Raphael Edereho
{{Short description|Nigerian footballer}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1983|3|21}}
| birth_place = Delta State, Nigeria
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|position = Striker
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| years1 = 2000–2001 | years2 = 2001–2002 | years3 = 2002–2003 | years4 = 2004 | years5 = 2005 | years6 = 2005 | years7 = 2005 | years8 = 2005–2006 | years9 = 2007 | years10 = 2007 | years11 = 2008 | years12 = 2011 | years13 = 2012 | years14 = 2012–2013 | years15 = 2013–2014 | years16 = 2014 | years17 = 2014–2015
| clubs1 = Al Sarha | clubs2 = Ebiedafe | clubs3 = AS Racine | clubs4 = FC Prishtina | clubs5 = RoPS | clubs6 = Tervarit | clubs7 = KuPS | clubs8 = Persepolis | clubs9 = Shakhter Kargandy | clubs10 = AC Oulu | clubs11 =VPS | clubs12 =OPS| clubs13 = FC Santa Claus | clubs14 = Najaf FC | clubs15 = Duhok SC | clubs16 = Naft Maysan | clubs17 = Masafi Al-Shamal
| caps1 = 28 | goals1 = 19 | caps2 = 30 | goals2 = 15 | caps3 = 32 | goals3 = 17 | caps4 = 15 | goals4 = 6 | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 0 | caps6 = 6 | goals6 = 5 | caps7 = - | goals7 = - | caps8 = 6 | goals8 = 1 | caps9 = 11 | goals9 = 6 | caps10 = 7 | goals10 = 4 | caps11 = 24 | goals11 = 4 | caps12 = 15 | goals12 = 3 | caps13 = 13 | goals13 = 5
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| nationalteam1= Nigeria U-17
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Raphael Edereho (born March 21, 1983, in Delta State, Nigeria) is a retired Nigerian football player.
Club career
Edereho started his career at the Saudi Arabian club Al Sarha FC in 2000. The following year, he moved back to his homeland, Nigeria, and played for Ebiedafe FC, and then transferred in 2002 to another Nigerian club, AS Racine FC. In 2004, Edereho made his first move to Europe and was transferred to KF Prishtina playing in the Football Superleague of Kosovo. The Finnish Veikkausliiga League was his next destination where he played for RoPS Rovaniemi, Tervarit Oulu and KuPS Kuopio where he impressed enough to transfer to Iranian giants Persepolis FC in 2006. In November 2006, it was also found out that KuPS Kuopio did not receive the transfer fee for Edereho from Persepolis. FIFA was investigating the situation and decided that Persepolis must pay the transfer fee.[http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/futis/uutiset.shtml/arkistot/futis/2008/03/618558 MTV3 Internet Jalkapallo Futis Veikkausliiga Mestarien liiga Valioliiga Serie A La Liga Bundesliiga] In 2011, he moved to OPS.[http://www.ops.fi/uutiset/46/2011/805 Edereho Ops 2011] In 2012–13 he played with Najaf FC, in 2013–14 with Duhok SC, in 2014 with Naft Maysan, and in 2014–15 with Masafi Al-Shamal, all in the Iraqi Premier League.[https://www.rsssf.org/players/foreign-iraqleague.html Foreign Players in the Iraqi Premier League] at RSSSF
International career
Edereho has represented Nigeria at U17 level.
References
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070312151710/http://www.kups.fi/magazine/7-2005/7.php KuPS Magazine Article (Finnish)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070312151744/http://www.kups.fi/2005/ajankohtaista.php?we_objectID=1555 Edereho to Persepolis FC (Finnish)]
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Category:Sportspeople from Delta State
Category:Nigerian men's footballers
Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Rovaniemen Palloseura players
Category:Kuopion Palloseura players
Category:Veikkausliiga players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
Category:Persian Gulf Pro League players
Category:Persepolis F.C. players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Iran
Category:Kazakhstan Premier League players
Category:FC Shakhter Karagandy players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
Category:Football Superleague of Kosovo players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Kosovo
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Iran
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq