Emmanuel Olisadebe

Emmanuel Olisadebe (born December 22, 1978 in Warri, Nigeria) is a Polish football striker. He became a citizen of Poland after he spent many years playing for Polonia Warszawa and he also played for the national team. Now he is playing for Panathinaikos.

In 2002, with 8 goals, he broke the record for the greatest number of goals scored by a Polish player in the World Cup (9, of which 8 in the elimination round). Previously the honor belonged to Grzegorz Lato for World Cup 1974 with 8 (of which 7 in the finals in Munich).

He was a strong contender for the FIFA World Footballer of the Year 2001.