ||
| 2013–2015 | → Bendel Insurance (loan) | ||
| 2014–2015 | → Abia Warriors (loan) | ||
| 2016 | → MFM (loan) | ||
| 2016–2018 | Greuther Fürth | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Rudeš | 23 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Kukësi | 26 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Laçi | 27 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Istra | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → PAEEK (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Proodeftiki | 9 | (0) |
| 2023 | Tirana | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Al-Ain | 31 | (0) |
| 2024– | Al-Zulfi | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014– | Nigeria U23 | 11 | (0) |
| 2014– | Nigeria | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023 | |||
Erhun Obanor (born 5 September 1995) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Saudi First Division League club Al-Zulfi.
Club career
A native of Benin City, Obanor is a product of the BJ Foundation Academy. He was loaned out at the start of the 2012-2013 season to the second-tier side COD United F.C. Mid-2013, he was loaned on to top-tier side Bendel Insurance., playing a season there before being sub-loaned to Abia Warriors F.C. until November 2015. In January 2016, Obanor signed a 3.5-year long contract with the Tunisian greats Club Africain, but had to cancel it and return to Nigeria because of dubious transfer fee reasons. In April 2016, he was loaned on by BJ Academy to MFM F.C.
Obanor moved abroad, however, already in July 2017, signing for SpVgg Greuther Fürth in Germany, joining the team in September of the same year, following the 2016 Summer Olympics. However, he didn't break into the team, and found himself unable to get any playing time, his nationality preventing him from playing for the reserves. His contract was finally rescinded in the summer of 2018, and he moved to NK Rudeš in Croatia.
After two years playing in Albania for Kukësi and KF Laçi, Obanor returned to Croatia to sign for Istra in June 2021.
Having only accumulated a single league appearance for the Croatian side in 2021, Obanor was sent in January 2022 on loan to the Cypriot First Division side PAEEK until the end of the season.
On 1 August 2023, Obanor joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Ain. On 30 July 2024, Obanor joined Al-Zulfi.
International career
Obanor was a member of the Nigeria national football team. He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
References
- "3 Former Stars Of Grassroots Club BJ Foundation Set To Help Nigeria Beat Zambia This Weekend". Nigeria: Daily Sports. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- COD UNITED FC – PLAYER STATISTICS at West African Football
- Warriors, BJ Foundation battle over Obanor at tvcontinental.tv
- U23 star Obanor disowns Abia Warriors •Documents show BJ Academy’s ownership of the player at News Express Nigeria
- Dream Team VI Star Erhun Obanor Set To Bid Farewell To Club Africain at AllNigeriaSoccer.com
- Exclusive: Nigeria U23s Defender Obanor Joins MFM FC After Botched Move To Club Africain at AllNigeriaSoccer.com
- ^ Fürth holt Verstärkung für Abwehr at sport1.de
- Greuther Fürth: Erhun Obanor und Stephen Sama auf der Streichliste at liga-zwei.de
- Iz njemačkog drugoligaša Greuther Furtha u Rudeš stigao Erhun Obanor koji ima dva nastupa za reprezentaciju Nigerije Archived 19 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine at Sportnews.hr
- "Erhun Obanor is a new NK Istra 1961 player!". NK Istra 1961. 11 June 2021.
- OD 12. DO 22. SIJEČNJA NA "ARENA CUPU": "Zeleno-žuti" u grupi sa Šibenikom, Žarkovom i Forestom at Glas Istre
- "المدافع النيجيري الدولي ، اوبانور ، عيناويا".
- "المــدافــع النـيـجـيـري ارهــون اوبـانـور #زلــفــاوي".
- "Erhun Obanor - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- Oluwashina Okeleji (24 June 2016). "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
External links
- Erhun Obanor at WorldFootball.net
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria
- African Games medalists in football
- Abia Warriors F.C. players
- COD United F.C. players
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
- NK Rudeš players
- FK Kukësi players
- KF Laçi players
- NK Istra 1961 players
- Saudi First Division League players
- Al-Ain FC (Saudi Arabia) players
- Al-Zulfi FC players
- Men's association football defenders
- Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Albania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Albania
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Croatian Football League players
- Competitors at the 2015 African Games
- Footballers from Benin City
- Nigeria men's A' international footballers
- 2014 African Nations Championship players
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- PAEEK FC players
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen