Christantus Ejike Uzoenyi MON (born 23 March 1988) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Enugu Rangers.
.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 | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Enugu Rangers | ||||||||||||||||
| 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– | Enugu Rangers | ||||||||||||||||
| 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
editUzoenyi has played club football in Nigeria and France for Enyimba, Rangers International and Rennes.[1][2][3][4] 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.[5][6] On 15 February 2017, Uzoenyi signed with South African club Bidvest Wits.[4] He then joined Ajax Cape Town. Uzoenyi parted ways with Ajax Cape Town in December 2017.[7]
On 28 February 2020, Uzoenyi returned to football and signed a contract with, at the time, Bosnian Premier League club Zvijezda 09.[8] He made his official debut for Zvijezda 09 in a 3–0 defeat against Željezničar on 29 February 2020.[9]
In July 2020, Uzoenyi left Zvijedza 09 and shortly after, joined Montenegrin First League club Titograd.[10] However, the deal was never officially confirmed and he played the rest of 2020 at Zvijezda 09.[11]
In the summer 2020, Uzoenyi returned to Nigeria and joined Sunshine Stars.[12][4] He then played for Enugu Rangers.[1]
International career
editUzoenyi made his international debut for Nigeria in 2012,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[13] He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[14] He was named to Nigeria's squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship[15] and was selected the most valuable player of the tournament.[16]
Uzoenyi was also named in the provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup,[17] making the final squad after Uwa Echiejile was excluded by injury.[18][19]
Honours
editEnyimba[4]
- Nigerian Professional Football League: 2005, 2007
- Federation Cup: 2005
Mamelodi Sundowns[4]
Bidvest Wits[4]
Nigeria[4]
Orders
Member of the Order of the Niger[20]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Ejike Uzoenyi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Entretien avec Pierre Dréossi". staderennais.com. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "Ejike Uzoenyi". footballdatabase.eu. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g Ejike Uzoenyi at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (22 February 2014). "Mamelodi Sundowns agree deal for Nigeria's Ejike Uzoenyi". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Sundowns complete Ejike deal". Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. 20 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ Ajax Cape Town snatch up Zimbabwean midfielder Gerald Takwara‚ goal.com, 15 December 2017
- ^ N.K. (28 February 2020). "Zvijezda 09 dovela Uzoenyija, Nigerijca koji je igrao na Mundijalu protiv Zmajeva" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ N.K. (29 February 2020). "Željezničar uvjerljivo savladao Zvijezdu 09 i bodovno se izjednačio sa Sarajevom" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ E. Škorić (24 July 2020). "Nigerijac koji je igrao protiv BiH na SP-u napustio Zvijezdu, ali odmah pronašao novi klub" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ KOZARA UGASILA ZVIJEZDU 09, sportdc.net, 9 August 2020
- ^ NPFL: Finally…Sunshine Stars Win, Mohammed Rescues Enyimba, Pillars Lose In PH, busybuddiesng.com, 9 June 2021
- ^ Ejike Uzoenyi – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (10 January 2013). "Nations Cup 2013: Nigeria pick six locally-based players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (1 January 2014). "Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi names weakened CHAN Squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ Shina Oludare (1 February 2014). "Ejike Uzoenyi named CHAN's best player". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ "World Cup 2014: Peter Odemwingie in provisional Nigeria squad". BBC Sport. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "World Cup 2014: Nigeria's Elderson Echiejile out with injury". BBC Sport. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (13 June 2014). "World Cup 2014: Nigeria's Uzoenyi revels in second chance". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (13 February 2013). "Presidential reward for Super Eagles". Sport. BBC. Lagos. Retrieved 19 March 2024.