Philip Edeipo

Philip Edeipo
Personal information
Full name Philip Edeipo
Date of birth (1986-04-11) 11 April 1986
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Bayelsa United 30 (18)
2008 RoPS 30 (12)
2009 Qingdao Hailifeng 21 (2)
2010 Shenyang Dongjin 7 (0)
2011–2012 Kaisar 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

Philip Edeipo, (born 11 April 1986), is a Nigerian footballer, whose last known club was FC Kaisar in Kazakhstan Premier League.

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]

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.
  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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