Paul Onobi

Paul Odeh Onobi (born 27 December 1992) is a Nigerian professional football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Rivers United in the Nigeria Premier Football League. He has been capped seven times for the Nigeria national team in 2015–2016,^[1][2][3][4] representing his country at the 2016 African Nations Championship tournament.

Paul Onobi

Personal information
Full name	Paul Odeh Onobi
Date of birth	(1992-12-27) 27 December 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Makurdi, Nigeria
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Rivers United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	Niger Tornadoes
2010–2011	Warri Wolves
2012	Enyimba
2013–2015	Sunshine Stars	42	(5)
2016	KuPS	22	(0)
2017	Abia Warriors	2	(0)
2017	Lobi Stars	5	(0)
2018–2019	Al-Nojoom
2019–2020	Al-Bukiryah	9	(0)
2019–2020	Kazma
2021–2022	Nasarawa United	6	(3)
2022–2023	Wikki Tourists	2	(0)
2023	Rivers United	10	(0)
2023–2024	Al-Shabab Seeb	4	(0)
2025–	Rivers United	2	(0)
International career
2015–2016	Nigeria	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 March 2025

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 March 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Niger Tornadoes	2008–09	NPFL			–
	2009–10	NPFL			–
Warri Wolves	2010–11	NPFL			–
Enyimba	2012	NPFL			–
Sunshine Stars	2013	NPFL	3	0	–		3	0
	2014	NPFL	9	0	–		9	0
	2015	NPFL	30	5	–		30	5
	Total		42	5	0	0	42	5
KuPS	2016	Veikkausliiga	22	0	1	0	23	0
Abia Warriors	2017	NPFL	2	0	–		2	0
Lobi Stars	2017	NPFL	5	0	–		5	0
Al-Nojoom	2018–19	Saudi First Division			–
Al-Bukiryah	2019–20	Saudi First Division	9	0	2	0	11	0
Kazma	2019–20	Kuwait Premier League			–
Nasarawa United	2021–22	NPFL	6	3	–		6	3
Wikki Tourists	2022–23	NPFL	2	0	–		2	0
Rivers United	2023–24	NPFL	10	0	–		10	0
Al-Shabab Seeb	2023–24	Oman Professional League	4	0	–		4	0
Rivers United	2024–25	NPFL	2	0	–		2	0
Career total			104	8	3	0	107	8

1. Includes Suomen Cup and Saudi King's Cup

International

As of 26 January 2016^[5]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Nigeria	2015	3	0
	2016	4	0
Total		7	0

Honours

Individual

• Nigeria Pitch Awards: Midfielder of the Year, 2016