Emmanuel Nosakhare Igiebor MON (born 9 November 1990), commonly known as Nosa Igiebor or Nosa, is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder.[3] He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[4]
Club career
After appearing in his homeland with Sharks and Warri Wolves, Nosa joined Tippeligaen side Lillestrøm in 2009. He held a starting spot during his time in Norway, being an important offensive unit in the 2011 campaign, netting eight times in 17 matches.
On 8 August 2011, Nosa signed for Hapoel Tel Aviv, for transfer fee of 8 million krones.[5] On 18 August 2011, he made his debut in Hapoel during the Europa League Playoffs against FK Ekranas. Four days later he scored his first goal for Hapoel against Maccabi Petah-Tikva. On 14 May 2012, Nosa scored the winning goal in the Israeli cup final in a 2–1 victory over Maccabi Haifa.
On 24 August 2012, Nosa moved to Spain for a transfer fee of 1.2 million euro,[6] signing a four-year deal with Real Betis.[7] On 12 April 2013, he scored his first goal in Betis against Sevilla FC after coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute. He finished his two seasons in Betis with 2 goals in 28 appearances.
On 22 July 2014, Nosa joined Maccabi Tel-Aviv.[8] On 30 July 2014, he made his debut in Maccabi in a 1–0 loss to Maribor during the Champions League Qualifiers.[9]
On 8 September 2017, Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced that Nosa had been signed for the remainder of the 2017 season, with club options for 2018 and 2019.[10]
Honours
Club
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Orders
Member of the Order of the Niger[11]
References
- ^ Nosa Igiebor at Soccerway
- ^ Nosa_Igiebor | national football teams.com
- ^ Nosa Igiebor at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (10 January 2013). "Nations Cup 2013: Nigeria pick six locally-based players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ Nosa solgt til Israel i natt (Nosa sold to Israel tonight); VG, 8 August 2011 (in Norwegian)
- ^ הפועל ניסתה לצרף את איגייבור, בטיס סירבה (Hapoel TLV tried to repurchase Nosa back, Real Betis refuses); ONE, 15 June 2013 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Nigeria midfielder Igiebor signs for Real Betis; BBC Sport, 26 August 2012
- ^ Nosa sold to Maccabi "Home | News | News Articles | MTA agree transfer of Ben Basat and Igiebor". Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "Igiebor debuts in Maccabi Tel Aviv loss". African Football. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC add Nigerian international midfielder Nosa Igiebor". Whitecaps F.C. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (13 February 2013). "Presidential reward for Super Eagles". Sport. BBC. Lagos. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
External links
- Nosa Emanuel Igiebor – FIFA competition record (archived)
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