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Precious Monye
Personal information
Full name Precious Monye Onyabor
Date of birth (1974-12-22) December 22, 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Nigeria
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Enyimba International
1992–1993 Udoji United
1993–1994 Stationery Stores
1994–1995 Sharks
1995–1998 Reggiana 1919
1995–1996 → Videoton (loan) 23 (1)
1997 → Cosenza Calcio (loan) 2 (0)
1997 → Videoton (loan) 10 (2)
1997–1998 → Újpest (loan) 17 (1)
2000–2001 FC UTA Arad
2001–2003 Videoton 30 (1)
2004–2007 Birkirkara 74 (3)
2007–2008 Ħamrun Spartans 22 (0)
Sannat Lions
International career
Nigeria U17[1]
Nigeria U20[1]
Nigeria U23[1]
1992–1994 Nigeria 7 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Nigeria
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Cairo Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Precious Monye Onyabor (born 22 December 1974) is a Nigerian retired footballer.

Career

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Monye signed with Italian side Reggiana 1919, and was loaned out to second division side Cosenza Calcio and Hungarian side Videoton, where he became the club's first ever black player.[2] He was also loaned out to Újpest FC, winning a league title with them in 1997–98.[3] He returned to Nigeria to get treatment for an injury before joining UTA Arad in Romania for a season.[1] He then returned to Hungary in 2002 to rejoin Videoton.[3]

From there, he signed for Maltese team Birkirkara in January 2004,[4] where he spent four seasons. He switched to Ħamrun Spartans in 2007,[5] where he played for another year.

International career

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At the youth level he played in the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship in Scotland and the 1991 All-Africa Games, where he won a bronze medal with the national under-23 team.[1]

His senior international debut came against Sudan on 16 August 1992 during 1994 African Cup of Nations qualification.[1] He also played in 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Precious Monye". isoccerng.com. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. ^ "PRECIOUS ONYEABOR MONYE" (in Hungarian). Videoton. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Kunticsnak és Méyének sem sikerült, Kinknek fog?". nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). 9 February 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. ^ Azzopardi, Kevin (5 December 2003). "Monye to replace Eboh as third foreigner". Times of Malta. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Monye Signs for Hamrun". The Malta Independent. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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