Erhun Obanor (born 5 September 1995) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender.
Club career A native of Benin City, Obanor is a product of the BJ Foundation Academy. He was loaned out at the start of the 2012-2013 season to the second-tier side COD United F.C.COD UNITED FC – PLAYER STATISTICS at West African Football Mid-2013, he was loaned on to top-tier side Bendel Insurance., Warriors, BJ Foundation battle over Obanor at tvcontinental.tv playing a season there before being sub-loaned to Abia Warriors F.C. until November 2015. U23 star Obanor disowns Abia Warriors •Documents show BJ Academy’s ownership of the player at News Express Nigeria In January 2016, Obanor signed a 3.5-year long contract with the Tunisian greats Club Africain, but had to cancel it and return to Nigeria because of dubious transfer fee reasons.Dream Team VI Star Erhun Obanor Set To Bid Farewell To Club Africain at AllNigeriaSoccer.com In April 2016, he was loaned on by BJ Academy to MFM F.C.Exclusive: Nigeria U23s Defender Obanor Joins MFM FC After Botched Move To Club Africain at AllNigeriaSoccer.com
Obanor moved abroad, however, already in July 2017, signing for SpVgg Greuther Fürth in Germany,Fürth holt Verstärkung für Abwehr at sport1.de joining the team in September of the same year, following the 2016 Summer Olympics. However, he didn't break into the team, and found himself unable to get any playing time, his nationality preventing him from playing for the reserves.Greuther Fürth: Erhun Obanor und Stephen Sama auf der Streichliste at liga-zwei.de His contract was finally rescinded in the summer of 2018, and he moved to NK Rudeš in Croatia.Iz njemačkog drugoligaša Greuther Furtha u Rudeš stigao Erhun Obanor koji ima dva nastupa za reprezentaciju Nigerije at Sportnews.hr
After two years playing in Albania for Kukësi and KF Laçi, Obanor returned to Croatia to sign for Istra in June 2021.
Having only accumulated a single league appearance for the Croatian side in 2021, Obanor was sent in January 2022 on loan to the Cypriot First Division side PAEEK until the end of the season.OD 12. DO 22. SIJEČNJA NA "ARENA CUPU": "Zeleno-žuti" u grupi sa Šibenikom, Žarkovom i Forestom at Glas Istre
On 1 August 2023, Obanor joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Ain. On 30 July 2024, Obanor joined Al-Zulfi.
International career Obanor was a member of the Nigeria national football team. He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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