Nigerian Footballers: 1,934 Players & Profiles – Page 5
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comfort Folorunsho | 2006 | Nigeria | Defender | |||
| Nkiruka Obidinma | 2002 | Goalkeeper | ||||
| Blessing Demehin | 2002 | Ondo | Defender | |||
| Jumoke Alani | 2005 | Defender | ||||
| Amanda Uju | 1999 | Lagos | Midfielder | |||
| Ugo Babatunde | 1992 | Nigeria | Centre-back | |||
| Emmanuel Winchester | 1996 | Nigeria | Centre-back | |||
| Stephen Jude | 2000 | Nigeria | Midfielder | |||
| Mathias Samuel Martins | 1996 | Nigeria | Midfielder | |||
| Kingsley Maduforo | 2002 | Nigeria | Midfielder | |||
| Nelson Okwa | 1993 | Nigeria | Midfielder | |||
| Tosin Abraham Omoyele | 1996 | Nigeria | Forward | |||
| Yahaya Nazifi | 2000 | Kano State | Forward | |||
| Austine Ogunye | 1997 | Nigeria | Forward | |||
| Chinonso Okonkwo | 1990 | Nigeria | Forward | |||
| Chigozi Obasi | 1998 | Nigeria | Midfielder | |||
| Elijah Sodiq Akanni | 2001 | Nigeria | Central midfielder | |||
| Olamide Shakirat Oyinlola | 2006 | Midfielder | ||||
| Blessing Ilivieda | 2002 | Nigeria | Full-back | |||
| Paul Abba | 1990 | Nigeria | Attacker | |||
| Emma Onuh | 1982 | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ejike Collins Ngwoke | 1995 | Enugu | Midfielder | |||
| Ibrahim Gbadamosi | 1998 | Midfielder | ||||
| Lorretta Sadoh | Defender | |||||
| Ramat Ohunene Abdulkareem | 1999 | Okene | Forward | |||
| Manuel Akanji youth/other | 1995 | Neftenbach | Defender | Inter Milan | 86 | 4 |
| Kelechi Iheanacho youth/other | 1996 | Owerri | Forward | |||
| Arnaut Danjuma youth/other | 1997 | Lagos | Midfielder | Valencia CF | 6 | 2 |
| Samu Aghehowa youth/other | 2004 | Melilla | Forward | FC Porto | 3 | 0 |
| Nedum Onuoha youth/other | 1986 | Warri | Defender | |||
| Tariq Lamptey youth/other | 2000 | Hillingdon | Defender | Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. | ||
| Sammy Ameobi youth/other | 1992 | Newcastle upon Tyne | Forward | |||
| Tani Oluwaseyi youth/other | 2000 | Abuja | Forward | Villarreal CF | 29 | 2 |
| Maurice Edu youth/other | 1986 | Fontana | Midfielder | |||
| Cyriel Dessers youth/other | 1994 | Leuven | Forward | |||
| Ado Onaiwu youth/other | 1995 | Saitama | Forward | |||
| Emmanuel Olisadebe youth/other | 1978 | Warri | Forward | 25 | 11 | |
| Frank Onyeka youth/other | 1998 | Maiduguri | Midfielder | |||
| Destiny Udogie youth/other | 2002 | Verona | Full-back | Tottenham Hotspur F.C. | 3 | 0 |
| Nathan Tella youth/other | 1999 | Stevenage | Forward | |||
| Simy youth/other | 1992 | Onitsha | Forward | |||
| Zaidu Sanusi youth/other | 1997 | Lagos | Full-back | C.D. Santa Clara | ||
| Joe Aribo youth/other | 1996 | Camberwell | Midfielder | Rangers F.C. | ||
| Derick Ogbu youth/other | 1990 | Nigeria | Forward | |||
| Vicky López youth/other | 2006 | Madrid | Forward | |||
| Chidera Ejuke youth/other | 1998 | Zaria | Forward | Royal Antwerp F.C. | ||
| Raphael Onyedika youth/other | 2001 | Imo State | Midfielder | |||
| Aminu Umar youth/other | 1995 | Abuja | Midfielder | |||
| Isaac Success youth/other | 1996 | Benin City | Forward | |||
| Gift Orban youth/other | 2002 | Benue State | ||||
| Peter Olayinka youth/other | 1995 | Ibadan | Forward | |||
| Olarenwaju Kayode youth/other | 1993 | Ibadan | Forward | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Tolu Arokodare youth/other | 2000 | Lagos | Forward | K.R.C. Genk | ||
| Samuel Adegbenro youth/other | 1995 | Osogbo | Wing half | |||
| Fanendo Adi youth/other | 1990 | Lagos | Forward | Minnesota United FC | ||
| Teddy Teuma youth/other | 1993 | Toulon | Midfielder | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | ||
| Alhassan Yusuf youth/other | 2000 | Kano | Midfielder | Royal Antwerp F.C. | ||
| Innocent Emeghara youth/other | 1989 | Lagos | Forward | |||
| Azubuike Okechukwu youth/other | 1997 | Katsina | Midfielder | |||
| David Okereke youth/other | 1997 | Lagos | Forward | Club Brugge K.V. | ||
| Jaycee John Okwunwanne youth/other | 1985 | Lagos | Forward | |||
| George Ilenikhena youth/other | 2006 | Lagos | Royal Antwerp F.C. | |||
| Elohor Godswill youth/other | 1995 | Benin City | Full-back | |||
| Kelechi Nwakali youth/other | 1998 | Nigeria | Playmaker | Sociedad Deportiva Huesca | ||
| Stanley Amuzie youth/other | 1996 | Lagos | Full-back | |||
| Adebayo Adigun youth/other | 1990 | Ibadan | Defender | |||
| Cynthia Uwak youth/other | 1986 | Akwa Ibom State | Forward | |||
| Stanley Nwabili youth/other | 1996 | Lagos | Goalkeeper | |||
| Chrisantus Uche youth/other | 2003 | Owerri | Midfielder | |||
| Ayo Akinola youth/other | 2000 | Brampton | Forward | Toronto FC | ||
| Chiedozie Ogbene youth/other | 1997 | Lagos | Winger | |||
| Felix Agu youth/other | 1999 | Osnabrück | Full-back | SV Werder Bremen | ||
| Bobby Adekanye youth/other | 1999 | Ibadan | Forward | SS Lazio | ||
| Kelvin Etuhu youth/other | 1988 | Kano | Wing half | |||
| Abdul Jeleel Ajagun youth/other | 1992 | Port Harcourt | Midfielder | |||
| Dele Adebola youth/other | 1975 | Lagos | Forward | |||
| Kim Ojo youth/other | 1988 | Warri | Forward | |||
| Bonke Innocent youth/other | 1996 | Kaduna | Midfielder | |||
| Emmanuel Daniel youth/other | 1993 | Goalkeeper | ||||
| Godwin Mensha youth/other | 1989 | Lagos | Forward | |||
| Ambruse Vanzekin youth/other | 1986 | Nigeria | Goalkeeper | |||
| Abdullahi Ibrahim Alhassan youth/other | 1996 | Kano | Forward | |||
| David Solomon Abwo youth/other | 1986 | Jos | Midfielder | |||
| Alhaji Gero youth/other | 1993 | Kano State | Forward | |||
| Ishaq Abdulrazak youth/other | 2002 | Kaduna | Midfielder | BK Häcken | ||
| Sopuruchukwu Onyemaechi youth/other | 1999 | Owerri | Centre-back | |||
| Dickson Nwakaeme youth/other | 1986 | Lagos | Forward | |||
| Endurance Idahor youth/other | 1984 | Benin City | Forward | |||
| Fred Friday youth/other | 1995 | Nigeria | Forward | |||
| Ogonna Chukwudi youth/other | 1988 | Lagos | Midfielder | |||
| Bright Enobakhare youth/other | 1998 | Benin City | Forward | |||
| Blessing Eleke youth/other | 1996 | Aba | Forward | |||
| Festus Onigbinde youth/other | 1938 | Modakeke | ||||
| Yusuf Otubanjo youth/other | 1992 | Ijebu Ode | Forward | |||
| Abdulla Baba Fatadi youth/other | 1985 | Lagos | Midfielder | |||
| Seth Muenfuh Sincere youth/other | 1998 | Abuja | Defender | |||
| Abiola Dauda youth/other | 1988 | Lagos | Forward | |||
| Chikeluba Ofoedu youth/other | 1992 | Enugu | Forward | |||
| Toto Tamuz youth/other | 1988 | Warri | Forward | 10 | 2 | |
| Kehinde Fatai youth/other | 1990 | Abuja | Forward | Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. | ||
| John Chibuike youth/other | 1988 | Enugu | Midfielder | |||
| Kennedy Igboananike youth/other | 1989 | Nri-Igbo | Forward | |||
| Arthur Okonkwo youth/other | 2001 | London | ||||
| Jerry Mbakogu youth/other | 1992 | Lagos | Forward | |||
| James Adeniyi youth/other | 1992 | Lagos | Midfielder | |||
| Shaibu Amodu youth/other | 1958 | Edo State | Forward | |||
| Yero Bello youth/other | 1987 | Nigeria | Wing half | |||
| Patrick Friday Eze youth/other | 1992 | Lagos | Forward | |||
| Isah Eliakwu youth/other | 1985 | Lokoja | Forward | |||
| Hilary Gong youth/other | 1998 | Nigeria | Forward | |||
| Adeleke Akinola Akinyemi youth/other | 1998 | Nigeria | Forward | |||
| Ibrahim Babangida youth/other | 1976 | Kaduna | Midfielder | |||
| Thomas Sowunmi youth/other | 1978 | Lagos | Forward | 10 | 1 | |
| Fisayo Dele-Bashiru youth/other | 2001 | Lagos | SS Lazio | |||
| Chidiebere Nwakali youth/other | 1996 | Badalona | Defender | |||
| Jamiu Alimi youth/other | 1992 | Lagos | Defender | |||
| Charity Ogbenyealu Adule youth/other | 1993 | Warri | Midfielder | |||
| Florence Omagbemi youth/other | 1975 | Nigeria | Midfielder | |||
| Abdulwaheed Afolabi youth/other | 1991 | Kaduna | Forward | |||
| Saturday Erimuya youth/other | 1998 | Benin City | Defender | |||
| Bernie Ibini-Isei youth/other | 1992 | Port Harcourt | Wing half | |||
| Samuel Ajayi youth/other | 1984 | Lagos | Forward | |||
| Yakubu Alfa youth/other | 1990 | Minna | Forward | |||
| Bright Edomwonyi youth/other | 1994 | Benin City | Forward | |||
| Michael Lamey youth/other | 1979 | Amsterdam | Defender | |||
| Chinedu Ede youth/other | 1987 | Berlin | Forward | |||
| Akinkunmi Amoo youth/other | 2002 | Ibadan | Midfielder | |||
| Samson Tijani youth/other | 2002 | Nigeria | Midfielder | |||
| Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi youth/other | 2001 | Lagos | Centre-forward | |||
| Ryan Alebiosu youth/other | 2001 | London | ||||
| Lawrence Akandu youth/other | 1974 | Nigeria | Defender | 7 | 1 | |
| Kenny Otigba youth/other | 1992 | Kaduna | Defender | |||
| Hamzat Ojediran youth/other | 2003 | Lagos | Midfielder | |||
| Jeff Ekhator youth/other | 2006 | Albissola Marina | Forward | Juventus FC | ||
| Simon Zenke youth/other | 1988 | Kaduna | Forward | |||
| Goodness Ohiremen Ajayi youth/other | 1994 | Benin City | Forward | |||
| Aliko Bala youth/other | 1997 | Jos | Forward | |||
| Aniekpeno Udo youth/other | 1996 | Anua | Forward | |||
| Musa Muhammed youth/other | 1996 | Kano | Defender | |||
| Ann Chiejine youth/other | 1974 | Nigeria | Goalkeeper | |||
| Chucks Nwoko youth/other | 1978 | Lagos | Midfielder | 46 | 1 | |
| Saliu Popoola youth/other | 1994 | Lagos | Midfielder | |||
| Emmanuel Sarki youth/other | 1987 | Kaduna | Midfielder | |||
| Rinsola Babajide youth/other | 1998 | London | Forward | Liverpool F.C. | ||
| Edafe Egbedi youth/other | 1993 | Nigeria | Midfielder | |||
| Festus Agu youth/other | 1975 | Enugu | Forward | |||
| Olabiran Muyiwa youth/other | 1998 | Abidjan | Forward | FC Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| Daniel Chima youth/other | 1991 | Kano | Forward | |||
| Steven Alfred youth/other | 1997 | Kurmi | Forward | FC Pyunik | ||
| Valentine Ozornwafor youth/other | 1999 | Nsukka | Defender | Royal Charleroi S.C. |