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Which team did the player Victor Anichebe belong to between Dec 2006 and Jul 2007?
Victor Anichebe Victor Chinedu Anichebe ( born 23 April 1988 ) is a retired Nigerian professional footballer who played as a striker . Early life . Anichebe was born in Lagos , Lagos State , Nigeria but moved to Liverpool , Merseyside , England aged one . His family originally lived in Toxteth before settling in Crosby . He is the cousin of former professional football player Iffy Onuora , Olympian Anyika Onuora and professional basketball player Chiz Onuora . He is also an Olympic silver medallist , competing for Nigeria in the 2008 Olympics . In March 2009 , Anichebe received an apology from Cheshire Police when he was confronted for looking in a jewellers window in Knutsford and his friend Lee Peltier of Liverpool handcuffed . Anichebe was on crutches due to injury at the time , and believed that the police took action because the pair are black . Club career . Everton . Anichebe made his reserve-team debut for Everton as a 15-year-old and his first-team debut less than two years later on 27 February 2006 , as a substitute in the 89th minute of Evertons FA Cup fourth round tie against Chelsea , replacing Simon Davies . He signed his first professional contract with Everton , a two-year deal , in April 2006 . On 7 May 2006 , he scored his first Premier League goal , against West Bromwich Albion . He was awarded Evertons Reserve Player of the Season for the 2005–06 season . Anichebe scored his first two Premier League goals of the 2006–07 campaign in a 3–0 win against Newcastle United on 30 December 2006 . His contract was extended by four years towards the end of the season as Everton qualified for the UEFA Cup . In the UEFA Cup , Anichebe scored four times , against Metalist Kharkiv , AE Larissa , 1 . FC Nürnberg and Brann of Norway after coming on as a late second-half substitute in many of the matches . At the end of the season , he was voted by Everton fans as their Young Player of the Season . On 22 February 2009 , in a match against Newcastle United , a tackle from Kevin Nolan left Anichebe and unable to play for 11 months . Nolan , who received a straight red card for the foul , later settled out of court when Anichebe sued for loss of earnings . He returned to first team action in January 2010 in a 2–0 victory over Sunderland . His first goal on rejoining the squad came two months later in a 2–2 draw with Birmingham City . In January 2011 , he signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract with Everton , along with teammate Séamus Coleman . Anichebe suffered a groin injury while on international duty in September and did not play for the rest of 2011 . He made his return as a second-half substitute on 1 January 2012 , against West Bromwich Albion and scored in the 87th minute to give Everton a 1–0 away win . He continued his comeback by coming off the bench to score the equaliser in a 1–1 with Aston Villa on 14 January . Anichebe continued his goalscoring form by scoring his third goal of the season as a substitute in a 1–1 with Wigan Athletic on 4 February . His appearance also meant he became Evertons most used substitute in the history of the club , breaking Duncan Fergusons old record of 82 . In his first Premier League start of the 2012–13 season , Anichebe scored the opening goal in a 3–0 win over Swansea City with a left-footed effort from close in . He then missed a number of games due to an hamstring injury , but returned in December to score a header to level the match against West Ham United at 1–1 . Everton went on to win 2–1 . He provided two assists during the festive season before scoring the winner against Newcastle United on 2 January 2013 . In February , Anichebe scored his first goal in the FA Cup of his Everton career against Oldham Athletic in a match which ended 2–2 . In the second half of the season , he was used as Evertons main striker due to his impressive displays and the drop in form of Nikica Jelavić . In late March , Anichebe said he wanted to finish the season with a goal tally in double figures , but he finished with 8 goals from 32 matches , still the most he has scored in a single season in his career . West Bromwich Albion . On 2 September 2013 , Anichebe transferred to West Bromwich Albion in a deal which could rise to £6 million . On 2 February , Anichebe scored his second league goal against Liverpool to earn West Brom a point . On 11 February , he came on as a substitute and scored against Chelsea to earn West Brom a point . On 18 May 2016 , it was announced Anichebe and Stéphane Sessègnon would leave West Brom at the end of the 2015–16 season . Sunderland . On 2 September 2016 , Anichebe signed a one-year contract with Sunderland to play under manager David Moyes , the clubs ninth signing of the summer . His first goal for the club came on 5 November 2016 , when he scored in a 2–1 win against AFC Bournemouth , as Sunderland came from behind—with ten men—to secure their first win of the 2016–17 Premier League season . He followed that up in the next match , on 19 November 2016 , when he scored two goals in a 3–0 home win against Hull City . His performances in November earned him a nomination for the PFA Fans Player of the Month award . Beijing Enterprises . On 23 June 2017 , Anichebe joined Chinese club Beijing Enterprises after he was released by Sunderland . International career . Anichebe made his debut for Nigeria on 26 March 2008 in an Olympic games qualifying match against South Africa . Anichebe came off the substitutes bench to score the final goal in a 3–0 victory for Nigeria . He made his first start for Nigeria alongside fellow Everton player Yakubu in a friendly against Austria on 27 May 2008 being replaced at half-time . Anichebe was selected to represent Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics . On 10 August 2008 , he scored Nigerias second goal in their match against Japan . Nigeria eventually reached the final , which they lost 1–0 to Argentina , with Anichebe receiving a silver medal . Anichebe was not selected on the final 23-man roster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa despite a good performance during a friendly against Saudi Arabia . He scored his first senior team goal in the March 2011 friendly against Kenya . Anichebe suffered a groin injury during a 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifying match against Madagascar in September 2011 , with Nigeria head coach Samson Siasia blaming the poor pitch . The Super Eagles won the match 2–0 but would miss out on qualification for the tournament one month later , with the injured Anichebe unable to take part in the deciding group match against Guinea . In October 2012 , Anichebe announced he was focusing on his form for club side Everton , rather than on earning a return to the Nigerian team . He was subsequently omitted from the squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations , a tournament which Nigeria won . In May 2013 , Anichebe temporarily retired from international football to concentrate on his club career . However , he said he would return to international football in the future .