Nigerian Footballers: 1,934 Players & Profiles – Page 2
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Nigerian footballers (1,934)
625 have played senior international football for Nigeria; the rest hold Nigerian nationality or played for youth teams. Sorted by prominence.
| Player | Born | Birthplace | Position | Club | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macauley Chrisantus | 1990 | Abuja | Forward | 7 | 7 | |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | 1997 | Okija | Full-back | Fenerbahçe Istanbul | 3 | 0 |
| Halimatu Ayinde | 1995 | Kaduna | Midfielder | FC Rosengård | ||
| William Okpara | 1968 | Lagos | Goalkeeper | 5 | 0 | |
| Efan Ekoku | 1967 | Manchester | Forward | 20 | 6 | |
| Anthony Nwakaeme | 1989 | Lagos | Forward | Trabzonspor | ||
| Toni Payne | 1995 | Birmingham | Forward | Everton F.C. Women | 20 | 1 |
| Stephen Makinwa | 1983 | Lagos | Forward | 18 | 2 | |
| Emmanuel Ekpo | 1987 | Ekori | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | |
| Michelle Alozie | 1997 | Apple Valley | Forward | Houston Dash | 18 | 1 |
| Onyekachi Okonkwo | 1982 | Aba | Midfielder | 20 | 0 | |
| Aaron Samuel Olanare | 1994 | Port Harcourt | Forward | |||
| Nwankwo Obiora | 1991 | Kaduna | Midfielder | |||
| Sarah Michael | 1990 | Ibadan | Forward | |||
| Dosu Joseph | 1973 | Abuja | Goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | |
| Monday James | 1986 | Lagos | Centre-back | 4 | 1 | |
| Abiodun Baruwa | 1974 | Abuja | Goalkeeper | 5 | 0 | |
| Tochukwu Oluehi | 1987 | Lagos | Goalkeeper | Hakkarigücü Spor | 40 | 0 |
| Faith Ikidi | 1987 | Port Harcourt | Defender | |||
| Fegor Ogude | 1987 | Lagos | Midfielder | |||
| Junior Ajayi | 1996 | Lagos | Forward | Smouha SC | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Emenalo | 1965 | Aba | Defender | 14 | 0 | |
| Peter Ijeh | 1977 | Lagos | Forward | 1 | 0 | |
| Chukwuma Akabueze | 1989 | Ilorin | Wing half | 2 | 1 | |
| Emeka Ezeugo | 1967 | Aba | Midfielder | 11 | 0 | |
| Hope Akpan | 1991 | Liverpool | Midfielder | |||
| Chidi Nwanu | 1967 | Port Harcourt | Defender | 20 | 0 | |
| Chiamaka Cynthia Nnadozie | 2000 | Orlu | Goalkeeper | Paris FC | 20 | 0 |
| Uchenna Kanu | 1997 | Abia State | Forward | Racing Louisville FC | 25 | 10 |
| Chidinma Okeke | 2000 | Nigeria | Defender | |||
| Deborah Abiodun | 2003 | Ibadan | Central midfielder | Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer | 2 | 0 |
| Victor Agali | 1978 | Lagos | Forward | 12 | 5 | |
| Mohammed Usman | 1994 | Kaduna | Midfielder | |||
| Segun Odegbami | 1952 | Lagos | Forward | 47 | 22 | |
| John Owoeri | 1987 | Abuja | Forward | 1 | 0 | |
| Kingsley Obiekwu | 1974 | Igbuzo | Defender | 8 | 0 | |
| Teslim Fatusi | 1977 | Surulere | Wing half | 4 | 1 | |
| Christian Chukwu | 1951 | Defender | 54 | 5 | ||
| Abiodun Obafemi | 1973 | Lagos | Defender | 2 | 0 | |
| Samuel Okwaraji | 1964 | Orlu | Midfielder | 8 | 1 | |
| Mercy Akide | 1975 | Port Harcourt | Midfielder | |||
| Jonathan Akpoborie | 1968 | Lagos | Forward | 13 | 4 | |
| Emmanuel Babayaro | 1976 | Kaduna | Goalkeeper | |||
| Oladapo Olufemi | 1988 | Ibadan | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | |
| Manasseh Ishiaku | 1983 | Port Harcourt | Forward | 4 | 1 | |
| Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene | 1993 | Nigeria | Forward | |||
| Jamilu Collins | 1994 | Kaduna | Full-back | |||
| Paul Obiefule | 1986 | Owerri | Midfielder | 14 | 0 | |
| Samuel Okunowo | 1979 | Ibadan | Defender | 8 | 0 | |
| Rabiu Ibrahim | 1991 | Kano | Midfielder | |||
| Ifeoma Onumonu | 1994 | Rancho Cucamonga | Forward | Utah Royals FC | 19 | 4 |
| Raheem Lawal | 1990 | Lagos | Midfielder | |||
| Akeem Latifu | 1992 | Kano | Defender | |||
| Sylvester Igboun | 1990 | Lagos | Forward | |||
| Ademola Adeshina | 1964 | Osogbo | Midfielder | |||
| Maureen Mmadu | 1977 | Onitsha | Midfielder | 101 | ||
| Obinna Nwaneri | 1982 | Lagos | Centre-back | 33 | 1 | |
| Jennifer Echegini | 2001 | London | Midfielder | Florida State Seminoles women's soccer | 6 | 1 |
| Edward Ofere | 1986 | Enugu | Midfielder | 6 | 0 | |
| Ifeanyi Emeghara | 1984 | Lagos | Defender | 3 | 0 | |
| Uchechi Sunday | 1994 | Port Harcourt | Forward | Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara | ||
| Christian Osaguona | 1990 | Edo State | Forward | |||
| Ngozi Ebere | 1991 | Rivers State | Defender | |||
| Evelyn Nwabuoku | 1985 | Nigeria | Midfielder | |||
| Christopher Kanu | 1979 | Owerri | Defender | 3 | 0 | |
| Ndifreke Udo | 1998 | Calabar | Defender | |||
| Emmanuel Okoduwa | 1983 | Lagos | Forward | 1 | 0 | |
| Akeem Agbetu | 1988 | Lagos | Forward | |||
| Best Ogedegbe | 1954 | Lagos | Goalkeeper | |||
| Precious Dede | 1980 | Aba | Goalkeeper | |||
| Christopher Ohen | 1970 | Benin City | Forward | 1 | 0 | |
| Anam Imo | 2000 | Kaduna | Forward | |||
| Christy Ucheibe | 2000 | Kano | Midfielder | S.L. Benfica (women) | 13 | 1 |
| Joseph Enakarhire | 1982 | Warri | Defender | 22 | 2 | |
| Oluwatosin Demehin | 2002 | Ondo State | Centre-back | Stade de Reims | 6 | 0 |
| Francis Benjamin | 1993 | Lagos | Defender | |||
| Kevin Amuneke | 1986 | Obodo | Forward | 2 | 0 | |
| Ayisat Yusuf | 1985 | Nigeria | Defender | |||
| Richard Eromoigbe | 1984 | Lagos | Midfielder | 6 | 0 | |
| Samson Godwin | 1983 | Warri | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | |
| Chibuzor Okonkwo | 1988 | Jos | Defender | |||
| Gabriel Okechukwu | 1995 | Abuja | Forward | |||
| Nkiru Okosieme | 1972 | Nigeria | Midfielder | |||
| Stephen Odey | 1998 | Lagos | Forward | K.R.C. Genk | ||
| Bright Dike | 1987 | Edmond | Forward | |||
| Henry Nwosu | 1963 | Imo State | Midfielder | 60 | 8 | |
| Chinaza Uchendu | 1997 | Lagos | Midfielder | S.C. Braga | ||
| Florence Ajayi | 1977 | Akure | Defender | 19 | 2 | |
| Ashleigh Plumptre | 1998 | Leicester | Defender | Al Ittihad FC | 11 | 0 |
| Gift Monday | 2001 | Akwa Ibom State | Defender | Club Deportivo Tenerife Femenino | 11 | 2 |
| Solomon Kwambe | 1993 | Benue State | Defender | |||
| Esther Okoronkwo | 1997 | Umuahia | Forward | |||
| Harrison Omoko | 1981 | Warri | Defender | 1 | 0 | |
| Lucky Idahor | 1980 | Benin City | Forward | 2 | 0 | |
| Ganiyu Oseni | 1991 | Osogbo | Forward | 1 | 2 | |
| Richard Daddy Owubokiri | 1961 | Port Harcourt | Forward | 23 | 1 | |
| Nduka Ugbade | 1969 | Lagos | Defender | 11 | 1 | |
| Tosin Dosunmu | 1980 | Lagos | Forward | 2 | 0 | |
| Ajuma Ameh | 1984 | Nigeria | Midfielder | |||
| Blessing Kaku | 1978 | Ughelli | Midfielder | 4 | 0 | |
| Pascal Ojigwe | 1976 | Aba | Midfielder | 17 | 2 | |
| Ulunma Jerome | 1988 | Mbieri | Defender | |||
| Tony Alegbe | 1981 | Nigeria | Defender | 4 | 0 | |
| Amarachi Okoronkwo | 1992 | Owerri | Midfielder | |||
| Saidat Adegoke | 1985 | Ilorin | Forward | |||
| Wole Odegbami | 1962 | Ibadan | Forward | |||
| Yisa Sofoluwe | 1967 | Abeokuta | Defender | 42 | 1 | |
| Yusuf Mohamed | 1983 | Nigeria | Defender | 13 | 0 | |
| Emeka Eze | 1992 | Lagos | Midfielder | |||
| Alaba Jonathan | 1992 | Calabar | Goalkeeper | Bayelsa Queens | ||
| Ifeanyi Chiejine | 1983 | Lagos | Midfielder | 61 | 15 | |
| Josephine Chukwunonye | 1992 | Anambra State | Defender | |||
| Adokiye Amiesimaka | 1956 | Nigeria | Midfielder | 6 | 0 | |
| Moses Effiong | 1959 | Nigeria | Goalkeeper | |||
| Esther Sunday | 1992 | Lagos | Forward | OKS Stomil Olsztyn | ||
| Tunde Adeniji | 1996 | Akure | Forward | |||
| Azubuike Oliseh | 1978 | Lagos | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | |
| Lilian Cole | 1985 | Nigeria | Defender | |||
| Izunna Uzochukwu | 1990 | Nigeria | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | |
| Obinna Nwobodo | 1996 | Enugu | Midfielder | |||
| Mohammed Aliyu Datti | 1982 | Kaduna | Centre-forward | 3 | 0 | |
| Blessing Diala | 1989 | Nigeria | Forward | |||
| Seyi Olajengbesi | 1980 | Ibadan | Defender | 7 | 0 | |
| Emmanuel Ebiede | 1976 | Port Harcourt | Midfielder | 3 | 0 | |
| Rasheed Alabi | 1986 | Kaduna | Defender | |||
| Glory Ogbonna | 1998 | Abia State | Defender | Beşiktaş J.K. (women's football) | 18 | 1 |
| Lushomo Mweemba | 2001 | Zambia | Midfielder | Green Buffaloes Ladies FC | 35 | 1 |
| Paul Hamilton | 1941 | Asaba-Ase | Midfielder | |||
| Dominic Iorfa | 1968 | Gboko | Forward | 4 | 0 | |
| Vera Okolo | 1985 | Nigeria | Forward | |||
| Rofiat Imuran | 2004 | Ibadan | Defender | Stade de Reims | 4 | 0 |
| Ikechukwu Kalu | 1984 | Kaduna | Forward | 1 | 0 | |
| Chi-Chi Igbo | 1986 | Uyo | Forward | |||
| Helen Ukaonu | 1991 | Abuja | Defender | |||
| Gbolahan Salami | 1991 | Ibadan | Forward | |||
| Ndubuisi Egbo | 1973 | Nigeria | Goalkeeper | 12 | 1 | |
| Murphy Akanji | 1977 | Lagos | Goalkeeper | 2 | 0 | |
| Andrew Uwe | 1967 | Defender | ||||
| Sam Sodje | 1979 | Greenwich | Defender | 4 | 0 | |
| Michael Odibe | 1988 | Lagos | Defender | Mağusa Türk Gücü S.K. | ||
| Stephen Eze | 1994 | Makurdi | Centre-back | |||
| Chima Nwosu | 1986 | Nigeria | Defender | |||
| Nkechi Egbe | 1978 | Nigeria | Forward | |||
| Edith Eduviere | 1986 | Nigeria | Midfielder | |||
| Christie George | 1984 | Nigeria | Forward | |||
| Ifeanyi Mathew | 1997 | Kaduna | Midfielder | |||
| Izu Azuka | 1989 | Port Harcourt | Forward | |||
| Stella Mbachu | 1978 | Nigeria | Forward | |||
| Reuben Agboola | 1962 | London Borough of Camden | Full-back | 9 | 0 | |
| Ugo Ukah | 1984 | Parma | Defender | 1 | 0 |