Share to: share facebook share twitter share wa share telegram print page

Ejike Uzoenyi

Ejike Uzoenyi
Uzoenyi with Rennes in 2013
Personal information
Full name Christantus Ejike Uzoenyi
Date of birth (1988-03-23) 23 March 1988 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Aba, Nigeria
Position(s) Left winger
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
2021–2023 Enugu Rangers 19 (0)
International career‡
2012–2014 Nigeria 21 (3)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Nigeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2013 South Africa
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:56, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:54, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

Christantus Ejike Uzoenyi MON (born 23 March 1988) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a left winger.

Club career

Uzoenyi has played club football in Nigeria and France for Enyimba, Rangers International and Rennes.[1][2][3][citation needed] 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.[4][5] On 15 February 2017, Uzoenyi signed with South African club Bidvest Wits.[3] He then joined Ajax Cape Town. Uzoenyi parted ways with Ajax Cape Town in December 2017.[6]

On 28 February 2020, Uzoenyi returned to football and signed a contract with, at the time, Bosnian Premier League club Zvijezda 09.[7] He made his official debut for Zvijezda 09 in a 3–0 defeat against Željezničar on 29 February 2020.[8]

In July 2020, Uzoenyi left Zvijedza 09 and shortly after, joined Montenegrin First League club Titograd.[9] However, the deal was never officially confirmed and he played the rest of 2020 at Zvijezda 09.[10]

In the summer 2020, Uzoenyi returned to Nigeria and joined Sunshine Stars.[11][3] He then played for Enugu Rangers.[1]

International career

Uzoenyi made his international debut for Nigeria in 2012,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[12] He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[13] He was named to Nigeria's squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship[14] and was selected the most valuable player of the tournament.[15]

Uzoenyi was also named in the provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup,[16] making the final squad after Uwa Echiejile was excluded by injury.[17][18]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[1]
National team Year Apps Goals
Nigeria 2012 11 0
2013 2 0
2014 9 3
Total 22 3
Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Uzoenyi goal.
List of international goals scored by Ejike Uzoenyi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 19 January 2014 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa  South Africa 1–0 3–1 2014 African Nations Championship [19]
2 3–0
3 25 January 2014 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa  Morocco 3–3 4–3 2014 African Nations Championship [20]

Honours

Enyimba[3]

Mamelodi Sundowns[3]

Bidvest Wits[3]

Nigeria[3]

Orders

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ejike Uzoenyi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Entretien avec Pierre Dréossi". staderennais.com. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Ejike Uzoenyi at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  4. ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (22 February 2014). "Mamelodi Sundowns agree deal for Nigeria's Ejike Uzoenyi". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Sundowns complete Ejike deal". Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. 20 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  6. ^ Ajax Cape Town snatch up Zimbabwean midfielder Gerald Takwara‚ goal.com, 15 December 2017
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ N.K. (29 February 2020). "Željezničar uvjerljivo savladao Zvijezdu 09 i bodovno se izjednačio sa Sarajevom" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ KOZARA UGASILA ZVIJEZDU 09, sportdc.net, 9 August 2020
  11. ^ NPFL: Finally…Sunshine Stars Win, Mohammed Rescues Enyimba, Pillars Lose In PH, busybuddiesng.com, 9 June 2021
  12. ^ Ejike Uzoenyi – FIFA competition record (archived)
  13. ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (10 January 2013). "Nations Cup 2013: Nigeria pick six locally-based players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  14. ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (1 January 2014). "Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi names weakened CHAN Squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  15. ^ Shina Oludare (1 February 2014). "Ejike Uzoenyi named CHAN's best player". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  16. ^ "World Cup 2014: Peter Odemwingie in provisional Nigeria squad". BBC Sport. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  17. ^ "World Cup 2014: Nigeria's Elderson Echiejile out with injury". BBC Sport. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  18. ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (13 June 2014). "World Cup 2014: Nigeria's Uzoenyi revels in second chance". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  19. ^ "Nigeria sv. South Africa". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  20. ^ "Nigeria vs. Morocco". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  21. ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (13 February 2013). "Presidential reward for Super Eagles". Sport. BBC. Lagos. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
Index: pl ar de en es fr it arz nl ja pt ceb sv uk vi war zh ru af ast az bg zh-min-nan bn be ca cs cy da et el eo eu fa gl ko hi hr id he ka la lv lt hu mk ms min no nn ce uz kk ro simple sk sl sr sh fi ta tt th tg azb tr ur zh-yue hy my ace als am an hyw ban bjn map-bms ba be-tarask bcl bpy bar bs br cv nv eml hif fo fy ga gd gu hak ha hsb io ig ilo ia ie os is jv kn ht ku ckb ky mrj lb lij li lmo mai mg ml zh-classical mr xmf mzn cdo mn nap new ne frr oc mhr or as pa pnb ps pms nds crh qu sa sah sco sq scn si sd szl su sw tl shn te bug vec vo wa wuu yi yo diq bat-smg zu lad kbd ang smn ab roa-rup frp arc gn av ay bh bi bo bxr cbk-zam co za dag ary se pdc dv dsb myv ext fur gv gag inh ki glk gan guw xal haw rw kbp pam csb kw km kv koi kg gom ks gcr lo lbe ltg lez nia ln jbo lg mt mi tw mwl mdf mnw nqo fj nah na nds-nl nrm nov om pi pag pap pfl pcd krc kaa ksh rm rue sm sat sc trv stq nso sn cu so srn kab roa-tara tet tpi to chr tum tk tyv udm ug vep fiu-vro vls wo xh zea ty ak bm ch ny ee ff got iu ik kl mad cr pih ami pwn pnt dz rmy rn sg st tn ss ti din chy ts kcg ve
Prefix: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Portal di Ensiklopedia Dunia

Portal : Agama
Agama
Portal : Bahasa
Bahasa
Portal : Biografi
Biografi
Portal : Budaya
Budaya
Portal : Ekonomi
Ekonomi
Portal : Elektronika
Elektronika
Portal : Film
Film
Portal : Filsafat
Filsafat
Portal : Geografi
Geografi
Portal : Indonesia
Indonesia
Portal : Ilmu
Ilmu
Portal : Lingkungan
Lingkungan
Portal : Masyarakat
Masyarakat
Portal : Matematika
Matematika
Portal : Militer
Militer
Portal : Mitologi
Mitologi
Portal : Musik
Musik
Portal : Olahraga
Olahraga
Portal : Pendidikan
Pendidikan
Portal : Politik
Politik
Portal : Sastra
Sastra
Portal : Sejarah
Sejarah
Portal : Seni
Seni
Portal : Teknologi
Teknologi
Kembali kehalaman sebelumnya