Joseph Yobo
Joseph Michael Yobo OON (born 6 September 1980) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He was the captain of the Nigerian national team until his international football retirement in June 2014, and was Nigeria's record appearance holder. In February 2020, he was appointed assistant coach of the Super Eagles by the Nigeria Football Federation.
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Yobo playing for Fenerbahçe in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Joseph Michael Yobo | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1980 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kono, Rivers State, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Michellin-Harcourt | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Standard Liège | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2001 | Standard Liège | 46 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Marseille | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | → Tenerife (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | → Everton (loan) | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2012 | Everton | 196 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | → Fenerbahçe (loan) | 69 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Fenerbahçe | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Norwich City (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 387 | (13) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2014 | Nigeria | 101 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
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