Emeka Obi


Emeka Obi is an English-Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Wigan Athletic's Under 18 side.

Playing career

Aged 15 years and 86 days, he made his professional debut in a Football League Trophy match for Bury on 30 August 2016, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute in a 4–1 win over to Morecambe becoming the youngest player in the club's history.
In October 2016, Obi moved to Liverpool for a six figure fee plus performance based add ons. Despite the move he did not appear on Liverpool's Under 18 squad lists for the 2016-17 or 2017–18 seasons.
Between September and December 2017 he appeared a number of times for Wigan Athletic's Under 18 squad, scoring in two matches. At the start of the 2018–19 season he was again featuring for Wigan.
In November 2018 he signed his first professional contract with Wigan Atletic.

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