Rhema Chukwardiamara Obed (born 11 September 1991) is an English footballer who last played as a defensive midfielder for Krško in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.
 Obed with Rapid Bucharest | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rhema Chukwardiamara Obed | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2010 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Geylang United | 12 | (1) |
| 2012 | Sektzia Ness Ziona | ? | (?) |
| 2013 | Ethnikos Gazoros | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Rapid Bucharest | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Sheffield | 18 | (0) |
| 2015 | Krško | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:47, 8 October 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 1 January 2007 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editArsenal Youth
editObed first signed for Arsenal in 2004 as a schoolboy at the age of 13 signing scholarship terms in 2008.[2] A product of the Arsenal Academy, Obed came to prominence during the Gunners' 2008–09 Premier Academy League and 2009–10 Premier Academy League.
During a trial with Danish Superliga club OB in 2010, he appeared in the Danish Reserves League on 23 November.[3] He also had trials with Norwich City, Queens Park Rangers and Leeds United after his release by Arsenal.[4]
Geylang International
editIn January 2012 Obed signed for Geylang United. On 23 March, he scored his first goal for the club, putting the Eagles ahead in the ninth minute with a right-footed volley against Balestier Khalsa.[5] Within the same year, Obed was invited to attend Hapoel Tel Aviv's pre-season training camp in Hungary.[6] Although he impressed with two assists in three games, Hapoel Tel Aviv opted out of signing him, rather choosing to sign the former Manchester United midfielder Eric Djemba-Djemba.
Whilst playing for Hapoel Tel Aviv, Sektzia Ness Ziona enquired about Rhema's availability, which prompted him to sign a 1-year deal, but he left in September.
Ethnikos Gazoros
edit
On 28 January 2013, Obed signed for Ethnikos Gazoros in Football League of Greece.[7] totalling 8 appearances for half the season.
Rapid Bucharest
editObed signed for Rapid Bucharest in Romania on a 3-year contract,[8] but left in 2014 due to unpaid wages.
Sheffield
editIn July 2014 he joined Sheffield of Northern Premier League Division One South, at level 8 of the English football league system.[9]
Krško
editAhead of the 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga season he joined newly promoted Krško,[10] but left again in October the same year.[11]
Style of play
editObed plays primarily as a defensive midfielder, His key strengths are his physical ability and dribbling, often switching from defensive to offences stances as the match progresses.[12]
International career
editObed is eligible to represent Nigeria due to him being of Nigerian descent.[citation needed] In 2006, he played for the England national under-16 football team.[13]
Honours
edit- Arsenal
References
edit- ^ Rhema Obed at Soccerway
- ^ "Rhema Obed Signs Scholarship Terms". Retrieved 15 April 2008.
- ^ "Arsenal-talent på prøve i OB". Fyens Stiftstidende (in Danish). 23 November 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Tidligere Gunners-talent besøger OB". Bold.dk (in Danish). 23 November 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Goal match report". Goal.com. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "One match report". one.co.il. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "Sport.gr Report". sport.gr. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ "ziare.com Report". ziare.com. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ "Rhema Obed player profile". Sheffield FC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Krško pripeljalo nekdanjega mladinca Arsenala" (in Slovenian). Slovenian Press Agency (STA). 4 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "Cvijanović do konca sezone pri Gorici" (in Slovenian). Delo. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ "Rhema Obed Interview". footballopod.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "Sky Sports Victory Shield". Irish Football Association. 10 November 2006. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013.