| Tony Obi | |
| Fullname: | Anthony Lloyd Obi |
| Birth Date: | 15 September 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Birmingham, England |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Harborne Boys |
| Youthyears2: | 1981–1983 |
| Youthclubs2: | Aston Villa |
| Years1: | 1983–1985 |
| Clubs1: | Aston Villa |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1984 |
| Clubs2: | → Walsall (loan) |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1985 |
| Clubs3: | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1985 |
| Clubs4: | Bristol Rovers |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1985–1987 |
| Clubs5: | Oxford United |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1986 |
| Clubs6: | → Brentford (loan) |
| Caps6: | 10 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 1987–1993 |
| Clubs7: | K.V. Oostende |
| Years8: | 1993–1994 |
| Clubs8: | K.S.V. Roeselare |
| Caps8: | 30 |
| Goals8: | 8 |
| Years9: | 1994–1995 |
| Clubs9: | K.V. Oostende |
| Caps9: | 1 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 1995–1996 |
| Clubs10: | F.C. Roeselare |
| Years11: | 1996–1997 |
| Clubs11: | K.S.V. Diksmuide |
| Years12: | 1997–1998 |
| Clubs12: | K.S.K. Wevelgem City |
| Caps12: | 27 |
| Goals12: | 8 |
| Clubs13: | K.E. Gistel |
| Nationalyears1: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | England Youth |
| Nationalcaps1: | 0 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Anthony Lloyd Obi (born 15 September 1965) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Brentford, Plymouth Argyle, Walsall, Bristol Rovers and Oxford United.[2] [3] He spent the majority of his career in Belgium, most notably with K.V. Oostende, for whom he made 174 appearances in the top three divisions of Belgian football.[4] He later became a youth coach with K.V. Oostende and still held the role as of August 2021.[5] [6]
Obi's son Matthieu Hubrouck also became a footballer. As of 2018, Obi had been running the 't Valentientje bar in Ostend for 23 years.[7] The business was declared bankrupt in May 2019.[8] As of August 2018, he was running Obi's Bar at K.V. Oostende's Versluys Arena.
| Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 1984–85[9] | Third Division | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Bristol Rovers | 1985–86[10] | Third Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Oxford United | 1986–87[11] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Brentford (loan) | 1986–87[12] | Third Division | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| K.V. Oostende | 1994–95 | Belgian First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||