Echezona Anyichie

Echezona Anyichie
Personal information
Full name Celestine Echezona Anyichie
Date of birth (1990-05-14) 14 May 1990
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 George Telegraph S.C.
Number 35
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 AC Oulu - (-)
2008–2010 Dolphins F.C. - (-)
2010–2011 Samut Songkhram F.C. - (-)
2011–2012 Southern Samity 6 (0)
2012–2014 Mohun Bagan 42 (0)
2014-17 Royal Wahingdoh F.C. 0 (0)
2017 Chennai City 17 (0)
2018 Mohammedan 3 (1)
2018– George Telegraph 2 (0)
National team
2003 Nigeria U-17 6 (0)
2005–2006 Nigeria U-20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 March 2018

Echezona Anyichie (born 14 May 1990) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender for George Telegraph in the Calcutta Football League .

Career

Finland

Eche had a trial in Finland for top tier Finnish club HJK Helsinki,[1] but failed to earn a contract.He then signed for another Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu.[2][3]

Nigeria

After the stint in Finland he returned to Nigeria to play for Dolphins F.C. in the Nigeria Premier League.[4][5][6]

Thailand

He had a brief spell in Thailand Premier League for Samut Songkhram F.C.[7]

India

Southern Samity signed Echezona for the 2012 I-League 2nd Division.Though his team failed to qualify his performance was appreciated,and thus Mohun Bagan AC signed him up on a 1-year contract for 2012-13 I-League.[8] He have played for Chennai City for 2016–17 ILeague Season.

International

He has represented Nigeria in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship.He started all the matches for his country in the group stages and played alongside the likes of Mikel John Obi and Chinedu Obasi.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Veikkausliiga" (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  2. ↑ http://www.sinitahdet.net/acoulu/pelaajat/echezona_anyichie/
  3. ↑ Keskilinkki (2007-01-28). "Uusi Lahti Cup: HJK - FC TVMK 1-3 (1-1) [26.01.2007]". www.keskilinkki.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  4. ↑ http://soccer.onlinenigeria.com/football/soccer-leagues/10974-dolphins-fc.html
  5. ↑ http://www.africaplays.com/news/entry;388.html
  6. ↑ http://english.telediaspora.net/en/texte.asp?idinfo=7507
  7. ↑ http://www.footballzz.com/jogador.php?id=141104&epoca_id=0
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  9. ↑ https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=200296/index.html
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