Nigerian footballer
Raphael Onyedika
 Onyedika in 2023 |
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| Full name |
Raphael Onyedika Nwadike |
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| Date of birth |
(2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 (age 22) |
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| Place of birth |
Imo State, Nigeria |
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| Height |
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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| Position(s) |
Midfielder |
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|
Current team |
Club Brugge |
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| Number |
15 |
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| 2016–2019 |
Ebedei |
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| 2019–2020 |
Midtjylland |
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| Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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| 2020–2022 |
Midtjylland |
37 |
(2) |
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| 2020–2021 |
→ Fredericia (loan) |
28 |
(3) |
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| 2022– |
Club Brugge |
42 |
(0) |
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| 2022– |
Nigeria |
3 |
(0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:41, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:37, 19 October 2023 (UTC) |
Raphael Onyedika Nwadike (; born 19 April 2001) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Club Brugge and the Nigeria national team.
Career
Midtjylland
Onyedika used to play street football before joining F.C. Ebedei's academy at the age of 15.[1] After three years in Ebedei, Onyedika joined the academy of FC Midtjylland in Denmark, an affiliate club to FC Ebedei, shortly after his 18th birthday.
In his first full season in FC Midtjylland, he impressed in the U19 League and in the UEFA Youth League with his physique, speed and cash playing style. So much, that he on 1 July 2020 signed his first five-year professional contract with the club until June 2025.[2] To gain some more experience, Onyedika was loaned out to Midtjylland's affiliate club, Danish 1st Division-side FC Fredericia, on 19 August 2020 for the whole 2020–21 season.[3] Onyedika did well on his loan spell, playing 28 games and scoring three goals. The season went so well that the Nigerian came on TV3 Sport's team of the year in the Danish 1st Division.
Onyedika returned to Midtjylland in the summer 2021 and was promoted to the first team squad.[4] He got his official debut for Midtjylland on 16 July 2021 against Odense Boldklub, the first game of the 2021–22 Danish Superliga, where he was in the starting line-up and played the whole game.[5]
Club Brugge
On 28 August 2022, Onyedika signed a five-year contract with Club Brugge in Belgium.[6]
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