Philip Edeipo

Philip Edeipo (born 4 Nov 1986), is a Nigerian footballer, whose last known club was FC Kaisar in Kazakhstan Premier League.

Philip Edeipo
Personal information
Full name Philip Edeipo
Date of birth (1986-11-04) 4 November 1986
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder/ supporting striker (association football)|
Club information
Current team
 NaF FC Abuja 2016 -2018
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Bayelsa United 30 (18)
2008 RoPS 30 (12)
2009 Qingdao Hailifeng 21 (10)
2010 Shenyang Dongjin 11 (5)
2011–2013 Kaisar. Myanmar Yadanabor Fc Btv cup 2015 35 (3)
National team‡
Nigeria U17
Nigeria U20
Nigeria U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 January 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 January 2018

Career

Club

On 9 April 2008, Edeipo signed for Finnish Veikkausliiga club RoPS.[1]

In 2009, Edeipo moved to China, signing for Qingdao Hailifeng.[2] When Qingdao Hailifeng were banned from football for match-fixing scandal in 2010,[3] Edeipo moved to China League One club Shenyang Dongjin in March 2010.[4]

In 2011, he spent 1 month on trials in Turkey until given a contract to Kazakhstan Premier League.[5]

On 1 April 2012, Edeipo suffered a serious knee injury that during Kaisar's week four match against FC Ordabasy.[6]

International

In September 2011, Edeipo expressed his interest in representing Kazakhstan, having previously represented Nigeria at U17 and U23 level.[7]

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References
  1. "RoPS palkkasi Philip Edeipon". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  2. 青岛海利丰敲定三外援 留用伊利耶签下巴西左脚将 Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Relegations, ban handed to soccer's big fixers
  4. 沈阳东进签下四外援 砸百万美金志在冲超
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-03-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Нападающий ФК «Кайсар» будет прооперирован Все права защищены". bnews.kz (in Russian). Bnews. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  7. "Филип Эдейпо: «Хочу сыграть за сборную Казахстана!". sports.kz (in Russian). Sports KZ. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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