Umeh Emmanuel

Umeh Emmanuel
Personal information
Full name Umeh Umeh Emmanuel[1]
Date of birth (2004-08-31) 31 August 2004 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 FC Zürich
Number 21
Youth career
Right2win Football Academy
–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.[2]

Club career

Emmanuel played for the Right2win Football Academy in Nigeria before moving to Russian side Vista Gelendzhik.[3][4]

In 2022, he joined Botev Plovdiv. On 15 October 2022, he made his professional debut in Botev Plovdiv 3–1 victory against Pirin.[5] Emmanuel scored his first professional goal on 4 March 2023 against Cherno More and brought a 2–1 win for his club.[citation needed]

On the 8th of July, Emmanuel signed a five-year contract with Swiss team FC Zürich.[2]

International career

Emmanuel represented Nigeria's under-20 team at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[1] 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.[6]

Honours

Botev Plovdiv

References

  1. ^ a b c d "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Nigeria (NGA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 18. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  7. ^ "Купа на България 2023/24 – статистика Пети кръг (Финал)" (in Bulgarian). bulgarian-football.com. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.