Rhema Chukwardiamara Obed (born 11 September 1991) is an English footballer who last played as a

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for

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in the

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Club career

Arsenal Youth

Obed first signed for

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in 2004 as a schoolboy at the age of 13 signing scholarship terms in 2008. A product of the

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, Obed came to prominence during the Gunners'

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and

2009–10 Premier Academy League The 2009–10 Premier Academy League Under–18 season is the thirteenth edition since the establishment of The Premier Academy League, and the sixth under the current make-up. All teams played the other teams in their group twice and play 10 in ...

. During a trial with

Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga (, ) is a professional association football league in Denmark and the highest level of the Danish football league system. The league is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams relegated. It is the current ...

club OB in 2010, he appeared in the Danish Reserves League on 23 November. He also had trials with

Norwich City Norwich City Football Club is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their h ...

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional association football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English f ...

and

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The team compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league system. Leeds United have won the League Championship th ...

after his release by Arsenal. Rhema Obed Playing For Geylang International in 2012

Geylang International

In January 2012 Obed signed for

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. 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

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. Within the same year, Obed was invited to attend

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv () is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as football, basketball, w ...

's pre-season training camp in Hungary. 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

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. 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

On 28 January 2013, Obed signed for Ethnikos Gazoros in

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of Greece. totalling 8 appearances for half the season.

Rapid Bucharest

Obed signed for Rapid Bucharest in Romania on a 3-year contract, but left in 2014 due to unpaid wages.

Sheffield

In July 2014 he joined

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Northern Premier League The Northern Premier League is an English Association football, football league that was founded in 1968. Together with the Isthmian League and the Southern Football League, Southern League it forms levels seven and eight of the English footba ...

Division One South, at level 8 of the English football league system.

Krško

Ahead of the

2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga The 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga (also known as the Prva liga Telekom Slovenije for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th edition of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its establishment in 1991. Also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, PrvaLiga was contested ...

season he joined newly promoted

, but left again in October the same year.

Style of play

Obed plays primarily as a

, His key strengths are his physical ability and dribbling, often switching from defensive to offences stances as the match progresses.

International career

Obed is eligible to represent

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due to him being of Nigerian descent. In 2006, he played for the

England national under-16 football team England national under-16 football team, also known as England under-16s or England U16(s), represents England in association football at an under-16 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in Eng ...

Honours

;Arsenal *

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: 2008–09, 2009–10

References

External links

*http://www.givemefootball.com/player-profiles/rhema-obed {{DEFAULTSORT:Obed, Rhema Living people 1991 births Footballers from London English men's footballers England men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Arsenal F.C. players Geylang International FC players Sektzia Ness Ziona F.C. players FC Rapid București players Sheffield F.C. players NK Krško Posavje players Singapore Premier League players Football League (Greece) players Liga II players Northern Premier League players Slovenian PrvaLiga players English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia English expatriate sportspeople in Singapore English expatriate sportspeople in Israel English expatriate sportspeople in Greece English expatriate sportspeople in Romania English expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Black British sportsmen 21st-century English sportsmen