Henry Onyekuru
Henry Chukwuemeka Onyekuru (born 5 June 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Galatasaray, on loan from AS Monaco, and the Nigeria national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Henry Chukwuemeka Onyekuru[1] | ||
Date of birth | 5 June 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Galatasaray (on loan from Monaco) | ||
Number | 70 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2015 | Aspire Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Eupen | 57 | (28) |
2017–2019 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Anderlecht (loan) | 19 | (9) |
2018–2019 | → Galatasaray (loan) | 31 | (14) |
2019– | Monaco | 4 | (0) |
2020– | → Galatasaray (loan) | 7 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2017– | Nigeria | 11 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:26, 5 January 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:24, 16 July 2019 (UTC) |
Club career
Eupen
Onyekuru began his football career with the Aspire Academy in 2010, and graduated in 2015 joining their partner club, K.A.S. Eupen.[2] He made his debut for Eupen on 5 September 2015 in a 2–2 tie against K.F.C. Dessel Sport in the Belgian Second Division.[3] Onyekuru helped the team get promoted to the Belgian First Division A in his debut season, and made his professional debut in a 3–0 loss on 30 July 2016 against S.V. Zulte Waregem.[4] After a successful season in the Belgium first division, Onyekuru finished as one of the top scorers in the league, catching the attention of various larger teams in Europe.[5] He finished the 2016–17 season as joint top-scorer with 22 goals, but the trophy was handed to Łukasz Teodorczyk as he scored more away goals than Onyekuru.[6]
Everton
On 30 June 2017, Onyekuru joined Everton for £7 million and was immediately sent on loan to Anderlecht.[7] Onyekuru had been handed the number 9 jersey at Anderlecht for the 2017–18 campaign.[8]
Having scored 10 goals in 28 matches for Anderlecht, Onyekuru suffered a knee ligament injury in December which would require surgery. Anderlecht announced surgery would be necessary and that he would be out of action "for several months".[9] In January 2018, it was reported that Onyekuru would return to Anderlecht after rehabilitation and full recovery.[10]
Loan to Galatasaray
In July 2018, Onyekuru joined Galatasaray on a season-long loan.[11] The loan fee paid to Everton was reported as £700,000.[12] On 20 May 2019, Onyekuru was on the scoresheet for Galatasaray as they defeated title challengers İstanbul Başakşehir 2–1 to secure the Süper Lig championship for the second straight season.[13] The victory also meant that Galatasaray secured the domestic double having defeated Akhisar Belediyespor in the Turkish Cup final the week prior.[13][14] In his lone season with Galatasaray, Onyekuru scored 16 goals in 44 appearances across all competitions.[15]
International career
Onyekuru was called up for the Super Eagles camp in May 2017.[18] He made his senior debut for Nigeria in a 3–0 friendly win over Togo on 1 June 2017.[19]
After a strong 2018–19 club season with Galatasaray, Onyekuru was included in Nigeria's final 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.[20][21] He played for 12 minutes at the finals, coming on as a late substitute in their 1–2 semi-final defeat to eventual champions Algeria.[22][23]
Career statistics
- As of 21 September 2019[24]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Eupen | 2015–16 | Belgian Second Division | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 6 | |||
2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 38 | 22 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 41 | 24 | ||||
Total | 57 | 28 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 60 | 30 | |||||
Everton | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Anderlecht (loan) | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 28 | 10 | |
Galatasaray (loan) | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 31 | 14 | 6 | 2 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 16 | |
Monaco | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Career total | 111 | 51 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 136 | 56 |
- Appearances in the Champions League
- Appearance in the Belgian Super Cup
International
- As of matches played on 16 July 2019[25]
Nigeria national team | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
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2017 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | 5 | 0 |
2019 | 5 | 1 |
Total | 11 | 1 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first.[25]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 22 March 2019 | Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, Nigeria | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
- "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists". Premier League. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- PageOne (5 January 2017). "Henry Onyekuru - From National Stadium to Stardom - PageOne.ng".
- "Dessel Sport vs. AS Eupen - 5 september 2015 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- "Zulte-Waregem vs. AS Eupen - 30 juli 2016 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- "Celtic, RB Leipzig eyeing KAS Eupen's Henry Onyekuru - Sources".
- "Łukasz Teodorczyk królem strzelców". www.90minut.pl.
- "Henry Onyekuru: Everton sign Nigeria striker and loan him to Anderlecht". BBC Sport. 30 June 2017.
- "Incoming Everton striker Onyekuru handed new squad number". LiverpoolEcho. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- "Everton Youngster Onyekuru Set for 8-Month Spell on Sidelines With Knee Injury". Sports Illustrated. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- "Onyekuru returns to Anderlecht after recovery from Injury". The Guardian (Nigeria). 23 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- "Henry Onyekuru: Everton striker joins Galatasaray on loan". BBC Sport. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- "Everton's Henry Onyekuru joins Galatasaray on season-long loan". Sky Sports. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- "Nigeria striker Onyekuru thankful for Galatasaray double". BBC Sport. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- "AKHİSARSPOR 1:3 GALATASARAY A.Ş." (in Turkish). TFF. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- "Henry Onyekuru: Monaco sign Everton forward on five-year deal". Goal. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "Henry Onyekuru: Everton sell Nigeria forward to Monaco". BBC. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "Everton agree fee to sell striker on a permanent deal". SB Nation. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "Onyekuru gets Nigeria call". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- "Internationals (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
- "Nigeria announce provisional AFCON squad". Sport 24. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- "Nigeria name final 23-man Africa Cup of Nations squad". KingFut. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- "Osimhen, Onyekuru battle to replace Ighalo". Vanguard News. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- "Riyad Mahrez scored a last-second, stoppage-time free-kick to send Algeria into Friday's final against Senegal". The Guardian. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- Henry Onyekuru at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- "Henry Onyekuru". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
External links
- Profile at the Everton F.C. website
- Onyekuru Eupen Profile
- Henry Onyekuru at Soccerway
- Onyekuru Maxifoot Profile