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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ebere Paul Onuachu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1994 | ||
| 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) |
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*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) | |||
Club career
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]
International career
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]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 May 2022[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
- Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
International
- As of match played 7 September 2021[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2019 | 7 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 2 | |
| Total | 15 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Onuachu goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 March 2019 | Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, Nigeria |  Egypt | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 27 March 2021 | Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo, Benin |  Benin | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 30 March 2021 | Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria |  Lesotho | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
Midtjylland[14]
- Danish Superliga: 2014–15, 2017–18
- Danish Cup: 2018–19
Genk
- Belgian Cup: 2020–21[15]
Nigeria
- Africa Cup of Nations: third place 2019[16]
Individual
- Belgian First Division A top scorer: 2020–21[17]
- Belgian Professional Footballer of the Year: 2020–21[18]
- Belgian Golden Shoe: 2021[19]
References
- Paul Onuachu at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- "Profile" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- "FCM forlænger med unge boblere" (in Danish). Bold. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- Martin Dons (4 August 2015). "FC Midtjylland forlænger med Onuachu" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- Kenneth Jensen (16 October 2015). "FCM-træner: Angriber kan blive et af FCM's største salg nogensinde" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- "Officielt: Onuachu slutter sig til Joakim Mæhle". bold.dk.
- Kolade Oni (17 February 2015). "Siasia picks 21 players for Gabon game". Tipsbladet. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- Oluwashina Okeleji (4 March 2019). "John Mikel Obi: Nigeria captain left out of Super Eagles squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Nigeria's fastest international goal helps them beat Egypt". BBC Sport. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- Oluwashina Okeleji (27 March 2019). "The spotlight in Nigeria falls on Paul Onuachu after his 10 second goal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- "AFCON 2019: Onuachu happy to make Super Eagles squad". 16 May 2019.
- Silas, Don (23 June 2019). "Nigeria vs Burundi: Why I didn't start Ighalo in Super Eagles' 1-0 win - Rohr". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- "Paul Onuachu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- "Soccer-Dal Hende fires Midtjylland to Danish title". Reuters. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- "Tunisia 0–1 Nigeria". BBC. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- "Paul Onuachu: Nigeria striker scoops two awards in Belgium". BBC. 25 May 2021.
- "Topschutter Paul Onuachu is verkozen tot Profvoetballer van het Jaar". SPORZA. 25 May 2021.
- "Paul Onuachu verslaat Club-duo Lang en De Ketelaere voor Gouden Schoen". SPORZA. 12 January 2022.
Nigeria squad – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations third place | ||
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