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601:Ekstraklasa
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202:Barcelona B
77:Position(s)
1513:Categories
877:20 minutos
666:References
547:CD Badajoz
489:right back
485:footballer
81:Right back
46:1979-03-01
1455:Okoronkwo
1123:Babangida
1083:Akpoborie
851:Diario AS
439:1997–2000
381:2012–2013
350:VB Sports
325:2006–2007
307:2005–2007
294:KF Tirana
289:2004–2005
271:2003–2004
253:2001–2003
233:2000–2001
213:1999–2000
196:1998–2001
183:Barcelona
178:1998–2001
162:1995–1997
124:Barcelona
119:1997–1998
107:1993–1995
64:, Nigeria
32:Full name
1485:Bonfrère
1471:18
1465:Aghahowa
1461:17
1451:16
1441:15
1431:14
1421:13
1411:12
1401:11
1391:10
1325:Babayaro
1228:Bonfrère
1214:22
1204:21
1194:20
1188:Akwuegbu
1184:19
1174:18
1168:Aghahowa
1164:17
1154:16
1139:15
1129:14
1119:13
1109:12
1099:11
1089:10
1023:Babayaro
1003:Shorunmu
642:and the
618:for one
586:Maldives
535:Portugal
524:Catalans
502:Born in
1381:9
1371:8
1361:7
1351:6
1345:Iyenemi
1341:5
1331:4
1321:3
1315:Okunowo
1311:2
1301:1
1133:Amunike
1079:9
1073:Adepoju
1069:8
1059:7
1049:6
1043:Iyenemi
1039:5
1029:4
1019:3
1013:Okunowo
1009:2
999:1
909:10 July
883:10 July
857:10 July
695:10 July
634:at the
632:Nigeria
584:in the
572:of the
563:Ukraine
559:Albania
555:Romania
508:La Liga
444:Nigeria
258:Ionikos
239:Badajoz
219:Benfica
1445:Okpara
1425:Ikedia
1395:Oliseh
1385:Yakubu
1335:Sunday
1305:Etafia
1218:Akanji
1208:Okpara
1198:Ikpeba
1178:Chukwu
1143:Oliseh
1093:Okocha
1063:Finidi
609:Norway
551:Greece
504:Ibadan
333:(loan)
241:(loan)
221:(loan)
69:Height
62:Ibadan
1475:Okoye
1405:Lawal
1365:Agali
1158:Sodje
1103:Lawal
715:Sport
683:(PDF)
650:with
603:side
545:club
531:Barça
510:club
398:Total
135:Years
1435:Kaku
1355:Kanu
1113:Egbo
1053:West
1033:Kanu
911:2014
885:2014
859:2014
834:FIFA
771:2017
745:2017
723:2017
697:2014
648:caps
576:and
561:and
541:and
457:2000
421:1999
363:2009
345:2009
145:Apps
139:Team
537:'s
469:(0)
451:(0)
433:(0)
409:(4)
393:(3)
375:(0)
357:(0)
339:(0)
319:(0)
301:(0)
283:(0)
265:(0)
247:(0)
227:(1)
190:(0)
153:Gls
1515::
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832:–
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557:,
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491:.
404:92
390:30
372:20
336:11
329:→
237:→
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200:→
187:14
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466:3
448:8
430:5
354:4
316:2
298:0
280:2
262:0
244:0
224:9
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