Vincent Enyeama

Quick Facts

Full Name	Vincent Enyeama
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 29, 1982(1982-08-29)
Age	42
Country	Nigeria
Horoscope	Leo

Vincent Enyeama Biography

Vincent Enyeama is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on August 29, 1982 in Nigeria. Goalkeeper who was signed by Lille in the year 2011 following four years at Hapoel Tel Aviv. He joined the Nigerian national team in 2002.

He along with the striker He and striker Emmanuel Emenike became teammates on the Nigerian national team. became teammates of the Nigerian national team.

After making his debut for the Nigeria national football team against Kenya in May 2002, Enyeama was selected for the 2002 FIFA World Cup as a cover for Ike Shorunmu. He made his competitive debut in that tournament, keeping a clean sheet against England in the third group match. Since the retirement of Shorunmu, he has been the first-choice goalkeeper for the national team, helping the Super Eagles to third-place finishes in the 2004, 2006, 2010 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, and captaining the team to victory of in the 2013 edition. He has also participated in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups, and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.

A Christian from Ika Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Enyeama is married and a father of three. In 2004, he was involved in a car accident in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State southern Nigeria, in which two motorcycle passengers were killed. The driver of the car in which Enyeama was travelling was left in critical condition. Despite the severity of the accident, Enyeama suffered only bruises after the car somersaulted twice as it swerved to avoid the motorbike.

The place he was raised is Akwa Iborn, Nigeria.

Vincent Enyeama Net Worth

Vincent Enyeama is one of the richest Soccer Player from Nigeria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Vincent Enyeama 's net worth $7 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He made his professional debut with his team the Iborn Stars in 1999.

He was a part of the 100th game for Enyimba between 2001 and 2004.

Vincent Enyeama (born 29 August 1982) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He was also a member of the Nigerian national team from 2002 until October 2015, serving as its captain from 2013 until his retirement from international football. With 101 caps, he is Nigeria’s most capped player of all time.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Vincent Enyeama Dating?

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During the 2008–09 season, Enyeama became Hapoel’s penalty kicker, won the “Player of The Year” award, and just missed leading Hapoel to the league title.

Facts & Trivia

Vincent Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Nigeria. Vincent Enyeama celebrates birthday on August 29 of every year.

Enyeama made his second FIFA World Cup appearance in the 2010 tournament in South Africa. He was named man of the match in Nigeria’s first game of the tournament, a defiant display that restricted Argentina to a 1–0 win. Enyeama, who was playing his 56th international for the Super Eagles, made six fine saves against the two-time world champions, four of them from Lionel Messi. Argentine coach Diego Maradona praised him as the reason Messi was not able to score a goal. Enyeama was also awarded man of the match in the team’s next fixture, a 2–1 loss to Greece, but was at fault for Vasilis Torosidis’ winning goal.

Top Facts about Vincent Enyeama

1. Vincent Enyeama is a retired Nigerian professional footballer.
2. He played as a goalkeeper for the Nigerian national team.
3. Enyeama made 101 appearances for Nigeria, keeping 37 clean sheets.
4. He was named African Player of the Year in 2014.
5. Enyeama played for several clubs including Hapoel Tel Aviv and Lille OSC.
6. He holds the record for most consecutive clean sheets in Ligue 1 (11).
7. Enyeama was part of Nigeria’s squad that won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013.
8. He started his career with Ibom Stars FC in Nigeria.
9. Enyeama retired from international football in 2015 after a dispute with the coach.
10. He is considered one of the greatest goalkeepers to come out of Africa.

Where is Vincent Enyeama now?

French side Iris Club de Croix Football has announced the appointment of retired Nigerian goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama as the coach in charge of all the goalkeepers from the club’s reserve team down to its under-16 side.

Who is the best goalkeeper in Nigeria?

Peter Rufai was undoubtedly the finest of his generation. But let history proclaim it to the hearing of the beautiful ones yet unborn: Vincent Enyeama is the greatest goalkeeper Nigeria has ever had.

Is Vincent Enyeama retired?

Vincent Enyeama denies reports he has retired from football , eyes Nigeria comeback. Former Super Eagles number one goalie Vincent Enyeama has rubbished reports that he has retired from football after finding it hard to get a club for the past three years.

How many goals did Vincent Enyeama scored for Nigeria?

Vincent Enyeama Extremely charismatic, reliable and Nigeria’s No. 1 for over a decade, Vincent Enyeama also has a nose for goal. The Super Eagles star scored 20 career goals , 10 of which came at Nigerian side Enyimba and eight at Hapoel Tel Aviv, where he was the first-choice penalty taker between 2007 and 2011.

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