Ejike Uzoenyi
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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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
Uzoenyi has played club football in Nigeria and France for Enyimba, Rangers International and Rennes. 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. On 15 February 2017, Uzoenyi signed with South African club Bidvest Wits. He then joined Ajax Cape Town. Uzoenyi parted ways with Ajax Cape Town in December 2017.
On 28 February 2020, Uzoenyi returned to football and signed a contract with, at the time, Bosnian Premier League club Zvijezda 09. He made his official debut for Zvijezda 09 in a 3–0 defeat against Željezničar on 29 February 2020.
In July 2020, Uzoenyi left Zvijedza 09 and shortly after, joined Montenegrin First League club Titograd. However, the deal was never officially confirmed and he played the rest of 2020 at Zvijezda 09.
In the summer 2020, Uzoenyi returned to Nigeria and joined Sunshine Stars. He then played for Enugu Rangers.
International career
Uzoenyi made his international debut for Nigeria in 2012, and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. He was named to Nigeria's squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship and was selected the most valuable player of the tournament.
Uzoenyi was also named in the provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, making the final squad after Uwa Echiejile was excluded by injury.
Honours
Enyimba
- Nigerian Professional Football League: 2005, 2007
- Federation Cup: 2005
Mamelodi Sundowns
Bidvest Wits
Nigeria
Orders
Member of the Order of the Niger
References
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