{{short description|Sierra Leonean footballer}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Obi Metzger | image = | caption = | full_name = Sam Obi Metzger Jr. | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|9|19|df=y}} | birth_place = Freetown, Sierra Leone | height = 1.73 m | position = Attacking midfielder, second striker | currentclub = | years1 = 2003 |clubs1 = Ports Authority |caps1 = 6 |goals1 = 4 | years2 = 2004 |clubs2 = Mighty Blackpool |caps2 = 0 |goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2004 |clubs3 = Racing Beirut |caps3 = 21 |goals3 = 14 | years4 = 2005–2008 |clubs4 = Atlantis |caps4 = 45 |goals4 = 12 | years5 = 2009 |clubs5 = PP-70 |caps5 = 22 |goals5 = 8 | years6 = 2009–2010 |clubs6 = MFK Topvar Topoľčany |caps6 = 11 |goals6 = 5 | years7 = 2010 |clubs7 = Viikingit |caps7 = 8 |goals7 = 6 | years8 = 2011–2012 |clubs8 = FC Haka |caps8 = 46 |goals8 = 8 | years9 = 2013 |clubs9 = Viikingit |caps9 = 21 |goals9 = 5 <!-- LEAGUE ONLY --> | years10 = 2014 |clubs10 = FC Haka |caps10 = 18 |goals10 = 2 | years11 = 2015–2021 |clubs11 = Atlantis |caps11 = |goals11 = | nationalyears1 = 2003 |nationalteam1 = Sierra Leone U17 |nationalcaps1 = 3 |nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalyears2 = 2008–2012 |nationalteam2 = Sierra Leone |nationalcaps2 = 4 |nationalgoals2 = 0 }}
'''Sam Obi Metzger, Jr.''' (born 19 September 1987 ) is a Sierra Leonean former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or second striker.
== Career == Metzger played at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland. Sierra Leone lost two of the three games at the tournament, including a 2–1 loss to the United States team. Metzger played in all three games and was again the top scorer for Sierra Leone with two goals. Metzger made his senior international debut for Sierra Leone on 6 September 2008, as a substitute replacing Mustapha Bangura in a 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2008 African Nations Cup qualifier as Sierra Leone defeated Guinea Bissau 2–0 in Freetown.
He also played second division in Slovakia for MFK Topvar Topoľčany which he joined for the second half of the 2009 season.
On 1 February 2011, he joined Veikkausliiga side FC Haka on a two-year deal.<ref> [http://allafrica.com/stories/201102020180.html allafrica.com news]</ref>
== Personal life == Metzger was born in Freetown to Krio parents. He is the son of Obi Metzger, Sr., who is a former Sierra Leonean international footballer and former coach of the Sierra Leone national football team.
==External links== * [http://www.atlantisfc.fi/fudis/akatemia/30d.htm Atlantis Profile] * [http://fcviikingit.fi/edustus/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showPlayer&p=5&pid=35&Itemid= FC Viikingit Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223041856/http://fcviikingit.fi/edustus/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showPlayer&p=5&pid=35&Itemid= |date=23 February 2011 }} * {{FIFA player|200947}} * {{NFT player|26447|name=Obi Metzger}} * [http://www.fchaka.fi/joukkue/5-sisalto/pelaajat/1557-metzger-obi FC Haka Profile]{{Dead link|date=November 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}
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