Ebere Paul Onuachu (born 28 May 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Belgian club Genk and the Nigeria national team, as a forward.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ebere Paul Onuachu[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1994-05-28) 28 May 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Owerri, Nigeria[1] | ||
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Genk | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
Ebedei | |||
2012 | Midtjylland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2019 | Midtjylland | 134 | (51) |
2015 | → Vejle (loan) | 13 | (5) |
2019– | Genk | 93 | (63) |
National team‡ | |||
2019– | Nigeria | 16 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:14, 10 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:41, 6 December 2021 (UTC) |
Onuachu moved to Danish club FC Midtjylland in 2012, on a scholarship, from their affiliate team in Nigeria, Ebedei.[2] He was a prolific scorer for their youth team, and made his first-team debut in the Cup later that year, before making his league debut in December 2012.[2] In June 2013 he signed a new three-year contract with the club,[3] before extending it for a further three-years in August 2015.[4] In early 2015 he was loaned to Vejle BK, before returning to FC Midtjylland ahead of the 2015–16 season.[5]
In August 2019 he signed for Belgian club Genk.[6]
Onuachu was called up to the Nigeria under-23 national team in February 2015.[7] In March 2019 he received his first call-up to the Nigerian senior team.[8]
On 26 March 2019, Onuachu scored his first goal for Nigeria in a friendly match against Egypt. The goal was scored within the first ten seconds of the game, and the fastest ever scored for Nigeria.[9] Following the goal Onuachu was heralded as the "toast of Nigerian football", with "his coach, team-mates, journalists and fans talking about him".[10] He was selected to the Nigeria squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[11] He played in Nigeria's 1–0 win over Burundi.[12]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Midtjylland | 2012–13 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
2014–15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | |||
2015–16 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 37 | 9 | |||
2016–17 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 23 | ||
2017–18 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | 31 | 17 | |||
2018–19 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 40 | 22 | |||
Total | 134 | 51 | 16 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 181 | 74 | ||
Vejle (loan) | 2014–15 | Danish 1st Division | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 5 | ||
Genk | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 28 | 10 | |
2020–21 | 38 | 33 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 41 | 35 | ||||
2021–22 | 35 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 23 | ||
Total | 95 | 63 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 68 | ||
Career total | 242 | 119 | 20 | 15 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 302 | 147 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Nigeria | 2019 | 7 | 1 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 6 | 2 | |
Total | 15 | 3 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 26 March 2019 | Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, Nigeria | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
2 | 27 March 2021 | Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo, Benin | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
3 | 30 March 2021 | Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria | ![]() | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Midtjylland[14]
Genk
Nigeria
Individual
Nigeria squad – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations third place | ||
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K.R.C. Genk – current squad | |
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