Peter Osaze Odemwingie was born on 15 July 1981 and is a former Nigerian professional footballer who played as a forward or winger.
38 Facts About Peter Odemwingie
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Peter Odemwingie then earned a move to European football with Belgian side La Louviere where he spent three seasons winning the Belgian Cup before moving to French side Lille.
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Peter Odemwingie scored 23 times in three-and-a-half years for Lokomotiv before leaving for English side West Bromwich Albion in August 2010.
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Peter Odemwingie scored 30 Premier League goals for the Baggies which won him three Premier League Player of the Month awards.
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Peter Odemwingie spent six months at Cardiff before joining Stoke City in a player-exchange with Kenwyne Jones in January 2014.
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Peter Odemwingie made his debut for the Nigeria national team in a friendly against Kenya in May 2002 and has represented the country over 60 times, including at two World Cups and four Africa Cup of Nations, as well as winning silver at the 2008 Olympics.
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Peter Odemwingie moved with his family to Nigeria when he was two years old before completing his secondary education in Russia.
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Peter Odemwingie had an unsuccessful trial with Anderlecht before he signed for La Louviere in 2002 and made his mark by helping the club to win the Belgian Cup in his first season.
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Peter Odemwingie had a trial with Blackburn Rovers in August 2004.
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In three seasons for Lokomotiv, Peter Odemwingie became the driving force of the attack and one of their most important players.
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On 20 August 2010 Peter Odemwingie signed for Premier League club West Bromwich Albion for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract, with the option of a third year in the club's favour.
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Peter Odemwingie scored the second goal for West Brom which brought his season tally in the Premier League to 10 goals, only two behind Robert Earnshaw's Premier League record for the club.
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Peter Odemwingie continued to impress and scored a goal in the 29th minute to level the scores.
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Peter Odemwingie continued his fine form, scoring a lovely curling effort with his left foot in the fifth minute against Tottenham Hotspur.
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On 5 November 2012, Peter Odemwingie scored a brace against Southampton, his second of the season coming from a shot that deflected off Maya Yoshida past Paulo Gazzaniga and his third a headed goal from a Shane Long cross.
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Peter Odemwingie was widely criticised for his actions, with Albion chairman Jeremy Peace saying he acted "unprofessionally", and that he was obligated to see out the rest of his contract.
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Peter Odemwingie returned to the side against Sunderland on 23 February 2013 coming on as a substitute in the final few minutes and was jeered by some Albion supporters.
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Peter Odemwingie developed a good relationship with manager Malky Mackay who stated that Odemwingie "is a joy to work with".
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On 28 January 2014, Peter Odemwingie joined Stoke City on an 18-month contract in a player-exchange with Kenwyne Jones.
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Peter Odemwingie described his move to Stoke as a "step forward".
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Peter Odemwingie followed this up with goals against Aston Villa and Hull City.
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On 2 July 2015 Peter Odemwingie signed a new one-year contract with Stoke City.
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Peter Odemwingie played seven times for the Robins scoring twice against Bolton Wanderers and Rotherham United.
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On 24 October 2016, Peter Odemwingie signed a short-term contract until 25 January 2017 with Rotherham United, becoming Kenny Jackett's first signing for the club.
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Peter Odemwingie left Rotherham United at the end of his short term contract, informing his manager via text message that he would not be staying at the club.
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On 3 April 2017, Peter Odemwingie joined Indonesian Liga 1 side Madura United as a marquee player.
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Peter Odemwingie created his first hat-trick against Semen Padang on 12 April 2017.
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Peter Odemwingie chose to represent Nigeria where his father was born.
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Peter Odemwingie scored his first goal in the 2004 Nations cup qualifying match against Angola.
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Peter Odemwingie was included to play for Nigeria in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.
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In 2008, Peter Odemwingie was selected as an over-age player for the Super Eagles' Olympic squad, scoring in the quarter-final against Ivory Coast as the team earned the silver medal after losing the final to defending champions Argentina.
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Peter Odemwingie captained the team for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, and when Nigeria bowed out of the competition at the semi-final stage, Odemwingie controversially openly criticised coach Shaibu Amodu's tactics, blaming them for the defeat.
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Peter Odemwingie was chosen as part of the Best XI of the tournament.
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Peter Odemwingie was selected for the Nigeria squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, appearing against Argentina and Greece in the Super Eagles' group stage exit.
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Peter Odemwingie was involved in a dispute with Nigeria's coach Stephen Keshi after being omitted from the squad for 2013 Africa Cup of Nations but was named in Nigeria's 30-man provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup on 12 May 2014, despite not representing the team for over year.
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In scoring the only goal of the match, Peter Odemwingie gave the Super Eagles their first win at the FIFA World Cup since the 1998 edition.
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Peter Odemwingie was born to a Nigerian father and a Russian Tatar mother.
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Peter Odemwingie married his fiancee, Sarah Fallon, on 26 May 2012 at a church in Northampton after two years of dating.