Christy Onyenaturuchi Ucheibe (born 25 December 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese club Benfica.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christy Onyenaturuchi Ucheibe | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Kano, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Nasarawa Amazons | ||
| 2019–2020 | Assi IF | 24 | (1) |
| 2020– | Benfica | 68 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2018 | Nigeria U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Nigeria U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Nigeria | 16 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 | |||
Club career
editUcheibe played for Nasarawa Amazons in the 2018 season.[3]
On 14 February 2020, Ucheibe signed for Portuguese club Benfica on a 3+1⁄2-year deal.[2]
International career
editUcheibe was selected for the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[4] In the last tournament she played three matches from the start.[5]
On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[6]
Honours
editBenfica
- Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2020–21, 2021-22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Taça da Liga: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Supertaça de Portugal: 2022, 2023
Individual
- EaglesTracker Defender of the Season: 2023-24
References
edit- ^ "Profile of Christy Ucheibe". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Christy Ucheibe contratada!". www.slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Rasheedat Ajibade tops Nigeria squad for U20 Women's World Cup". Goal.com. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ "U-20 WWC: Falconets to depart Austria for France Thursday". Today NG. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018 - Nigeria". FIFA.com. 1 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ Ryan Dabbs (14 June 2023). "Nigeria Women's World Cup 2023 squad: most recent call ups". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
External links
edit- Christy Ucheibe at Soccerway
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