Lloyd Opara

Football player infobox
playername = Lloyd Opara


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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|1|6
cityofbirth = Enfield
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Arlesey Town
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position = Striker
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years = 2001-02 2002-03 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003-04 2004 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005-06 2006 2006-07 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007-08 2007-08 2007-08
clubs = Colchester United Cambridge United Stevenage Borough → Enfield (loan) Braintree Town Hornchurch Grays Athletic Swindon Town St Albans City Bishop's Stortford Redbridge → Chelmsford City (loan) Cheshunt → Peterborough United (loan) Peterborough United → Burton Albion (loan) Cheshunt Windsor & Eton Harlow Town Potters Bar Town Waltham Forest Arlesey Town Cheshunt Arlesey Town
caps(goals) = 06 0(0) 10 0(1) 01 0(0) 04 0(2) 01 0(0) 05 0(1) 11 0(3) 00 0(0) 02 0(0) 01 0(1) 15 0(5) 00 0(0) 25 (18) 08 0(1) 11 0(1) 01 0(0) 08 0(5) 01 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 02 0(0) 02 0(1) 00 0(0)
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pcupdate = June 28, 2007
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Lloyd Opara (born 6 January 1984 in Enfield) is an English footballer who plays as a striker. He has represented a large number of different clubs during his career.

Career

He began his career at Colchester United in 2001 and made his senior debut on 13 October 2001 against Blackpool. [Cite news
title = Late, Late Goal Denies U's Away Point
url = http://www.cu-fc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10424~108930,00.html
publisher = Colchester United F.C.
date = 2001-10-13
accessdate = 2008-08-25] After being released by Colchester in 2002 he joined Cambridge United, who were interested in taking on the final year of his scholarship. He instead joined Stevenage Borough in January 2003. [Cite news
title = Opara opts for Stevenage
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stevenage/2623193.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2003-01-02
accessdate = 2008-08-25] He has also played for Enfield, Braintree Town, Hornchurch, Cheshunt, and Swindon Town and many others. He left Swindon by mutual consent in September 2004 after failing to adapt to life outside London. [Cite news
title = Opara quits Swindon
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swindon_town/3662642.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2004-09-16
accessdate = 2008-08-25] After a trial at Chelsea, [Cite news
first = Andy
last= Sims
title = Chelsea pluck Opara from obscurity to boost striking ranks
url = http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/chelsea-pluck-opara-from-obscurity-to-boost-striking-ranks-469256.html
publisher = The Independent
date = 2006-03-10
accessdate = 2008-08-25] he signed for Peterborough United on loan in March 2006. [Cite news
title = Peterborough sign Opara on loan
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/4836924.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2006-03-23
accessdate = 2008-08-25] In January 2007 he joined Burton Albion on a month's loan, [Cite news
title = Burton take striker Opara on loan
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/burton_albion/6233477.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-01-05
accessdate = 2008-08-25] after which time he returned to Peterborough, [Cite news
title = Burton to let striker Opara leave
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/burton_albion/6311245.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-01-29
accessdate = 2008-08-25] who cancelled his contract the following month by mutual consent. [Cite news
title = Boston set to sign Posh striker
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/boston_united/6347541.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-02-09
accessdate = 2008-08-25] He has now returned to Arlesey Town after another brief spell at Cheshunt.

References

External links

* [http://www.uptheposh.com/people/391/ Profile] at [http://www.uptheposh.com/ UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database]
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