Joel Chukwuma Obi is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Torino and the Nigerian national team. He was named in Nigeria's preliminary 30 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Joel was born on May 22, 1991 in Lagos. He won in the "Allievi Nazionali" Under-17 championship in 2008 under the guidance of Daniele Bernazzani after which he moved