| Rhema Obed | |
| Fullname: | Rhema Chukwardiamara Obed |
| Birth Date: | 11 September 1991 |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Position: | Central midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Arsenal |
| Years1: | 2012 |
| Clubs1: | Geylang United |
| Caps1: | 12 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2012 |
| Caps2: | ? |
| Goals2: | ? |
| Years3: | 2013 |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2013–2014 |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs5: | Sheffield |
| Caps5: | 18 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2015 |
| Clubs6: | Krško |
| Caps6: | 8 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2006 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:47, 8 October 2015 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 00:00, 1 January 2007 (UTC) |
Rhema Chukwardiamara Obed (born 11 September 1991) is an English footballer who last played as a defensive midfielder for Krško in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.
Obed first signed for Arsenal in 2004 as a schoolboy at the age of 13 signing scholarship terms in 2008.[1] A product of the Arsenal Academy, Obed came to prominence during the Gunners' 2008–09 Premier Academy League and 2009–10 Premier Academy League.
During a trial with Danish Superliga club OB in 2010, he appeared in the Danish Reserves League on 23 November.[2] He also had trials with Norwich City, Queens Park Rangers and Leeds United after his release by Arsenal.[3]
In January 2012 Obed signed for Geylang United. On 23 March, he scored his first goal for the club, putting the Eagles ahead in the ninth minute with a right-footed volley against Balestier Khalsa.[4] Within the same year, Obed was invited to attend Hapoel Tel Aviv's pre-season training camp in Hungary.[5] Although he impressed with two assists in three games, Hapoel Tel Aviv opted out of signing him, rather choosing to sign the former Manchester United midfielder Eric Djemba-Djemba.
Whilst playing for Hapoel Tel Aviv, Sektzia Ness Ziona enquired about Rhema's availability, which prompted him to sign a 1-year deal, but he left in September.
On 28 January 2013, Obed signed for Ethnikos Gazoros in Football League of Greece.[6] totalling 8 appearances for half the season.
Obed signed for Rapid Bucharest in Romania on a 3-year contract,[7] but left in 2014 due to unpaid wages.
In July 2014 he joined Sheffield of Northern Premier League Division One South, at level 8 of the English football league system.[8]
Ahead of the 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga season he joined newly promoted Krško,[9] but left again in October the same year.[10]
Obed plays primarily as a defensive midfielder, His key strengths are his physical ability and dribbling, often switching from defensive to offences stances as the match progresses.[11]
Obed is eligible to represent Nigeria due to him being of Nigerian descent. In 2006, he played for the England national under-16 football team.[12]