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Vincent Enyeama

1982 - Today

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Vincent Enyeama (; born 29 August 1982) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. During his senior career, which spanned nearly 20 years, Enyeama played for Ibom Stars, Enyimba, Iwuanyanwu Nationale, Bnei Yehuda, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Lille and Maccabi Tel Aviv. He was also a member of the Nigeria national team from 2002 until October 2015, serving as its captain from 2013 until his retirement from international football in 2015. With 101 caps, he was Nigeria's most capped player until November 2021 when he was surpassed by Ahmed Musa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vincent Enyeama is the 4,956th most popular soccer player (up from 5,658th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 67th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Vincent Enyeama ranks 4,956 out of 21,273Before him are Bjørn Rasmussen, Zbigniew Gut, Ignacio Rodríguez, Carsten Ramelow, Raúl Tamudo, and Joe Hart. After him are Niko Kranjčar, Přemysl Bičovský, Daisuke Nitta, Papu Gómez, Ivan Stoyanov, and Tony Popovic.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Vincent Enyeama ranks 172Before him are Cam Gigandet, Akira Takabe, Tyson Gay, Andoni Iraola, Fabricio Coloccini, and Mirjana Lučić-Baroni. After him are Justin Gatlin, Dwyane Wade, Cícero Moraes, Nadia Petrova, Marco Borriello, and Isabelle Caro.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Vincent Enyeama ranks 69 out of 309Before him are Ernest Shonekan (1936), Chukwudi Iwuji (1975), Flora Nwapa (1931), Kelechi Iheanacho (1996), Celestine Babayaro (1978), and Daniel Amokachi (1972). After him are Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900), Victor Boniface (2000), Ben Okri (1959), Peter Rufai (1963), Momodu Mutairu (1976), and Adebayo Adedeji (1930).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria

Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Vincent Enyeama ranks 21Before him are Stephen Keshi (1962), Uche Okechukwu (1967), Victor Ikpeba (1973), Kelechi Iheanacho (1996), Celestine Babayaro (1978), and Daniel Amokachi (1972). After him are Victor Boniface (2000), Peter Rufai (1963), Momodu Mutairu (1976), Michael Obiku (1968), Taye Taiwo (1985), and Uche Okafor (1967).