Personal information | |||
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Full name | Azubuike Emanuel Egwuekwe[1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 July 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Lafia, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rivers United | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | Nasarawa United | ||
2007–2008 | Yerima Strikers | ||
2008–2015 | Warri Wolves | ||
2016–2017 | KuPS | 50 | (5) |
2017–2018 | SuperSport United | 12 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Al-Nasr Benghazi | ||
2019– | Rivers United | ||
International career‡ | |||
2012– | Nigeria | 35 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:23, 21 February 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:30, 28 March 2018 (UTC) |
Azubuike Emanuel Egwuekwe (born 16 July 1989) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Rivers United as a centre back.
Born in Lafia, Egwuekwe has played club football for Nasarawa United, Yerima Strikers, Warri Wolves, KuPS and SuperSport United.[1][2]
After a year at Libyan club Al-Nasr Benghazi, Egwuekwe returned to Nigeria and joined Rivers United in September 2019.[3]
He made his international debut for Nigeria in 2012,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[4] He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[5] He was also selected for Nigeria's squad at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup,[6] and the 2014 African Nations Championship.[7]