Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anthony Lloyd Obi[1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 September 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Harborne Boys | |||
1981–1983 | Aston Villa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1985 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
1984 | → Walsall (loan) | 2 | (0) |
1985 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 5 | (0) |
1985 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | (0) |
1985–1987 | Oxford United | 1 | (0) |
1986 | → Brentford (loan) | 10 | (0) |
1987–1993 | K.V. Oostende | ||
1993–1994 | K.S.V. Roeselare | 30 | (8) |
1994–1995 | K.V. Oostende | 1 | (0) |
1995–1996 | F.C. Roeselare | ||
1996–1997 | K.S.V. Diksmuide | ||
1997–1998 | K.S.K. Wevelgem City | 27 | (8) |
K.E. Gistel | |||
International career | |||
0 | England Youth | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Anthony Lloyd Obi (born 15 September 1965) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Brentford, Plymouth Argyle, Walsall, Bristol Rovers and Oxford United.[3][4] He spent the majority of his career in Belgium, most notably with K.V. Oostende, for whom he made 174 appearances in the top three divisions of Belgian football.[5] He later became a youth coach with K.V. Oostende and still held the role as of August 2021.[6][7]
Obi's son Matthieu Hubrouck also became a footballer.[7] As of 2018, Obi had been running the 't Valentientje bar in Ostend for 23 years.[8] The business was declared bankrupt in May 2019.[9] As of August 2018, he was running Obi's Bar at K.V. Oostende's Versluys Arena.[8]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 1984–85[10] | Third Division | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Bristol Rovers | 1985–86[11] | Third Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Oxford United | 1986–87[12] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Brentford (loan) | 1986–87[13] | Third Division | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
K.V. Oostende | 1994–95[14] | Belgian First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |