Ejike Uzoenyi
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Christantus Ejike Uzoenyi MON (born 23 March 1988) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a left winger.
.jpg) Uzoenyi with Rennes in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Christantus Ejike Uzoenyi | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1988[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Aba, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Zvijezda 09 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Sunshine Stars | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Enugu Rangers | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Nigeria | 21 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:56, 17 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:54, 28 July 2021 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Uzoenyi has played club football in Nigeria and France for Enyimba, Rangers International and Rennes.[1][2][3][citation needed] 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.[4][5] On 15 February 2017, Uzoenyi signed with South African club Bidvest Wits.[3] He then joined Ajax Cape Town. Uzoenyi parted ways with Ajax Cape Town in December 2017.[6]
On 28 February 2020, Uzoenyi returned to football and signed a contract with, at the time, Bosnian Premier League club Zvijezda 09.[7] He made his official debut for Zvijezda 09 in a 3–0 defeat against Željezničar on 29 February 2020.[8]
In July 2020, Uzoenyi left Zvijedza 09 and shortly after, joined Montenegrin First League club Titograd.[9] However, the deal was never officially confirmed and he played the rest of 2020 at Zvijezda 09.[10]
In the summer 2020, Uzoenyi returned to Nigeria and joined Sunshine Stars.[11][3] He then played for Enugu Rangers.[1]
International career
Uzoenyi made his international debut for Nigeria in 2012,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[12] He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[13] He was named to Nigeria's squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship[14] and was selected the most valuable player of the tournament.[15]
Uzoenyi was also named in the provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup,[16] making the final squad after Uwa Echiejile was excluded by injury.[17][18]
Honours
Enyimba[3]
- Nigerian Professional Football League: 2005, 2007
- Federation Cup: 2005
Mamelodi Sundowns[3]
Bidvest Wits[3]
Nigeria[3]
Orders
Member of the Order of the Niger[19]
References
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