Sopuruchukwu Bruno Onyemaechi MON (// ; born 3 April 1999) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Boavista and the Nigeria national team.
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| Full name | Sopuruchukwu Bruno Onyemaechi | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Owerri, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back, centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Boavista | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Lillestrøm | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Feirense | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Feirense | 29 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Vila Real (loan) | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Boavista (loan) | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Boavista | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Nigeria | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 October 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editIn the winter of 2018, Onyemaechi was trialed by clubs in Norway, which used player agent Atta Aneke. Onyemaechi was first on trial with Stabæk, then Lillestrøm together with compatriot Jerome Philip. Onyemaechi was brought to Lillestrøm's Marbella training camp and played friendly games, but ended up not being signed.[1][2]
On 17 August 2022, Onyemaechi joined Boavista on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[3] In June 2023, Boavista triggered the option and signed him on a permanent deal.[4]
International career
editOn 10 September 2023, Onyemaechi made his international debut for Nigeria, playing as a left-back for the full 90 minutes of a 6–0 victory over São Tomé and Príncipe, in the final group match of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Nigeria qualified and went all the way to the finals where they lost 1–2 to Ivory Coast.[5]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Feirense | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| Vila Real (loan) | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Boavista (loan) | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 33 | 2 | |
| Boavista | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 48 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 87 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 95 | 5 | |||
Honours
editNigeria
- Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2023[8]
Orders
Member of the Order of the Niger[9]
References
edit- ^ Svesengen, Morten (29 January 2018). "Bruno ga kjapt svar". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 25.
- ^ Svesengen, Morten (7 March 2018). "Kan bli den neste eksporten i LSKs Nigeria-suksess". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian).
- ^ "Bruno Onyemaechi reforça o Boavista FC" [Bruno Onyemaechi joins Boavista FC] (in Portuguese). Boavista. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Lateral Onyemaechi é alvo dos dragões, cmjornal.pt, 23 June 2023
- ^ "Nigéria de José Peseiro termina qualificação para a CAN com goleada" [José Peseiro's Nigeria end AFCON qualification with thrashing] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ Bruno Onyemaechi at Soccerway
- ^ Bruno Onyemaechi at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- ^ Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Afcon: Ivory Coast and Nigeria players get cash, villas and honours". BBC News. 2024-02-13. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
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