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Nigerian footballer (born 2004)
Umeh Emmanuel
Personal information
Full name Umeh Umeh Emmanuel
Date of birth (2004-08-31) 31 August 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team FC Zürich
Number 21
Youth career
Right2win Football Academy
0000–2022 Vista Gelendzhik
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Botev Plovdiv II 3 (3)
2022–2024 Botev Plovdiv 40 (8)
2024– FC Zürich 8 (1)
International career
2022– Nigeria U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2023

Umeh Umeh Emmanuel (born 31 August 2004) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss side FC Zürich.

Club career

Emmanuel played for the Right2win Football Academy in Nigeria before moving to Russian side Vista Gelendzhik.

In 2022, he joined Botev Plovdiv. On 15 October 2022, he made his professional debut in Botev Plovdiv 3–1 victory against Pirin. Emmanuel scored his first professional goal on 4 March 2023 against Cherno More and brought a 2–1 win for his club.

On the 8th of July, Emmanuel signed a five-year contract with Swiss team FC Zürich.

International career

Emmanuel represented Nigeria's under-20 team at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He appeared all five matches as Nigeria was knocked-out by South Korea in the quarter-finals. Emmanuel didn't score any goals during the tournament but provided two assists.

Honours

Botev Plovdiv

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Nigeria (NGA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 18. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ "News". FC Zürich (in German). Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  3. "Qui est Emmanuel Umeh, la jeune pépite qui pourrait bientôt faire vibrer Sclessin ?". Walfoot.be (in French). 5 July 2023.
  4. "Emmanuel Umeh est ciblé par Bordeaux et 2 clubs belges" (in French). Africa Foot. 25 June 2023.
  5. "Botev Plovdiv vs. Pirin Blagoevgrad 3 – 1". soccerway. 15 October 2022.
  6. "Bulgarian club want 3 Million Euros for Flying Eagles striker". Score Nigeria. 24 June 2023. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. "Купа на България 2023/24 – статистика Пети кръг (Финал)" (in Bulgarian). bulgarian-football.com. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

External links

FC Zürich – current squad
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