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Samuel Obinaya

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Samuel Obinaya
Personal information
Full name Samuel Stivovych Obinaya
Date of birth (2005-08-28) 28 August 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Kharkiv, Ukraine
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
Number 8
Youth career
2014–2018 Metalist Kharkiv
2018–2023 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 15 (0)
International career
2024 Ukraine U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 July 2024

Samuel Stivovych Obinaya (Ukrainian: Самуель Стівович Обінайя; born 28 August 2005) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv in the Ukrainian First League.

Club career

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Born in Kharkiv, Obinaya began his career in the local Metalist Kharkiv youth school, then he continued in the Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, joining it in September 2018, where he played in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves.[1]

He made his debut as a second half-time a substitute for Metalist 1925 in the Ukrainian Premier League in a home match against Dynamo Kyiv on 25 February 2024,[2]

International career

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In July 2024, Obinaya was called up by manager Dmytro Mykhaylenko to the final squad of the Ukraine national under-19 football team to play in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship tournament matches.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Металіст 1925 продовжив контракти з двома перспективними проспектами" (in Ukrainian). ua-football.com. 9 July 2024.
  2. ^ "VBET Ліга. 18-й тур Матч №139" (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Web Site. 9 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Євро-2024 (U-19): Дмитро Михайленко визначився зі складом юнацької збірної України для участі у фінальному турнірі" (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Football Association. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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