Ugochukwu Oduenyi
Ugochukwu Ogbonnaya Oduenyi (born 3 February 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ukrainian Premier League club FC Minaj.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ugochukwu Ogbonnaya Oduenyi | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 31⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FK Sūduva | ||
| Number | 94 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Emmanuel Amuneke Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | LASK | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Sesvete (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | → SV Horn (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | SV Ried | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Mynai | 9 | (0) |
| 2021 | Zhetysu | 7 | (1) |
| 2022 | Javor Ivanjica | 12 | (0) |
| 2023– | Hegelmann | 25 | (3) |
| 2024– | Sūduva | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 March 2024 | |||
Club Career
Early career
Oduenyi started his career at famous Emmanuel Amuneke academy, Lagos, Nigeria.
LASK
In August 2018, Oduenyi left the shores of Nigeria and signed with Austrian Bundesliga club LASK. He penned two-year deal with the Austrian club but was loaned to a Second division club NK Sesvete in Croatia.
NK Sesvete
In October 2018 he made his debut for Sesvete in the 2nd HNL when he came on as a substitute for Mario Vasilj in the 60th minute against NK BSK Bijelo Brdo on matchday eight of the 2018/19 season. The loan ended during the winter break of that season and Oduenyi was on loan to the Austrian second division club SV Horn in January 2019.
SV Horn
He made his debut in the second division in February 2019, when he was in the starting line-up against FC Liefering on matchday 16 of that season and was replaced by Kelvin Arase in the 58th minute.
SV Reid
In September 2019, Oduenyi signed permanently with another Austrian club SV Reid in the second division. He was part of the team success to gain promotion to the Austrian Bundesliga (Top League) in 2020 and was released after contract expiration.[1]
FC Minaj
In January 2021, Oduenyi signed for FC Minaj to join Ukraine Premier league team as a free player and was handed a famous No. 9 jersey.[2] His agent Salutan Momoh Danessi who broke the transfer news, said the player’s confidence is on the high side and will be looking forward to giving his best on the pitch.
“Ugochukwu, is a top quality striker, he’s very happy to sign with FC Minaj and be part of the family of the club, his going to give 100% of his best and commit himself to the club, he love scoring goals, I am very sure, he will take the club to another level in the Premier league.”[3] On the 6th of February, Oduenyi has taken very little time to show his goals power after he produced a screamer for new Ukrainian club FC Minaj in a pre-season match against Olimpik Donetsk in Turkey.[4]
Honours
2. Liga (Austria)
References
- ↑ "Champion in Austria Ugochukwu Oduenyi aims for the top". Score Nigeria. 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ↑ "Ukrainian Club FC Minaj signs Oduenyi - The Nation". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ↑ "Ugochukwu is a top quality striker, says agent - The Nation Nigeria News". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ↑ "Oduenyi fires stunner for new Ukrainian club FC Minaj". Score Nigeria. 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2021-02-24.