| Emeka Obi | |
| Fullname: | Chukwuemeka David Obi[1] |
| Birth Date: | 6 June 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Lagos, Nigeria[2] |
| Height: | 1.96m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | AFC Fylde |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthyears1: | –2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bury |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthyears3: | 2017–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Liverpool |
| Youthclubs3: | Wigan Athletic |
| Years1: | 2016 |
| Clubs1: | Bury |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Wigan Athletic |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021– |
| Clubs3: | AFC Fylde |
| Caps3: | 56 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 17:22, 16 February 2021 (UTC) |
Chukwuemeka David Obi (born 6 June 2001) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for side AFC Fylde.
Aged 15 years and 86 days, he made his professional debut in a Football League Trophy match for Bury on 30 August 2016, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute in a 4–1 win over to Morecambe becoming the youngest player in the club's history.[3]
In October 2016, Obi moved to Liverpool for a six figure fee plus performance based add ons.[4] Despite the move, he did not appear on Liverpool's Under 18 squad lists for the 2016–17 or 2017–18 seasons.
Between September and December 2017 he appeared a number of times for Wigan Athletic's Under 18 squad, scoring in two matches.[5] At the start of the 2018–19 season he was again featuring for Wigan.[6]
In November 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Wigan Athletic.[5]
On 1 February 2021, Obi left Wigan Athletic via mutual consent.[7]
On 16 February 2021, Obi joined National League North side AFC Fylde on a non-contract basis.[8]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Bury | 2016–17 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[9] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wigan Athletic | 2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | League One | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| AFC Fylde | 2020–21 | National League North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021-22 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||
| 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 59 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 4 | |||