Azubuike Egwuekwe

Azubuike Egwuekwe
Personal information
Full name Azubuike Emanuel Egwuekwe[1]
Date of birth (1989-07-16) 16 July 1989
Place of birth Lafia, Nigeria
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Playing position Central defender
Club information
Current team
 SuperSport United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Nasarawa United
2007–2008 Yerima Strikers
2008–2015 Warri Wolves
2016–2017 KuPS 50 (5)
2017– SuperSport United 11 (2)
National team‡
2012– Nigeria 35 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:30, 28 March 2018 (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 South African side SuperSport United, as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Lafia, Egwuekwe has played club football for Nasarawa United, Yerima Strikers, Warri Wolves, KuPS and SuperSport United.[1][2]

International career

He made his international debut for Nigeria in 2012,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[3] He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[4] He was also selected for Nigeria's squad at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup,[5] and the 2014 African Nations Championship.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Azubuike Egwuekwe". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Azubuike Egwuekwe at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Azubuike Egwuekwe – FIFA competition record (archive)
  4. ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (10 January 2013). "Nations Cup 2013: Nigeria pick six locally-based players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Nigeria to take new-look squad to Confederations Cup". BBC Sport. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  6. ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (1 January 2014). "Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi names weakened CHAN Squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 January 2014.


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