Patrick Ovie is a former Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

n football defender

Defender (association football)

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 last playing for FC Lokomotiv Astana

FC Lokomotiv Astana

FC Astana is a Kazakh football club based at the Astana Arena.-History:The club formed as the result of a merger between FC Alma-Ata and Megasport in the beginning of 2009. Later they moved to newly build Astana Arena. The club has benefited from a high salary role which has enabled them to...

 in the Kazakhstan Premier League since 2009.

Career

Ovie started his professional career with Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars

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 of Nigeria, before moving to Israel

Israel

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, where he spent two years. In 2002, Ovie joined Russian Premier League

Russian Premier League

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 side Krylia Sovetov, where he spent the next three and a half years before joining FC Dynamo Moscow

FC Dynamo Moscow

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 in the summer of 2006, alongside his countryman Joseph Enakarhire

Joseph Enakarhire

Joseph Enakarhire is a Nigerian footballer. His main asset is his stamina and adaptability .-Club career:...

. He retired in December 2009 from his professional football career to care his sick wife.

International career

His impressive performances for Krylia Sovetov earned him several caps for Nigeria

Nigeria national football team

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