Femi Opabunmi
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Date of birth
3 March 1985
Place of birth
Lagos, Nigeria
Height
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position
Left winger
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 March 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | Shooting Stars | ||
| 2001–2004 | Grasshopper | 14 | (0) |
| 2004 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 11 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | Niort | 7 | (0) |
| 2006 | Shooting Stars | ||
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Nigeria U17 | 6 | (6) |
| 2002–2003 | Nigeria | 6 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Femi Opabunmi ⓘ(born 3 March 1985) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a left winger.
Opabunmi studied at Methodist High School Ibadan and played for the Methodist High School Ibadan Old Boys.[1] He played for a few clubs, including Shooting Stars FC, Grasshoppers Zürich (Switzerland), Hapoel Be'er Sheva in Israel, and Chamois Niortais in France.[2]
He retired from football in 2006 due to serious glaucoma.[3] He is now totally blind in the right eye.
Opabunmi is now the Head Coach of a Football academy in Iwo, Osun State, Alamu Football Academy, the first free football academy which is set to participate in the Nigerian Premier league.
