Azubuike Egwuekwe
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Azubuike Emanuel Egwuekwe[1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 July 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Lafia, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Rivers United | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | Nasarawa United | ||
2007–2008 | |||
2008–2015 | Warri Wolves | ||
2016–2017 | KuPS | 50 | (5) |
2017–2018 | SuperSport United | 12 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Al-Nasr Benghazi | ||
2019– | Rivers United | ||
National team‡ | |||
2012– | Nigeria | 35 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:23, 21 February 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:30, 28 March 2018 (UTC) |
Azubuike Emanuel Egwuekwe (born 16 July 1989) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Rivers United as a centre back.
Club career[]
Born in Lafia, Egwuekwe has played club football for Nasarawa United, , Warri Wolves, KuPS and SuperSport United.[1][2]
After a year at Libyan club Al-Nasr Benghazi, Egwuekwe returned to Nigeria and joined Rivers United in September 2019.[3]
International career[]
He made his international debut for Nigeria in 2012,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[4] He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[5] He was also selected for Nigeria's squad at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup,[6] and the 2014 African Nations Championship.[7]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Azubuike Egwuekwe". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ Azubuike Egwuekwe at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ Egwuekwe Joins Rivers United On One-Year Deal From Libyan Club, completesports.com, 9 September 2019
- ^ Azubuike Egwuekwe – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (10 January 2013). "Nations Cup 2013: Nigeria pick six locally-based players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ "Nigeria to take new-look squad to Confederations Cup". BBC Sport. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (1 January 2014). "Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi names weakened CHAN Squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
Categories:
- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Lafia
- Nigerian footballers
- Nigeria international footballers
- Warri Wolves F.C. players
- Nasarawa United F.C. players
- Kuopion Palloseura players
- SuperSport United F.C. players
- Al-Nasr SC (Benghazi) players
- Rivers United F.C. players
- Veikkausliiga players
- South African Premier Division players
- Association football central defenders
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
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- Expatriate soccer players in South Africa
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- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2014 FIFA World Cup players
- Africa Cup of Nations-winning players
- Libyan Premier League players
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