Peter Odemwingie

Peter Odemwingie is a Footballeur born the July 15th 1981 with Tachkent (,) from a father Nigeria N and from a Russian mother.

Biography

It was high in Russia, in spite of an interlude with the Nigeria between 1983 and 1989.

Formed with CSKA Moscow, it sets out again, at 18 years with the Nigeria to find its origins. In 2000, it signs with the Bendel Insurance.

This experiment succeeded to him so much that after 10 matches, it marked 9 goals and is called for the first time in national team right before the World cup 2002.

Eager to discover new horizons and to affirm themselves in the best European championships, it flies away for the Belgium, where, after an unfruitful test with Anderlecht, it poses its bags with Louvière. Its performances at the time of the Cut of Africa of the footballing nations in 2004 and championship of Belgium lead it to sign a contract with LOSC, in August 2004.

Author of a score of goals with LOSC (2004-2005, 4 goals in L1; 2005-2006, 14 goals in L1 and 1 goal in C3), it is presented in the form of an attacker having a bright future in front of him. Having an enormous margin of progression, it is dealt with by Claude Puel and its staff which makes of him true a very frightening trigger for unfavourable defenses, since Peter finishes 2nd better striker (with equality with Fred) of Ligue 1 season 2005/2006 with 14 goals, behind Pedro Miguel Pauleta which has registers him 21 units. It does not need much time to mark, it is indeed the best striker of the Championnat of France at the time of play in 2006, with a goal all the 100 min approximately. It also has just marked the first triplet of the season 2006 - 2007 in the derby of North against RC Lens.

At the time of the Mercato 2007, it emitted the wish to leave LOSC and engages for the Lokomotiv Moscow, malgé of the offers of other club of the East such as Spartak Moscow, the Shakhtar Donetsk and CSKA Moscow.

Career

Transferred to Losc on August 31st, 2004

Prize list

2003 : Winner of the Cut of Belgium (RAA Louviéroise).
2006 : 1/8e of finale of the Cut of the UEFA (LOSC).
2007 : 1/8e of finale of the League of the Champions (LOSC).

Better striker of the month of August 2006 (4 goals) with LOSC.

Reference mark

1st selection a: on May 4th, 2002, with Lagos: Nigeria 3-0 Kenya

2004: 3rd of the Cut of Africa of the Nations

2006: 3rd of the Cut of Africa of the Nations

In 2005/06, 8 of the 14 goals which it marked in championship were marked at the time of the 11 last days. Moreover, it was absent from 21e with the 26e day due to Can. (on the last third of the championship, it was thus to almost 1 goal by match). It unfortunately could not continue on this impetus the following season.

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