Julius Gibrilla Wobay (born 19 May 1984) is a Sierra Leonean international footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julius Gibrilla Wobay | ||
| Date of birth | 19 May 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | East End Lions | ||
| 2003–2004 | Onisilos Sotira | 12 | (3) |
| 2004–2007 | Nea Salamis Famagusta FC | 61 | (24) |
| 2007–2010 | Universitatea Craiova | 102 | (12) |
| 2010 | → Aris Limassol (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2011 | Khazar Lankaran | 19 | (5) |
| 2012 | Al-Masry | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Neftchi Baku | 58 | (15) |
| 2013–2014 | → Al Shaab (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 33 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2018 | Sierra Leone | 29 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2017 | |||
Football career
editEast End Lions
editJulius Gibrilla Wobay was born and raised in Freetown, Sierra Leone to parents from the Mende ethnic group.[citation needed] He attended the Ahmadiyya Muslim Secondary School in Freetown.[citation needed] He began his professional football career in his native Sierra Leone with East End Lions in the Sierra Leone National Premier League.
Cyprus
editAfter the 2003 season, Wobay left the Sierra Leone National Premier League and signed with Cyprus side Onisilos Sotira where he played 12 matches and scored three goals. Then Wobay signed with Nea Salamis Famagusta FC, a club in Cyprus top division.
Universitatea Craiova
editIn January 2007, Wobay moved to Romanian Liga I side Universitatea Craiova on a four-and-a-half-year contract from Cypriot club Nea Salamina FC for $450k.[1]
Aris Limassol
editThree years after his movement from Salamina to Craiova, Wobay comes back (on a loan until the end of the season) to Cyprus but this time for Aris Limassol. On 20/1 he signed his contract with Cypriot side.[citation needed] The deal doesn't include a summer buying option for Aris Limassol.[citation needed]
Khazar Lankaran
editAfter returning to Universitatea Craiova for the first half of the 2010–11 season, Wobay went on to sign a two-year contract with Khazar Lankaran in the Azerbaijan Premier League during the winter break.[2] Wobay went on to make 26 appearances for Khazar, scoring 6 goals.[3]
Al-Masry
editOn 31 January 2012, Wobay signed for Al-Masry of Egypt on a contract till the end of 2011–12 season, and was in the stands watching his new club as the Port Said Stadium riot unfolded.[4]
Neftchi Baku
edit During the summer of 2012 Wobay signed a one-year contract with Neftchi Baku.[5] Wobay made his club debut in their 3–0 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round 1st leg match against Zestaponi, scoring the second goal.[6] Wobay followed this up with a goal in the second leg[7] and one in their 6–2 aggregate defeat to Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the third round,[8] which saw them knocked into the UEFA Europa League play off round where Wobay also scored[9] to help Neftchi reach the group stage of the UEFA Europa League for the first time. During the 2012–13 season Wobay played in 31 league games, scoring eight goals, and five cup games to help Neftchi win a 2013 League and Cup double.
Wobay has signed a new contract with Neftchi in June 2013,[10] before moving on loan to Al Shabab of the UAE Arabian Gulf League on a year-long loan in July 2013.[11] Wobay was deregistered by Al Shabab during the 2014 January transfer window.[12]
Olimpija
editOn 29 January 2016 Wobay signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Slovenian club Olimpija Ljubljana.[13]
International
editOn 14 February 2001 Wobay made his debut for the Sierra Leone national team in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Liberia in a match played in the Liberian capital of Monrovia. He retired from international football in December 2018.[14]
Career statistics
edit- As of 12 December 2017
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
| 2003–04 | Onisilos Sotira | Cypriot First Division | 12 | 3 | — | 12 | 3 | ||||
| 2004–05 | Nea Salamis Famagusta | 25 | 9 | — | 25 | 9 | |||||
| 2005–06 | 22 | 11 | — | 22 | 11 | ||||||
| 2006–07 | 14 | 4 | — | 14 | 4 | ||||||
| 2006–07 | Universitatea Craiova | Liga I | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| 2009–10 | Aris Limassol (loan) | Cypriot First Division | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2010–11 | Universitatea Craiova | Liga I | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 18 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Khazar Lankaran | Azerbaijan Premier League | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
| 2011–12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |||
| 2011–12 | Al-Masry | Egyptian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Neftchi Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 31 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 48 | 12 | |
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Al Shaab (loan) | UAE Arabian Gulf League | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Neftchi Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 27 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 9 | |
| 2015–16 | Olimpija Ljubljana | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |||
| Total | Cyprus | 78 | 28 | 78 | 28 | ||||||
| Romania | 102 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 13 | |||
| Azerbaijan | 77 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 114 | 27 | |||
| Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| UAE | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |||
| Slovenia | 33 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 4 | |||
| Total | 302 | 64 | 28 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 354 | 73 | |||
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Sierra Leone's goal tally first.[15]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 March 2007 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo |  Togo |
1–2 | 1–3 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2. | 10 June 2017 | National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone |  Kenya |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
edit- Khazar Lankaran
- Neftchi Baku
- Olimpija Ljubljana
References
edit- ^ "Julius Gibrilla Wobay signed for Craiova". FC Universitatea Craiova. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "Wobay a plecat la Khazar Lankaran" (in Romanian). evz.ro. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "Statistika" (in Azerbaijani). FK Khazar Lankaran. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "EXCLUSIV | Wobay a fost în infernul din Egipt Mai mult: http://www.libertatea.ro/detalii/articol/Wobay-a-fost-in-infernul-din-Egipt-376963.html#ixzz2sRqupDhk" (in Romanian). libertatea.ro. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ "Canales contract extensions?". azerisport. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "Neftchi 3-0 Zestafoni". UEFA. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "Zestafoni 2-2 Neftchi". UEFA. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "Neftchi 2-2 H. Kiryat Shmona". UEFA. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "APOEL 1-3 Neftchi". UEFA. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "Wobay signed a contract with Inter". azerisport.com. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ "Wobay are Neftcidən". azefutbol.com/. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ "JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW: INS AND OUTS". UAE Arabian Gulf League. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "Julius Wobay tudi uradno novi član Olimpije". NK Olimpija Ljubljana (in Slovenian). 29 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Mohamed Fajah Barrie (5 December 2018). "Sierra Leone's Woobay retires from international football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Julius Wobay". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ a b Julius Gibrilla Wobay at Soccerway
- ^ a b Julius Gibrilla Woobay at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
External links
edit- Julius Wobay at PrvaLiga (in Slovene)
- Julius Gibrilla Wobay at Soccerway
- Julius Gibrilla Woobay at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Julius Wobay at WorldFootball.net
- Julius Wobay at National-Football-Teams.com