Bruno Onyemaechi
Personal information
Full name Sopuruchukwu Bruno Onyemaechi
Date of birth (1999-04-03) 3 April 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Owerri, Nigeria
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back, centre-back
Team information
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 13 (0)
International career‡
2023– Nigeria 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:19, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 October 2023

Sopuruchukwu Bruno Onyemaechi (// ⓘ; born 3 April 1999) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Boavista and the Nigeria national team.

Club career

In the winter of 2018, Onyemaechi trialed with clubs in Norway, who used the 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

On 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.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 December 2023[6][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
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

Nigeria

References

  1. ^ Svesengen, Morten (29 January 2018). "Bruno ga kjapt svar". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 25.
  2. ^ Svesengen, Morten (7 March 2018). "Kan bli den neste eksporten i LSKs Nigeria-suksess". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian).
  3. ^ "Bruno Onyemaechi reforça o Boavista FC" [Bruno Onyemaechi joins Boavista FC] (in Portuguese). Boavista. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  4. ^ Lateral Onyemaechi é alvo dos dragões, cmjornal.pt, 23 June 2023
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Bruno Onyemaechi at Soccerway
  7. ^ Bruno Onyemaechi at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  8. ^ Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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