Princewill Emeka

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Princewill Emeka
Personal information
Full name Princewill Emeka Olariche
Date of birth (1992-05-24) 24 May 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth Owerri, Nigeria
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Southern Samity
Youth career
2008–2012 Ngor Okpala United
2012–13 Heartland FC "B"
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Vin Sports FC
2016 NEROCA FC 24 (10)
2017–2018 TRAU FC 19 (8)
2018–2019 Mohammedan Sporting[2] 10 (4)
2019–2020 TRAU FC 15 (3)
2020–2021 Aizawl FC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Princewill Emeka Olariche (born 24 May 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Southern Samity.

Club career[]

Nigeria[]

In 2013, Nigerian top tier club Heartland FC scouted Princewill and offered him to play for reserve team. After spending a season with Heartland he then moved to Abuja based team, Vin Sports FC in Nigeria. After another season he decided to move to Asia to secure a better deal in his football career.[citation needed]

NEROCA FC[]

In January 2016, Princewill came to India to secure a better deal and tried his luck in Manipur based club NEROCA FC. On 2 February 2016, NEROCA FC and Princewill signed an agreement for 1 season. He played final round of 2015–16 I-League 2nd Division and Manipur Super League with NEROCA.[3]

TRAU FC[]

For season 2017-18 he moved to rivals of NEROCA FC in Manipur state league, TRAU FC. He has represented TRAU in 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division with impressive performance scoring 7 goals under his belt.[4][5]

Mohammedan Sporting[]

In 2019, while playing in the 2nd Division I-League he was scouted to Kolkata based club Mohammedan Sporting. Mohammedan Sporting gave him offer for Calcutta Football League and he further appeared in all matches for Mohammedan in Kolkata league.[6][7]

TRAU FC[]

After Kolkata league, Princewill went back to his former club TRAU FC and signed with them for I-League 2nd Division. In 2018-19 season in 2nd division I-League, Princewill formed a formidable partnership with Nigerian teammate Joseph Olaleye and TRAU managed to secure top spot with a promotion to I-League. Princewill was the top scorer in 2018-19 season with 10 goals on his name.[8]

In 2019-20 season with TRAU FC, Princewill got captain's armband for the entire season of I-League.[9]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
TRAU 2018–19[10] I-League 2nd Division 16 10 — — 16 10
TRAU 2019–20[10] I-League 15 3 — — 15 3

Honours[]

TRAU FC

References[]

  1. ^ "Nigeria - O. Emeka - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Mohammedan Sporting Club sign striker Princewill Emeka!". July 23, 2018.
  3. ^ "TRAU v NEROCA Match Report, 08/01/2020, I-League | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  4. ^ "I-League 2019-20: TRAU FC vs Churchill Brothers - TV channel, stream, kick-off time & match preview". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  5. ^ "I-League: Aizawl FC seek resurgence against TRAU FC". The Statesman. 2020-02-10. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  6. ^ Munshi, Suman. "MOHAMMEDAN SC SIGN STRIKER PRINCEWILL EMEKA". Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  7. ^ Munshi, Suman. "CFL 2018/19: Mohun Bagan registered 2-1 win against Mohammedan". Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  8. ^ "TRAU FC win 2nd Division League, earn promotion to I-League | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  9. ^ "I-League: Aizawl FC seek resurgence against TRAU FC". The Statesman. 2020-02-10. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "TRAU FC Scoring Stats". www.espn.in. Retrieved 2020-04-03.


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