club although he was called up on more than one occasion. Career statistics International Ref.: International goals Honours International FIFA World Youth Championship: Runner-up 2005 Olympic Games: Silver Medal: 2008 African Nations Cup: Bronze Medal 2010 Individual Norwegian Premier League player of the month: August 2006 Kniksen award: Young player of the year in 2006 Personal life The name "Obasi" means "Glory of God" in the Nigerian Igbo language. Obasi prays before every one of his matches: "I can talk to God about everything, so I pray for victory". When Obasi lived in Germany, he began to learn the German language. It was reported that Obasi received a German citizenship in March 2015, having stayed there for eight years. References External links 1986 births Living people Lyn Fotball players Igbo sportspeople Nigerian footballers Nigeria international footballers TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players FC Schalke 04 players AIK Fotboll players Shenzhen F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players IF Elfsborg players SC Rheindorf Altach players Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Norway Expatriate footballers in China Expatriate footballers in England Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in China Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players Allsvenskan players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Eliteserien players China League One players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Nigerian expatriate footballers Olympic footballers of Nigeria Olympic silver medalists for Nigeria 2010 FIFA World Cup players Footballers from Enugu Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Nigeria under-20 international footballers Association football forwards Naturalized citizens of Germany German sportspeople of Nigerian descent