Patrick Ovie (born 2 June 1978) is a Nigerian former footballer who played as a defender.

Patrick Ovie
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-06-02) 2 June 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Shooting Stars ? (?)
1999–2001 Ironi Rishon LeZion 64 (1)
2001–2005 Krylia Sovetov 85 (2)
2005–2006 Dinamo Moscow 12 (0)
2009 Lokomotiv Astana 17 (1)
International career
2001–2003 Nigeria 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Born in Lagos, Ovie started his professional career with Shooting Stars of Nigeria, before moving to Israel, where he spent two years. In 2002, Ovie joined Russian Premier League side Krylia Sovetov, where he spent the next three and a half years before joining FC Dynamo Moscow in the summer of 2006, alongside his countryman Joseph Enakarhire. He retired in December 2009 from his professional football career to care his sick wife.

International career edit

His performances for Krylia Sovetov earned him several caps for Nigeria.[1]

Personal life edit

He is Kadiri Ikhana's son in law.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Nigeria rest key players". 17 June 2003. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. ^ THE GREATES WOMAN IN MY LIFE Archived 13 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine

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