Emmanuel Ariwachukwu

Emmanuel Ariwachukwu // ^ⓘ (born 27 December 1993) is a Nigerian professional footballer who last played for Saif SC in the Bangladesh Premier League, as a centre-back. He made one appearance for the Nigeria national team in 2017.

Emmanuel Ariwachukwu

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-12-27) 27 December 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Owerri, Nigeria
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Gateway United
2008–2010	Calabar Rovers
2010–2012	Niger Tornadoes
2012–2013	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi
2013–2014	Akwa United
2014–2015	Churchill Brothers
2015–2018	Akwa United
2018–2019	Al-Hilal Club
2019–2020	Naft Maysan
2020	Andijon	8	(0)
2020–2021	Saif SC	19	(2)
International career
2017	Nigeria	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:49, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Owerri, he has played club football for Gateway United, Calabar Rovers, Niger Tornadoes, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi, Akwa United and Churchill Brothers.^[1] In October 2018, he moved to Al-Hilal Club,^[2] having previously been vice captain at Akwa United.^[3] In January 2019 he spoke about his positive start with Al Hilal.^[4] He moved to Naft Maysan later that year, and FK Andijon in 2020.^{[citation needed]} He joined Saif SC on 11 November 2020 in Bangladesh Premier League.^[5]

International career

He made his senior international debut for Nigeria on 19 August 2017 against Benin in a 2–0 win.^[1]