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Victor Amobi

association football player

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionDec 28, 2025
Entity authorityQ28151716 ↗
Source-derived summary

Victor Amobi (born 3 July 1990) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger.

Career

From Nigeria, Amobi moved to Nepal and has played for sides such as Three Star Club, friends Club, African United Club, and Three Star Club.

Minerva Punjab

In December 2016, it was announced that Amobi signed with Minerva Punjab of the I-League in India. He made his debut for the club on 8 January 2017 in their opening league match of the season against Chennai City. He started and played the whole match as Minerva Punjab drew 0–0.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Victor Amobi” as association football player. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Victor, Amobi and association.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1990, 2016, 2017—that can be checked directly. The authority record carries competing date values—1990-07-03, 1987-06-26—which should remain separate until their references and qualifiers are resolved. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Victor, Amobi and association providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Victor Amobi”, the useful work is to connect “association football player” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 28, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q28151716. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1990, 2016 and 2017.

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This entry incorporates text from “Victor Amobi” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.