Emmanuel Chimeroucheya Uchegbu (born 5 February 2005) is a Nigerian football player who plays for AS Trenčín in the Slovak Super Liga.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Chimeroucheya Uchegbu | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 2005 | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AS Trenčín | ||
| Number | 82 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Golden Boot Soccer Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2023 | Plateau United | ? | (?) |
| 2023- | AS Trenčín | 10 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023- | Nigeria U20 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15 (UTC) 29 May 2024 | |||
Club career
editHe was a member of the Golden Boot Soccer Academy.[2] He also played for Plateau United in the Nigeria Professional Football League.[3] He joined AS Trencin in September 2023 agreeing a two-year contract.[4] He made his debut in the Slovak Super Liga on 25 February 2024, at home against Slovan Bratislava.[5]
International career
editHe scored for Nigeria U20 against a Moroccan U23 side in February 2023.[6] He was a member of the Nigerian U20 team at the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.[7]
Style of play
editHe has been described as a winger.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Emmanuel Uchegbu". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Ajax, Heerenveen keeping tabs on Trencin's N2.6b-rated Nigeria U20 star Emmanuel Uchegbu". All Nigeria Soccer. April 13, 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Ajax hopes to prevent a new Leon Bailey scenario with the arrival of Uchegbu from Trencin". Voetbal.headliner.nl. April 14, 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "AS TRENCIN SNAP UP 3 NIGERIAN TEENAGERS FROM GBS ACADEMY". All Nigeria Soccer. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "TRENČÍN VS. SLOVAN BRATISLAVA 0 - 2". Soccerway. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Oseghe, Edward (February 16, 2023). "U-20 AFCON 2023: Flying Eagles beat Moroccan Club 6-1 in style". Nigerian Observer News. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Ladan Bosso announce Flying Eagles' 25-man squad for U-20 Africa Cup of Nations". Pulsesports.co.ke. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "'Ineffective' wingers worry Flying Eagles ahead biggest U20 AFCON test today". Score Nigeria. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
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