Julius Wobay
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Julius Gibrilla Woobay | |
| Date of birth | May 19, 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| Height | 5'6 | |
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | |
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| Current club | Universitatea Craiova | |
| Number | 77 | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002-2004 2004-2007 2007-present |
East End Lions Nea Salamina FC Universitatea Craiova |
23 (13) 31 (3) |
| National team | ||
| 2002- |  Sierra Leone |
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Julius Gibrilla Woobay (born May 19, 1984 in Bo, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean International footballer. He is an attacking midfielder for Universitatea Craiova in the Romanian first division and for the Leone Stars, Sierra Leone national football team. He is a regular starter for Sierra Leone and argubly the biggest and most popular players in the national team. He is simply known in Sierra Leone by his nickname Gibay. In the summer of 2007, Woobay moved to top Romanian side Universitatea Craiova on a four year contract worth 3.5 million U.S dollar from Cyprus club Nea Salamis FC.
[edit] Early life
Woobay was born and raised in Sierra Leone's second largest city of Bo to Mende parents. As a young star he was nickname Gibay by his childhood friends and fellow footballers in Bo Town. He is a graduate of the Bo Government Secondar School (commonly known as Bo School), one of the elite secondary schools in Sierra Leone.
[edit] Football career
He began his football career in his native Sierra Leone with powerhouse East End Lions in the Sierra Leone National Premier League in 2001. That same year he made his debut for the Sierra Leone national team in a 2002 Fifa World Cup qualifier against Liberia in a match played in the Liberian capital of Monrovia. He joined Cyprus first division club Nea Salamis FC in 2004 from East End Lions. In January of 2007, Woobay moved to top Romanian side Universitatea Craiova on a five year contract worth 3.5 million U.S dollar from Cyprus club Nea Salamis FC.
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