Nedum Onuoha

Nedum Onuoha
Onuoha training with Queens Park Rangers in 2016
Personal information
Full name Chinedum Onuoha[1]
Date of birth (1986-11-12) 12 November 1986[1]
Place of birth Warri, Nigeria
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Real Salt Lake
Number 14
Youth career
0000–2004 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2012 Manchester City 95 (3)
2010–2011 → Sunderland (loan) 31 (1)
2012–2018 Queens Park Rangers 207 (7)
2018– Real Salt Lake 1 (0)
National team
2005 England U20 1 (0)
2005–2009 England U21 20 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:29, 1 October 2018 (UTC)

Chinedum "Nedum" Onuoha (born 12 November 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Real Salt Lake. He is typically a centre back, but he can also play at right back or left back.

Biography

Born in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria,[1] Onuoha was brought up in Manchester, England. He went to Nelson Street Primary School Miles Platting before becoming a pupil at the Hulme Grammar School, Oldham, where he achieved eight grade 'A's' and two 'B's' at GCSE. He then completed his studies at Xaverian College Manchester where he achieved three 'A' grades at A-level in Maths, Business Studies and IT.[2][3] An outstanding junior sprinter; aged 14 he finished in second place in the final of the 2001 English School's Athletics Association Junior 100 metres contest, clocking 11.09 seconds and beating current Great Britain sprinter Craig Pickering.[4]

He is also currently the co-national record holder for boys under 15 standing triple jump, in the Sports Hall events held annually throughout the UK, the record is held with international long jumper Jonathan Moore.

He is known to have supported Manchester City as a boy and he attended the Division Two Play-Off final against Gillingham at Wembley in 1999.[5]

Club career

Manchester City

Onuoha progressed through the age groups in Manchester City's youth academy and played regularly for club's reserves in the 2003–04 season. He had his first involvement with the Manchester City first team in the 2004–05 pre-season, playing in a friendly against Bury.[6] He made his first team debut against Arsenal in the League Cup on 27 October 2004, at the age of 17. He made his Premier League debut as a substitute on 1 November 2004 at home to Norwich City. Though Onuoha's natural position is centre-half, manager Kevin Keegan initially played him at right back with the intention of improving his passing ability.[7] Against Doncaster Rovers in a League Cup match, Onuoha was red carded for the first time in his career, after a collision with Rovers goalkeeper Andy Warrington. The red card was later rescinded however Manchester City went on to lose the game on penalties.[8]

Onuoha made 18 appearances in his debut season, but suffered a series of injuries during the 2005–06 season, meaning he played only 12 games.

Due to injuries to various first choice players during the 2006–07 season, Onuoha enjoyed several long spells in the first team. He soon established himself and was rewarded with a new four-year contract.

He captained the Manchester City side to a 2–1 victory over Bristol City in the League Cup second round. He scored his first goal for City at home against Tottenham Hotspur on 16 March 2008 in a 2–1 win.[9] On 5 April 2008 Onuoha dislocated his shoulder in a game against Chelsea and was ruled out for the remainder of the 2007–08 season following surgery.[10]

The first half of the 2008–09 season was an injury-plagued time for Onuoha, missing most matches, however after City's 3–0 defeat to Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup, he started every single game until the end of the season, forming an effective partnership with Richard Dunne in the centre of defence.

On 29 July 2009, Onuoha agreed to a new five-year deal with Manchester City.

Sunderland (loan)

In August 2010, Onuoha joined Sunderland on a season-long loan. He made his Sunderland début on 14 August against Birmingham City at the Stadium of Light. He scored his first goal as the result of a brilliant dribble around three Chelsea defenders for Sunderland in a 3–0 win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 14 November 2010.

Queens Park Rangers

On 26 January 2012, Onuoha agreed to a four and a half year deal with Queens Park Rangers, reuniting him with his former manager Mark Hughes.[11][12] He scored his first goal for the club on 3 August 2013, against Sheffield Wednesday, in the opening fixture of the 2013–14 season.[13]

At the start of the 2015–16 season Onuoha was appointed club captain.[14]

On 27 April 2018, it was announced that Onuoha would be leaving the club at the end of the 2017/18 season, bringing an end to a six-and-a-half year stay. [15]

Real Salt Lake

Onuoha joined Major League Soccer's Real Salt Lake on 14 September 2018.[16]

International career

Onuoha was a regular in the England U-21 side, making his debut on 12 October 2005. He was part of the squad participating in the 2007 European Under 21s Championship in the Netherlands. During the Championships Onuoha was subjected to racist abuse from Serbian fans, but received praise for maintaining his conduct amid provocation.[17][18] He was a regular at centre back, partnering Steven Taylor. During the semi-final against the Netherlands, he limped off with an injury and England were down to ten men as all three of the permitted substitutions had been made; they lost 13–12 on penalties. He captained the England Under-21 team for the first time in a 0–0 draw with Poland Under-21s. In the summer of 2009 he took part in the European Championships and played his last match for the U-21's.

In March 2007, Onuoha received an international callup from Nigeria,[19] but has announced he would like to represent England at full international level. However, he has since admitted that he would play at the FIFA World Cup for Nigeria if he were to be called up.[20]

Career statistics

As of 14 September 2018.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 2004–05[21] Premier League 1700010—180
2005–06[22] 1001010—120
2006–07[23] 1801000—190
2007–08[24] 1612030—211
2008–09[25] 23100007[lower-alpha 1]1302
2009–10[26] 1012110—132
2011–12[27] 1000200030
Manchester City Total 9536180711165
Sunderland (loan) 2010–11[28] Premier League 3110010—321
Queens Park Rangers 2011–12[29] Premier League 16000——160
2012–13[30] 2302010—260
2013–14[31] Championship 26210103[lower-alpha 2]0312
2014–15[32] Premier League 2301010—250
2015–16[33] Championship 4621011—483
2016–17[34] Championship 44 3 1 0 2 0 — 47 3
2017–18[35] Championship 29 0 1 0 1 0 — 31 0
QPR Total 20777071302248
Real Salt Lake 2018[36] MLS 0000——00
Career total 3331113116110137214
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

Queens Park Rangers

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 320. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ↑ Smith, Alan (18 August 2007). "Man City prodigy Nedum Onuoha is ready". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  3. ↑ Roonay, Barney (30 March 2012). "Nedum Onuoha: Of course I would like Manchester City to win the title". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  4. ↑ ESAA National Track & Field Championships 2001
  5. ↑ "Inside the deal on the day City became the richest club in the world". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Nedum Onuoha". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 25 March 2007.
  7. ↑ "Nedum lines up for City stardom". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 25 March 2007.
  8. ↑ "Onuoha red rescinded". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Man City 2–1 Tottenham". BBC Sport. 16 March 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  10. ↑ "Man City's Onuoha out for season". BBC Sport. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
  11. ↑ "R'S Swoop For Onuoha". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  12. ↑ "Nedum Onuoha signs for QPR from Manchester City". BBC Sport. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  13. ↑ "QPR 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  14. ↑ http://www.qpr.co.uk/news/article/nedum-onuoha-qpr-captain-201516-2543296.aspx
  15. ↑ https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/captain-nedum-onuoha-set-to-leave-qpr/
  16. ↑ https://www.rsl.com/post/2018/09/14/real-salt-lake-signs-defender-nedum-onuoha
  17. ↑ Hughes, Matt (19 June 2007). "Onuoha standing tall in the face of 'racist' provocation". The Times. London. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
  18. ↑ "Pearce singles out Onuoha for special praise". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
  19. ↑ "Nedum called into Nigerian national squad". Manchester City official website. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2007.
  20. ↑ "Onuoha considers Nigeria switch". BBC Sport. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Nedum Onuoha in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Nedum Onuoha in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Nedum Onuoha in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Nedum Onuoha in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Nedum Onuoha in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Nedum Onuoha in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Nedum Onuoha in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Nedum Onuoha in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Nedum Onuoha in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Nedum Onuoha in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  31. 1 2 "Games played by Nedum Onuoha in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Nedum Onuoha in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Nedum Onuoha in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  34. ↑ "QPR FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  35. ↑ "QPR FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Nedum Onuoha in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Joey Barton		 Queens Park Rangers captain
2015–2018		 Incumbent
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