Ejike Uzoenyi

Ejike Uzoenyi
Personal information
Full name Christantus Ejike Uzoenyi
Date of birth (1988-03-23) 23 March 1988[1]
Place of birth Aba, Nigeria
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Winger
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)
National team‡
2012– Nigeria 21 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:18, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

Christantus Ejike Uzoenyi (born 23 March 1988) is a Nigerian international footballer who most recently played for Ajax Cape Town, as a winger.

Career

Club career

Uzoenyi has played club football in Nigeria and France for Enyimba, Enugu Rangers 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 parted ways with Ajax Cape Town in December 2017.[7]

International career

He made his international debut for Nigeria in 2012,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[8] He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[9] He was named to Nigeria's squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship[10] and was selected the most valuable player of the tournament.[11] He was also named in the provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup,[12] making the final squad after Uwa Echiejile was excluded by injury.[13][14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ejike Uzoenyi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. 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. 1 2 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. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  7. ↑ Ajax Cape Town snatch up Zimbabwean midfielder Gerald Takwara‚ goal.com, 15 December 2017
  8. ↑ Ejike Uzoenyi – FIFA competition record (archive)
  9. ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (10 January 2013). "Nations Cup 2013: Nigeria pick six locally-based players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  10. ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (1 January 2014). "Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi names weakened CHAN Squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  11. ↑ Shina Oludare (1 February 2014). "Ejike Uzoenyi named CHAN's best player". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  12. ↑ "World Cup 2014: Peter Odemwingie in provisional Nigeria squad". BBC Sport. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  13. ↑ "World Cup 2014: Nigeria's Elderson Echiejile out with injury". BBC Sport. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  14. ↑ 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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