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Also known as Peter Osaze Odemwingie

Nigerian footballer

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Peter Odemwingie is a male association football player who plays as a forward. Born on July 15, 1981, in Tashkent, he holds citizenship in Nigeria and Russia. His professional career began in 1998, and he has competed in the Premier League, Ligue 1, Russian Premier League, and EFL Championship. Odemwingie has been a member of R.A.A. Louviéroise, Bendel Insurance F.C., FC Lokomotiv Moscow, and West Bromwich Albion F.C.

He represented Nigeria and Russia in international competitions, participating in the 2004 African Cup of Nations, the 2008 Summer Olympics, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Standing 182 centimeters tall and weighing 75 kilograms, he speaks English, Nigerian Pidgin, and Russian. His career statistics include one match played and zero total goals.

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Key facts

1994
KAMAZ
1999
AS Racines Lagos
2008
Nigeria Olympic ( O.P. )
2016
→ Bristol City (loan)
Full name
Peter Osaze Odemwingie
Date of birth
( 1981-07-15 ) 15 July 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth
Tashkent , Uzbek SSR , Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan )
Height
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position
Forward
1995 1998
CSKA Moscow
Years
Team
2000 2002
Bendel Insurance
2002 2004
La Louvière
2004 2007
Lille
2007 2010
Lokomotiv Moscow
2010 2013
West Bromwich Albion
2013 2014
Cardiff City
2014 2016
Stoke City

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
_Retired Soccer
Nationality
Nigeria

via TheSportsDB

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Encyclopedic overview

Peter Osaze Odemwingie (born 15 July 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Born in what is now Uzbekistan, Odemwingie began his career with Bendel Insurance in the Nigeria Premier League. He then earned a move to European football with Belgian side La Louvière where he spent three seasons winning the Belgian Cup before moving to French side Lille. Odemwingie scored 26 goals for Lille while also playing in the UEFA Champions League with the side. Lokomotiv Moscow bought him for £10 million in July 2007. He scored 23 times in 3+1⁄2 years for Lokomotiv.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Peter Odemwingie” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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