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. After playing for Panathinaikos, Olisadebe transferred to Portsmouth of the Premier League.

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.