Victor Anichebe
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Victor Anichebe | |
| Date of birth | April 23, 1988 | |
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Everton | |
| Number | 28 | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2006– | Everton | 44 (5) |
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| 2008 | Nigeria U23 | 1 (1) |
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Victor Anichebe (born April 23, 1988 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a young footballer currently playing for Everton.
Anichebe was born in Lagos, Nigeria, but moved to Liverpool, England as an infant, his family lived initially in Toxteth before settling in Crosby. He has been described as a fast and powerful player, in the mould of a "traditional" centre forward, and is a product of Everton's Youth Academy.
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[edit] Club career
Having made his reserve team debut as a 15 year-old, Anichebe made his first team debut less than two years later on January 28, 2006, as a substitute in the 89th minute of Everton's FA Cup 4th round tie against Chelsea, replacing Simon Davies.
Victor signed his first professional contract with Everton in April 2006, putting pen to paper on a deal that would keep him at Goodison Park until 2008.
His second Everton appearance came on April 22, 2006 when he was brought on with five minutes to go against Birmingham City F.C.. On May 2006, Anichebe picked up the 'Reserve Player of the season Award' for the 2005–06 season. Shortly after, on May 7, he scored his first Premiership goal against West Bromwich Albion. The 18-year-old turned his man and shot through the legs of Albion keeper, Tomasz Kuszczak.[1]
Anichebe quickly became a fan favourite at Everton as he topped the 2006–07 pre-season scoring chart with four goals in six appearances including a brace at Bury.
Anichebe scored his first two Premiership goals of the 2006–07 campaign in a 3-0 win against Newcastle United F.C. on December 30, 2006.
On May 2, 2007, it was announced that Anichebe had extended his current contract with Everton until the summer of 2011.
In the 2007–08 season, the teenage striker struck four times in the UEFA Cup, against Metalist Kharkiv, Greek side Larissa, German's 1. FC Nürnberg and SK Brann of Norway.
On May 7, 2008, Anichebe was voted by Everton fans to be the young player of the season for the 2007&ndash08 campaign in which he was often used a sub in the UEFA Cup campaign and in the Premier League.
[edit] International career
In February 2006, Anichebe, nicknamed "The Pharaoh"[1], highlighted his ambition to one day play for Nigeria,
"I would want to represent Nigeria because that is where I'm from. I go back every year for Christmas and have a lot of family there. We moved to England when I was just one year old, but I still feel Nigerian."
However Victor did not appear for the country of his birth until 26 March 2008 in an Olympic games qualifying match against South Africa. Anichebe came off the bench to score the final goal in a 3-0 victory for Nigeria. He made his first start for Nigeria alongside fellow Everton player Yakubu in a friendly against Austria on 27th May 2008 being replaced at half time.
Victor Anichebe played for the super eagles in their 2-0 World Cup quailfer agaisnt team mate Steven Piennar South Africa.
[edit] Statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Everton | 2007–08 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 5 |
| 2006–07 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 23 | 4 | |
| 2005–06 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | |
| Total | 39 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 10 | |
[edit] References
- ^ Everton FC Victor Anichebe's first Everton goal
http://www.evertonfc.com/news/28143/young-player-of-the-season.html
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