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Emmanuel Olisadebe was born on 22 December, 1978 in Warri, Nigeria, is a Footballer (born 1978). Discover Emmanuel Olisadebe's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 45 years old?

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Age 45 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 22 December, 1978
Birthday 22 December
Birthplace Warri, Nigeria
Nationality Nigeria

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Emmanuel Olisadebe Height, Weight & Measurements

At 45 years old, Emmanuel Olisadebe height is 1.80 m and Weight 168 lbs.

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Height 1.80 m
Weight 168 lbs
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Who Is Emmanuel Olisadebe's Wife?

His wife is Beata Smolińska (m. 2001)

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Wife Beata Smolińska (m. 2001)
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Emmanuel Olisadebe Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Emmanuel Olisadebe worth at the age of 45 years old? Emmanuel Olisadebe’s income source is mostly from being a successful Footballer. He is from Nigeria. We have estimated Emmanuel Olisadebe's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Footballer

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Timeline

1978

Emmanuel Olisadebe (born 22 December 1978) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Born in Nigeria, he played for the Poland national team.

1997

Olisadebe began his career with Jasper United in his native Nigeria, before signing with Polish top flight club Polonia Warsaw in 1997.

At Polonia he became a first team regular, and helped the club to the Ekstraklasa title, and Ekstraklasa Cup and Polish SuperCup.

Olisadebe began playing for Polonia Warsaw during the 1997–98 Ekstraklasa season where in his first season he played in 13 league games.

1999

During his time in the Polish capital he helped them secure their first championship title in 50 years in the 1999–2000 season, scoring 12 goals in the process.

He also won the League Cup and the Super Cup that season.

Olisadebe moved to Panathinaikos where he scored 24 goals in 74 matches.

2000

He scored 11 international goals in 25 caps between 2000 and 2004, and participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

After meeting the residency requirements, Olisadebe became a Polish national in 2000 making him available for selection for the Poland national football team.

He was subsequently called up to the national team and in the process become the first black player to represent Poland.

After leaving Polonia he went on to play in Greece, Cyprus, England and China before retiring.

Though Nigerian by birth, Olisadebe became a Polish citizen in 2000 and was selected by the Poland national team.

2001

Olisadebe supported the "Let’s Kick Racism out of the Stadiums" campaign, organised by the Polish Never Again Association. He married a Polish woman, Beata Smolińska, in 2001 and they remained married until 2017; they parted on friendly terms.

2002

He scored eight goals in ten qualification matches as coach Jerzy Engel's team reached the 2002 FIFA World Cup, their first since 1986, gaining one vote for 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year.

He netted their second of three goals in a victory over Norway on 1 September which confirmed qualification.

Olisadebe scored Poland's first goal of their 2002 FIFA World Cup campaign in a 3–1 victory against the United States in Daejeon in the last group match.

However, Poland did not progress to the second round and Olisadebe would not score again for Poland.

Jerzy Engel, the national coach who brought Olisadebe into the fold, resigned following Poland’s exit from the World Cup, and barring a handful of sporadic appearances that resignation ended Olisadebe’s association with the national team as well.

2004

In 2004, he helped the club win the title for the first time in 7 years by scoring all the winning goals in the last three of four games of the championship.

He also won the cup that year, making it a double.

However, during his time at Panathinaikos he suffered an injury that required surgery in Greece.

2006

On 4 January 2006, he joined Portsmouth until the end of the 2005–06 season.

He made his debut ten days later, replacing Richard Hughes after 61 minutes of an eventual 1–0 Premier League defeat to Everton at Fratton Park.

A week later he made his only other appearance for the club, playing the final 37 minutes of a 5–0 defeat at Birmingham City, this time in place of Vincent Péricard.

His contract was terminated after four months, at which point he moved to Skoda Xanthi, where he played for nine matches.

2007

He then featured for APOP Kinyras Peyia FC where he played in the 2007–08 season where he played in 17 games scoring 6 goals.

2008

In 2008, he was offered a deal with Chinese Super League club Henan Construction.

In his second match with Henan, the third round of 2008 Chinese Super League against Liaoning, he scored two goals.

In first season at Henan he scored 12 goals in 26 games in the Chinese super league.

On 27 September, Olisadebe scored the opening goal for Henan in a 2–0 win over Shanghai Shenhua to regain lead in the league less than ten minutes before injuring his knee.

Initial diagnosis showed that he had torn his cruciate ligament of the left knee, and the injury could end his entire football career.

Further results confirmed that he injured his patellar ligament and would only miss the rest of the season.

He was nominated for the MVP awards two years consecutively only to be 2nd in both occasions.

Due to his performance he has been granted by the government of Henan province citizenship.

2012

Olisadebe retired from football in 2012 and eventually moved back to Nigeria.

Although he admits to sometimes missing Poland, he prefers life in his original homeland of Nigeria, where he now profits from housing construction.

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