Ejike Uzoenyi

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Ejike Uzoenyi
Entrainement SRFC St-Malo 2013 (71bis).jpg
Uzoenyi with Rennes in 2013
Personal information
Full name Christantus Ejike Uzoenyi
Date of birth (1988-03-23) 23 March 1988 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Aba, Nigeria
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Club information
Current team
 Sunshine Stars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Enyimba
2008–2014 Enugu Rangers
2013 → Rennes (loan) 1 (0)
2013 → Rennes II (loan) 3 (0)
2014–2017 Mamelodi Sundowns 6 (0)
2014 → Enugu Rangers (loan)
2017 Bidvest Wits 2 (1)
2017 Ajax Cape Town 4 (0)
2020 Zvijezda 09 11 (0)
2021– Sunshine Stars
National team‡
2012–2014 Nigeria 21 (3)
Honours
Men's Football
Representing  Nigeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2013 South Africa
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:54, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

Christantus Ejike Uzoenyi (born 23 March 1988) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Sunshine Stars.

Club career[]

Uzoenyi has played club football in Nigeria and France for Enyimba, Rangers International and Rennes.[1][2][3][4] On 20 February 2014, he signed for South African club Mamelodi Sundowns; he will remain with Enugu Rangers on loan before moving to South Africa in June 2014.[5][6] On 15 February 2017, Uzoenyi signed with South African club Bidvest Wits.[4] He then joined Ajax Cape Town. Uzoenyi parted ways with Ajax Cape Town in December 2017.[7]

On 28 February 2020, Uzoenyi returned to football and signed a contract with, at the time, Bosnian Premier League club Zvijezda 09.[8] He made his official debut for Zvijezda 09 in a 3–0 defeat against Željezničar on 29 February 2020.[9]

In July 2020, Uzoenyi left Zvijedza 09 and shortly after, joined Montenegrin First League club Titograd.[10] However, the deal was never officially confirmed and he played the rest of 2020 at Zvijezda 09.[11]

In the summer 2020, Uzoenyi returned to Nigeria and joined Sunshine Stars.[12][4]

International career[]

Uzoenyi made his international debut for Nigeria in 2012,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[13] He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[14] He was named to Nigeria's squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship[15] and was selected the most valuable player of the tournament.[16]

Uzoenyi was also named in the provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup,[17] making the final squad after Uwa Echiejile was excluded by injury.[18][19]

Honours[]

Enyimba[4]

  • Nigerian Professional Football League: 2005, 2007
  • Federation Cup: 2005

Mamelodi Sundowns[4]

Bidvest Wits[4]

Nigeria[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Ejike Uzoenyi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Entretien avec Pierre Dréossi". staderennais.com. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Ejike Uzoenyi". footballdatabase.eu. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Ejike Uzoenyi at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  5. ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (22 February 2014). "Mamelodi Sundowns agree deal for Nigeria's Ejike Uzoenyi". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Sundowns complete Ejike deal". Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. 20 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  7. ^ Ajax Cape Town snatch up Zimbabwean midfielder Gerald Takwara‚ goal.com, 15 December 2017
  8. ^ N.K. (28 February 2020). "Zvijezda 09 dovela Uzoenyija, Nigerijca koji je igrao na Mundijalu protiv Zmajeva" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  9. ^ N.K. (29 February 2020). "Željezničar uvjerljivo savladao Zvijezdu 09 i bodovno se izjednačio sa Sarajevom" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  10. ^ E. Škorić (24 July 2020). "Nigerijac koji je igrao protiv BiH na SP-u napustio Zvijezdu, ali odmah pronašao novi klub" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  11. ^ KOZARA UGASILA ZVIJEZDU 09, sportdc.net, 9 August 2020
  12. ^ NPFL: Finally…Sunshine Stars Win, Mohammed Rescues Enyimba, Pillars Lose In PH, busybuddiesng.com, 9 June 2021
  13. ^ Ejike Uzoenyi – FIFA competition record (archived)
  14. ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (10 January 2013). "Nations Cup 2013: Nigeria pick six locally-based players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  15. ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (1 January 2014). "Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi names weakened CHAN Squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  16. ^ Shina Oludare (1 February 2014). "Ejike Uzoenyi named CHAN's best player". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  17. ^ "World Cup 2014: Peter Odemwingie in provisional Nigeria squad". BBC Sport. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  18. ^ "World Cup 2014: Nigeria's Elderson Echiejile out with injury". BBC Sport. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  19. ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (13 June 2014). "World Cup 2014: Nigeria's Uzoenyi revels in second chance". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
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