Eric Obinna Chukwunyelu

{{short description|Nigerian footballer (born 1981)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Eric Obinna

| image =

| fullname = Eric Obinna Chukwenyelu

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|06|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Owerri, Nigeria

| height = 1.90 m

| position = Striker

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthyears2 = 1998

| youthyears3 = 1998

| youthclubs1 = Iwuanyanwu Comets

| youthclubs2 = Vitória

| youthclubs3 = Arsenal

| years1 = 1999

| years2 = 1999–2000

| years3 = 2000–2002

| years4 = 2002–2004

| years5 = 2004–2005

| years6 = 2005

| years7 = 2006

| years8 = 2007

| years9 = 2008

| years10 = 2009

| years11 = 2010

| years12 = 2011

| years13 = 2014–2015

| years14 = 2017–2018

| clubs1 = Saint-Étienne

| clubs2 = Red Star Saint-Ouen

| clubs3 = Rouen

| clubs4 = Stuttgarter Kickers

| clubs5 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern

| clubs6 = Reading

| clubs7 = Stevenage Borough

| clubs8 = Cassino

| clubs9 = Daejeon Citizen

| clubs10 = Singapore Armed Forces

| clubs11 = Étoile FC

| clubs12 = St. George's

| clubs13 = US Monastir

| clubs14 = Churchill Brothers

| caps1 = 7

| caps2 = 4

| caps3 = 17

| caps4 = 40

| caps5 = 0

| caps6 = 6

| caps7 = 9

| caps8 = 36

| caps9 = 14

| caps10 = ?

| caps11 = ?

| caps12 = 14

| caps13 = 10

| caps14 = 5

| goals1 = 2

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 5

| goals4 = 9

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 1

| goals9 = 2

| goals10 = ?

| goals11 = ?

| goals12 = 3

| goals13 = 0

| goals14 = 0

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Eric Obinna Chukwunyelu {{IPAc-en||audio=Ig-Eric Obinna Chukwunyelu.ogg}} (born 10 June 1981) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Obinna was born in Owerri, Nigeria. He holds French nationality.{{Cite web |title=Eric Obinna |url=https://www.ligue2.fr/joueur |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Ligue2 |language=fr-FR}}

Obinna played in Reading's record-breaking promotion season. He did not score in six substitute appearances, but set up several goals.

Honours

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