Michael Chukwuwike Odibe (born July 23, 1988) is a Nigerian

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who plays for

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Career

Siena

On 1 February 2010,

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signed the defender on loan from the Belgian club Saint-Gilles.

Südtirol(loan)

On 31 January 2011 left

AC Siena Siena Football Club Società Sportiva Dilettantistica, commonly referred to as Siena, is an Football in Italy, Italian football club based in Siena, Tuscany. The club was re-incorporated in 2020 after the bankruptcy of the previous legal entity ...

and joined on loan for six months to

Südtirol South Tyrol ( , ; ; ), officially the Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. Together with Trentino, South Tyrol forms the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The provinc ...

Arsenal Kyiv(loan)

On 31 August 2011, Odibe joined the

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outfit

Arsenal Kyiv Football Club Arsenal Kyiv () is a Ukrainian football club based in Kyiv. In 2019, the club's professional team was dissolved, but its junior teams continue to compete in city competitions. The club claims to be a successor of Kyiv Arsenal fac ...

on a season-long loan deal.

Atyrau

In January 2014, Odibe joined

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in the

Kazakhstan Premier League The Kazakhstan Professional Football League (, ''Qazaqstan Premier Ligasy''), commonly referred to as the Kazakh Premier League or simply the Premier League, is a professional association football league in Kazakhstan and the highest level of the ...

following the cancellation of his Arsenal Kyiv contract when they dissolved.

International career

Odibe was called for the

Super Eagles The Nigeria national football team represents Nigeria in Men's international football. Governed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), they are three-time Africa Cup of Nations ( AFCON) winners, with their most recent title in 2013. In Febr ...

for the friendly game against

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in his hometown

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on 9 February 2011.FCS: Michael Odibe in die Nationalmannschaft einberufen

Honours

Club

;

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KTFF Süper Lig The KTFF Süper Lig (English: CTFA Super League), officially the AKSA Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, formerly known as the Birinci Lig ( literally ''First League''), is the top football league in Northern Cyprus. The league was founded in ...

: 2018–19

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* * 1988 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players Siena FC SSD players FC Südtirol players FC Arsenal Kyiv players FC Dnipro players FC Atyrau players CS Concordia Chiajna players FC Akzhayik players FCV Farul Constanța players Serie A players Ukrainian Premier League players Liga I players Kazakhstan Premier League players Liga II players Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq Al-Minaa SC players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Lagos 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen {{Nigeria-footy-defender-stub