Kyrian Nwabueze

Kyrian Chinazorm Nwabueze (born 11 December 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Kyrian Nwabueze

Personal information
Full name	Kyrian Chinazorm Nwabueze
Date of birth	(1992-12-11) 11 December 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Nigeria
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	El Camino Warriors	20	(19)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	Los Angeles Misioneros	11	(1)
2014	Banants	4	(0)
2014–2015	Los Angeles Misioneros	7	(6)
2015–2016	Tulsa Roughnecks	23	(5)
2016	Ararat Yerevan	17	(3)
2017	Shirak	10	(1)
2017	Gorica	9	(5)
2018–2019	Pobeda	14	(6)
2019	Drita	12	(7)
2019–2021	Laçi	46	(31)
2021–2023	Kuala Lumpur City	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:48, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

Career

Youth and College

Nwabueze played one year of college soccer at El Camino College in 2013, where he scored 19 goals.^[1]

Professional

Nwabueze had spells with USL PDL club Los Angeles Misioneros in 2013 and 2014,^[2][3] while also playing with Armenian side FC Banants in 2014, where he made six appearances and scored one goal in all competitions. He signed with United Soccer League club Tulsa Roughnecks in March 2015^[4][5] making his fully professional debut during the season opener on 28 March 2015, entering the game at the 62nd minute.

In February 2016, Nwabueze signed for Armenian side Ararat Yerevan,^[6] leaving the club on 28 October 2016.^[7]

In January 2017, Nwabueze went on trial with FC Shirak,^[8] signing a two-year contract with Shirak on 28 February 2017.^[9] At the beginning of August 2017, Nwabueze left Shirak,^[10] signing for Slovenian PrvaLiga side ND Gorica on a three-year contract on 15 September 2017.^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 August 2020^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Banants	2013–14	Armenian Premier League	4	0	1	0	—		5	0
Tulsa Roughnecks	2015	USL	23	5	1	0	—		24	5
Ararat Yerevan	2015–16	Armenian Premier League	11	1	0	0	—		11	1
	2016–17		6	2	1	0	—		7	2
	Total		17	3	1	0	–	–	18	3
Shirak	2016–17	Armenian Premier League	10	1	2	2	0	0	12	3
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
	Total		10	1	2	2	2	0	14	3
Gorica	2017–18	Slovenian PrvaLiga	9	5	1	0	—		10	5
Pobeda	2018–19	1. MFL	14	6	1	0	—		15	6
FC Drita	2018-19	Football Superleague of Kosovo	12	7	1	0	—		13	7
KF Laçi	2019–20	Kategoria Superiore	31	24	2	1	2	1	35	26
Career total			113	51	10	3	4	1	134	55

Honours

Shirak

• Armenian Cup: 2016–17