Julius Wobay
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julius Gibrilla Wobay | ||
| Date of birth | 19 May 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | East End Lions | ||
| 2003–2004 | Onisilos Sotira | 12 | (3) |
| 2004–2007 | Nea Salamis Famagusta FC | 61 | (24) |
| 2007–2010 | Universitatea Craiova | 102 | (12) |
| 2010 | → Aris Limassol (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2011 | Khazar Lankaran | 19 | (5) |
| 2012 | Al-Masry | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Neftchi Baku | 58 | (15) |
| 2013–2014 | → Al Shaab (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2016– | Olimpija Ljubljana | 11 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2014 | Sierra Leone | 26 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 May 2016. | |||
Julius Gibrilla Wobay (born 19 May 1984) is a Sierra Leonean international footballer. He is an attacking midfielder and plays for Olimpija Ljubljana in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.
Football career
East End Lions
Julius Gibrilla Wobay was born and raised in Freetown, Sierra Leone to parents from the Mende ethnic group. He attended the Ahmadiyya Muslim Secondary School in Freetown. He began his professional football career in his native Sierra Leone with East End Lions in the Sierra Leone National Premier League.
Cyprus
After the 2003 season, Wobay left the Sierra Leone National Premier League and signed with Cyprus side Onisilos Sotira where he played 12 matches and scored three goals. Then Wobay signed with Nea Salamis Famagusta FC, a club in Cyprus top division.
Universitatea Craiova
In January 2007, Wobay moved to Romanian Liga I side Universitatea Craiova on a four and a half year contract from Cypriot club Nea Salamina FC for $450k.[1]
Aris Limassol
Three years after his movement from Salamina to Craiova, Wobay comes back (on a loan until the end of the season) to Cyprus but this time for Aris Limassol. On 20/1 he signed his contract with Cypriot side. The deal doesn't include a summer buying option for Aris Limassol.
Khazar Lankaran
After returning to Universitatea Craiova for the first half of the 2010–11 season, Wobay went on to sign a two-year contract with Khazar Lankaran in the Azerbaijan Premier League during the winter break.[2] Wobay went on to make 26 appearances for Khazar, scoring 6 goals.[3]
Al-Masry
On 31 January 2012, Wobay signed for Al-Masry of Egypt on a contract till the end of 2011-12 season, and was in the stands watching his new club as the Port Said Stadium riot unfolded.[4]
Neftchi Baku
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During the summer of 2012 Wobay signed a one-year contract with Neftchi Baku.[5] Wobay made his club debut in their 3-0 UEFA Champions League 2nd qualifying round 1st leg match against Zestafoni, scoring the second goal.[6] Wobay followed this up with a goal in the 2nd leg[7] and one in their 6-2 aggregate defeat to Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the third round,[8] which saw them knocked into the UEFA Europa League play off round where Wobay also scored[9] to help Neftchi reach the Group Stage of the UEFA Europa League for the first time. During the 2012–2013 season Wobay played in 31 league games, scoring 8 goals, and 5 cup games to help Neftchi win a 2013 League and Cup double.
Wobay has signed a new contract with Neftchi in June 2013,[10] before moving on loan to Al Shabab of the UAE Arabian Gulf League on a year-long loan in July 2013.[11] Wobay was deregistered by Al Shabab during the 2014 January transfer window.[12]
Olimpija
On 29 January 2016 Wobay signed a one and a half year contract with Slovenian club Olimpija Ljubljana.[13]
International
On 14 February 2001 Woobay made his debut for the Sierra Leone national team in a 2002 Fifa World Cup qualifier against Liberia in a match played in the Liberian capital of Monrovia.
Career statistics
- As of 7 October 2014.
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
| 2003–04 | Onisilos Sotira | Cypriot First Division | 12 | 3 | – | 12 | 3 | ||||
| 2004–05 | Nea Salamis Famagusta | 25 | 9 | – | 25 | 9 | |||||
| 2005–06 | 22 | 11 | – | 22 | 11 | ||||||
| 2006–07 | 14 | 4 | – | 14 | 4 | ||||||
| 2006–07 | Universitatea Craiova | Liga I | 14 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2007–08 | 31 | 4 | – | 31 | 4 | ||||||
| 2008–09 | 28 | 3 | – | 28 | 3 | ||||||
| 2009–10 | 14 | 2 | – | 14 | 2 | ||||||
| 2009–10 | Aris Limassol (loan) | Cypriot First Division | 5 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2010–11 | Universitatea Craiova | Liga I | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 18 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Khazar Lankaran | Azerbaijan Premier League | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
| 2011–12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |||
| 2011–12 | Al-Masry | Egyptian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Neftchi Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 31 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 48 | 12 | |
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Al Shabab (loan) | UAE Arabian Gulf League | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Neftchi Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 27 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 9 | |
| Total | Cyprus | 78 | 28 | 78 | 28 | ||||||
| Romania | 102 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 13 | |||
| Azerbaijan | 77 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 113 | 27 | |||
| Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| UAE | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |||
| Total | 269 | 61 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 308 | 69 | |||
Honours
- Khazar Lankaran
- Neftchi Baku
- Olimpija Ljubljana
References
- ↑ "Julius Gibrilla Wobay signed for Craiova". FC Universitatea Craiova. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ "Wobay a plecat la Khazar Lankaran" (in Romanian). www.evz.ro. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ "Statistika" (in Azerbaijani). FK Khazar Lankaran. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ "EXCLUSIV | Wobay a fost în infernul din Egipt Mai mult: http://www.libertatea.ro/detalii/articol/Wobay-a-fost-in-infernul-din-Egipt-376963.html#ixzz2sRqupDhk" (in Romanian). www.libertatea.ro. Retrieved 5 February 2014. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Canales contract extensions?". azerisport. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ↑ "Neftchi 3-0 Zestafoni". UEFA. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ "Zestafoni 2-2 Neftchi". UEFA. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ "Neftchi 2-2 H. Kiryat Shmona". UEFA. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ "APOEL 1-3 Neftchi". UEFA. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ "Wobay signed a contract with Inter". azerisport.com. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ↑ "Wobay are Neftcidən". http://azefutbol.com/. Retrieved 28 July 2013. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW: INS AND OUTS". UAE Arabian Gulf League. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ http://www.nkolimpija.si/julius-wobay-tudi-uradno-novi-clan-olimpije-news
- ↑ "Julius Gibrilla Wobay". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
External links
- Julius Gibrilla Wobay at National-Football-Teams.com