SOCCER PLAYER

James Obiorah

1978 - Today

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James Chibuzor Obiorah (born 24 August 1978) is a Nigerian former footballer who played as a forward. He is best known for his time in Russia as a Lokomotiv Moscow player, with whom he won the Russian Premier League in 2002 and 2004, on top of a few other domestic cup trophies. He also played for the national team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2002 Unity Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). James Obiorah is the 14,775th most popular soccer player (down from 13,300th in 2024), the 209th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 184th in 2019) and the 99th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, James Obiorah ranks 14,775 out of 21,273. Before him are Konrad de la Fuente, Iván Zarandona, Mariano Barbosa, Harutaka Ono, Adama Diomande, and Oscar Bobb. After him are Daniel Iversen, Samuele Ricci, Paweł Wszołek, Jang Hyung-seok, Romik Khachatryan, and Guirane N'Daw.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, James Obiorah ranks 1,160. Before him are Andrea Facchin, Myriam El Khomri, Alexander Östlund, Mattias Gustafsson, Brahim Hemdani, and Harutaka Ono. After him are Olivia Lewis, Romik Khachatryan, Julio Bascuñán, Elvis Kafoteka, Tonči Valčić, and Manfred Pranger.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, James Obiorah ranks 209 out of 309. Before him are Emeka Ezeugo (1965), Taiwo Awoniyi (1997), Rabia Salihu Sa'id (1963), Babatunde Fashola (1963), Shola Ameobi (1981), and Jude Monye (1973). After him are Bartholomew Ogbeche (1984), Clement Chukwu (1973), Chidera Ejuke (1998), Isaac Promise (1987), Samuel Francis (1987), and Ruth Ogbeifo (1972).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria

Among soccer players born in Nigeria, James Obiorah ranks 99. Before him are Derick Ogbu (1990), Joseph Dosu (1973), Henry Onyekuru (1997), Emeka Ezeugo (1965), Taiwo Awoniyi (1997), and Shola Ameobi (1981). After him are Bartholomew Ogbeche (1984), Chidera Ejuke (1998), Isaac Promise (1987), Eric Ejiofor (1979), Peter Ijeh (1977), and Olarenwaju Kayode (1993).

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