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Onyekachi Apam

Personal information
Full name	Onyekachi Apam
Date of birth	(1986-12-30) 30 December 1986 (age 35)
Place of birth	Aba, Nigeria
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
0000–2003	Pepsi Football Academy
2004–2005	Enugu Rangers
2005–2006	Nice
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2010	Nice	105	(1)
2010–2014	Rennes	23	(0)
2014	Seattle Sounders FC	0	(0)
Total		128	(1)
National team
2005	Nigeria U20	6	(0)
2008	Nigeria U23	5	(0)
2007–2010	Nigeria	14	(0)
Honours Representing  Nigeria Men's Football 2008 Beijing Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Onyekachi Apam (born 30 December 1986 in Aba) is a Nigerian former footballer who retired in 2014 after sustaining injuries playing for the Seattle Sounders FC.[1] He represented Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing as part of the men's football team.[2]

Career

In 2005, Apam tried out for OGC Nice, where he eventually signed. He made 105 appearances and even extended his contract to end in 2013 rather than 2012 before transferring to Stade Rennes in 2010.[3][4] Unfortunately, Apam was forced to sit out for the majority of his time as part of Stade Rennes due first to a knee injury and later to an ankle injury.[5][6] He left Rennes in early 2014 after appearing only 23 times in four years and signed with Seattle Sounders FC in September just before the MLS roster freeze.[3][7] He was released without making an appearance on 5 December.[8]

Team Nigeria

During his career, Apam represented Nigeria's national team 14 times, including the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship;[9] the 2008 Africa Cup and the Summer Olympics;[10] and the FIFA World Cup[11] and the Africa Cup of Nations in 2010.[12][3] Nigeria won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics.[13][14]

Personal life

Apam is of Igbo descent.[15]

On 31 December 2007 in Enugu, Apam's car was stolen and he was kidnapped for forty-five minutes before being released.[16][17]

Apam's nephew Lesley Ugochukwu signed with Stade Rennes, where Apam played from 2010 to 2014.[1]

References

External links

• Onyekachi Apam's profile, stats & pics
• Onyekachi Apam – French league stats at LFP – also available in French

На других языках

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- [en] Onyekachi Apam

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[es] Onyekachi Apam

Onyekachi Apam (Aba, Nigeria; 30 de diciembre de 1986) es un exfutbolista nigeriano. Jugaba de defensa y jugó nueve temporadas en Francia, en el Olympique Niza y el Stade Rennes. Su último club fue el Seattle Sounders FC de la MLS en 2014.

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[fr] Onyekachi Apam

Onyekachi Apam, né le 30 décembre 1986 à Aba[1], est un footballeur nigérian. Après avoir commencé sa carrière dans son pays natal, il rejoint l'Europe et l'OGC Nice à l'âge de 21 ans. Il s'installe comme titulaire avec son club, ce qui lui permet d'intégrer de façon régulière sa sélection nationale au poste de défenseur. Transféré au Stade rennais en juin 2009, il y est longtemps blessé et n'y joue que très peu durant trois ans et demi. Après de nombreuses blessures il met un terme a sa carrière.

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[it] Onyekachi Apam

Onyekachi Apam (Aba, 30 dicembre 1986) è un ex calciatore nigeriano, di ruolo difensore.

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[ru] Апам, Оньекачи

Оньекачи Апам (англ. Onyekachi Apam; род. 30 декабря 1986[1], Аба, Абия) — нигерийский футболист, защитник.

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