Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Abuja, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Club Brugge | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Accademia di Abuja | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Zorya Luhansk | 22 | (6) |
| 2017– | Club Brugge | 30 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:58, 20 May 2018 (UTC) | |||
Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (born 15 November 1997) is a Nigerian footballer playing as a striker for Club Brugge.
Club career
Youth career
Dennis is a product of the Accademia di Abuja located in Abuja, Nigeria. He played for the Nigerian U15 National Team.
Zorya Luhansk
In March 2016, he signed a contract with Ukrainian club FC Zorya Luhansk, playing in the Ukrainian Premier League.[1] He made his debut for FC Zorya in a game against FC Olimpik Donetsk on 24 July 2016 where he scored on bus debut.[2] Dennis started the season on the bench mostly before given his UEFA Europa League debut vs Feyenoord, 3 November. After impressing against Feyenoord, he got to play the other group stages games vs Fenerbahce and Manchester United as well, with Zorya ending up getting eliminated from the group after finishing last. 11 December, just 3 days after the game against Manchester United, he scored his first goal for Zorya against Stal Kamianske. Dennis hadn't gone unnoticed though, both Manchester City and an unknown German top club were interested in signing him in the winter transfer window.[3][4] He instead ended up staying with Zorya for the rest of the season, helping them to a 3rd place in the league with his 6 goals in 22 league appearances.
Club Brugge
On 30 May 2017, Club Brugge announced that they had signed Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis from Zorya on a 4-year-contract of a fee worth €1.2 million.[5] Dennis was given the number 42 by his new club. He started the season extremely well, scoring 5 goals in 6 matches including a goal in his debut vs İstanbul Başakşehir and a brace vs Lokeren.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 May 2018[6]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zorya Luhansk | 2016–17 | Ukrainian Premier League | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 |
| Total | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | ||
| Club Brugge | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 12 |
| Total | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 12 | ||
| Total | 52 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 18 | ||
References
- ↑ Michael, Rasheed. "LITTLE KNOWN NIGERIAN STRIKER DENNIS TURNING HEADS AT TOP UKRAINIAN CLUB". owngoalnigeria.com. OwnGoal Nigeria. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ↑ Ліга Парі-Матч. 1 тур. Матч № 6. 24.07.2016. fpl.ua (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Web Site. 2016-07-24.
- ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Manchester City Scout Watches "Nigerian Neymar" Dennis In Ukraine". owngoalnigeria.com. OwnGoal Nigeria. 11 September 2016.
- ↑ "Top Bundesliga Club Plot Transfer Of $1.5M-Rated Zorya Starlet Bonaventure". allnigeriasoccer.com. All Nigeria Soccer.
- ↑ "Club Brugge Sign Top Nigerian Talent Dennis Bonaventure". soccerassembly.com. Soccer Assembly.
- ↑ E. Dennis (Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis) at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
External links
- Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis at Soccerway
- Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis at FootballDatabase.eu