Frank Onyeka

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Frank Onyeka
Personal information
Full name Ogochukwu Frank Sosthenes Onyeka[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth Maiduguri, Nigeria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 15
Youth career
Ebedei
2016–2017 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Midtjylland 95 (14)
2021– Brentford 11 (1)
National team‡
2020– Nigeria 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021

Ogochukwu Frank Onyeka (born 1 January 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Brentford and the Nigeria national team.[2]

Club career[]

Midtjylland[]

After moving from Nigerian club FC Ebedei to cooperation club FC Midtjylland in Denmark in January 2016,[3] Onyeka established himself as part of the club, and on 20 September 2017 he made his first-team debut in the Danish Cup in a 7–0 win over Greve Fodbold where he also scored.[4] Onyeka went on to make his Danish Superliga debut for the club a few months later in the club's 2017–18 campaign in a match against AC Horsens on 9 February 2018. There, he also scored, and was a key part in the 2–0 win.[4][5] Onyeka distinguished himself again in the next fixture, on 18 February, against the leading Superliga team from FC Copenhagen, where he scored his second league goal for the club at the right winger position as Midtjylland beat the capital side 3–1.[6] He was subsequently praised by head coach Jess Thorup for his positional versatility and maturity.[6]

Onyeka made his UEFA Champions League debut in the following season, in Midtjylland's qualifier against Astana FC on 24 July 2018.[7]

Brentford[]

Onyeka signed for newly promoted Premier League side Brentford on 20 July 2021 for an undisclosed fee.[8]

International career[]

Onyeka received his first call-up for the Nigeria national team on 22 September 2020 for the friendly matches against Algeria and Tunisia in Austria on 5 and 9 October 2020, respectively.[9][10] He made his debut with the Nigeria national team in a friendly 1–0 loss to Algeria on 9 October 2020.[11]

Career statistics[]

As of 28 November 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Midtjylland 2017–18[12] Danish Superliga 15 4 3 1 — — 18 5
2018–19[13] Danish Superliga 21 4 3 0 — 5[a] 0 29 4
2019–20[14] Danish Superliga 32 3 1 0 — 2[b] 1 35 4
2020–21[15] Danish Superliga 27 3 4 0 — 10[c] 1 41 4
Total 95 14 11 1 — 17 2 123 17
Brentford 2021–22 Premier League 11 1 0 0 3 0 – 14 1
Career total 106 15 11 1 3 0 17 2 137 18
  1. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours[]

FC Midtjylland

References[]

  1. ^ "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Nigeria - O. Frank - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ a b Aaes, Jette (3 June 2018). "Guldmedaljen glimter godmorgen". ikast-brandenyt.dk. Ikast-Brande Nyt. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b Kristiansen, Kenneth (9 February 2018). "Hårdt tilkæmpet FCM-sejr i Horsens" (in Danish). Herning Folkeblad. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  5. ^ Margren, Sara (10 February 2018). "FCM-debutant vil fighte sig til fast plads". www.bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b Hansen, Charlotte (18 February 2018). "FCM-træner: Fantastisk at slå FCK med akademispillere" (in Danish). TV Midtvest. Retrieved 24 September 2020. Specielt det unge nigerianske talent Frank Onyeka, der scorede senest mod AC Horsens og igen mod FCK, bringer glæden frem hos FCM’s cheftræner. - Frank har gjort det rigtig godt i opstarten. Han har prøvet at spille midterforsvarer, højreback og central midtbanespiller, men han er faktisk lidt mere en hængende angriber. Frank har gjort det virkelig godt, og det var kun et spørgsmål om tid, før at han skulle bringes ind. Han er jo en af de næste, der skal gribe de chancer, der kommer, for der er jo plads til nogle nye spillere.
  7. ^ "Astana vs. Midtjylland - 24 July 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Brentford sign Frank Onyeka from FC Midtjylland". www.brentfordfc.com. 20 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Full list of Super Eagles invitees for friendlies". The Nation. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  10. ^ Dalgård, Jonas (22 September 2020). "Frank Onyeka kan få landsholdsdebut". www.bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Nigeria vs. Algeria - 9 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "Games played by Frank Onyeka in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Games played by Frank Onyeka in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Games played by Frank Onyeka in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Games played by Frank Onyeka in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Guldfest i Herning: FC Midtjylland er dansk mester". dr.dk. Danmarks Radio. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

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