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Azubuike Oliseh

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Azubuike Oliseh
Personal information
Full name Azubuike Oliseh
Date of birth (1978-11-18) 18 November 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Warri, Nigeria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995 Julius Berger FC
1995–1999 Anderlecht 17 (1)
1999–2001 Utrecht 35 (1)
2001 Jokerit 10 (2)
2001–2002 Utrecht 2 (0)
2002–2005 RBC Roosendaal 92 (0)
2005–2008 AEK Larnaca 53 (3)
2008–2009 Roeselare 41 (2)
2009–2010 OH Leuven 31 (1)
2010–2011 Ermis Aradippou
International career
2000 Nigeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2009

Azubuike Cosmas Sunday Oliseh Jr. (born 18 November 1978) is a Nigerian former football midfielder. He last played for Ermis Aradippou in the Cypriot First Division. He is the younger brother of retired Nigeria captain Sunday Oliseh and the older brother of the former AS Nancy and QPR midfielder Egutu Oliseh; another brother is Churchill Oliseh and his nephew is Sekou Oliseh.

Azubuike joined his compatriots Celestine Babayaro and James Obiorah at Anderlecht, as a 16-year-old. Looking for regular first team action, Oliseh was loaned out to Royal Antwerp for the 1998–99 season, before moving to the Dutch Eredivisie the following year.

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