Vincent Enyeama

Vincent Enyeama

Enyeama playing for Lille in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Vincent Enyeama[1]
Date of birth	(1982-08-29) 29 August 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Aba, Abia State, Nigeria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2001	Ibom Stars	56	(1)
2001–2004	Enyimba	100	(10)
2004–2005	Iwuanyanwu Nationale	36	(0)
2005–2007	Bnei Yehuda	56	(0)
2007–2011	Hapoel Tel Aviv	113	(9)
2011–2018	Lille	143	(0)
2012–2013	→ Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan)	27	(0)
Total		531	(20)
International career
2002–2015	Nigeria	101	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations Winner 2013 South Africa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vincent Enyeama MON (pronunciation^ⓘ; born 29 August 1982) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Despite his below-average height for a goalkeeper, he is popularly regarded as one of the greatest African goalkeepers of all time and the greatest of his era.^[3]

During his senior career, which spanned nearly 20 years, Enyeama played for Ibom Stars, Enyimba, Iwuanyanwu Nationale, Bnei Yehuda, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Lille and Maccabi Tel Aviv. He was also a member of the Nigeria national team from 2002 until October 2015, serving as its captain from 2013 until his retirement from international football in 2015. With 101 caps, he was Nigeria's most capped player until November 2021 when he was surpassed by Ahmed Musa.