Nosa Igiebor | |
Fullname: | Emmanuel Nosakhare Igiebor |
Birth Date: | 1990 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Abuja, Nigeria |
Height: | 1.82 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthyears1: | 1999–2005 |
Youthclubs1: | Sharks |
Years1: | 2005–2007 |
Clubs1: | Sharks |
Caps1: | 49 |
Goals1: | 7 |
Years2: | 2007–2009 |
Clubs2: | Warri Wolves |
Caps2: | 63 |
Goals2: | 16 |
Years3: | 2009–2011 |
Clubs3: | Lillestrøm |
Caps3: | 67 |
Goals3: | 13 |
Years4: | 2011–2012 |
Clubs4: | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
Caps4: | 27 |
Goals4: | 3 |
Years5: | 2012–2014 |
Clubs5: | Real Betis |
Caps5: | 26 |
Goals5: | 2 |
Years6: | 2014–2017 |
Clubs6: | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
Caps6: | 64 |
Goals6: | 9 |
Years7: | 2017 |
Clubs7: | Çaykur Rizespor |
Caps7: | 13 |
Goals7: | 1 |
Years8: | 2017 |
Clubs8: | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
Caps8: | 1 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Years9: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs9: | Anorthosis Famagusta |
Caps9: | 20 |
Goals9: | 1 |
Nationalyears1: | 2011– [1] |
Nationalteam1: | Nigeria |
Nationalcaps1: | 15 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Club-Update: | 2 April 2019 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 1 March 2013 |
Emmanuel Nosakhare Igiebor (born 9 November 1990), commonly known as Nosa Igiebor or Nosa, is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder. He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[2]
After appearing in his homeland with Sharks and Warri Wolves, Nosa joined Tippeligaen side Lillestrøm in 2009. He held a starting spot during his time in Norway, being an important offensive unit in the 2011 campaign, netting eight times in 17 matches.
On 8 August 2011, Nosa signed for Hapoel Tel Aviv, for transfer fee of 8 million krones.[3] On 18 August 2011, he made his debut in Hapoel during the Europa League Playoffs against FK Ekranas. Four days later he scored his first goal for Hapoel against Maccabi Petah-Tikva. On 14 May 2012, Nosa scored the winning goal in the Israeli cup final in a 2–1 victory over Maccabi Haifa.
On 24 August 2012, Nosa moved to Spain for a transfer fee of 1.2 million euro,[4] signing a four-year deal with Real Betis.[5] On 12 April 2013, he scored his first goal in Betis against Sevilla FC after coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute. He finished his two seasons in Betis with 2 goals in 28 appearances.
On 22 July 2014, Nosa joined Maccabi Tel-Aviv.[6] On 30 July 2014, he made his debut in Maccabi in a 1–0 loss to Maribor during the Champions League Qualifiers.[7]
On 8 September 2017, Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced that Nosa had been signed for the remainder of the 2017 season, with club options for 2018 and 2019.[8]
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