Ugochukwu Oduenyi

Ugochukwu Ogbonnaya Oduenyi (born 3 February 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Zhetysu.

Ugochukwu Oduenyi
Ugochukwu Oduenyi shoot
Personal information
Full name Ugochukwu Ogbonnaya Oduenyi
Date of birth (1996-02-03) 3 February 1996
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Zhetysu
Number 25
Youth career
Emmanuel Amunike Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 LASK 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Sesvete (loan) 3 (0)
2019 → Horn (loan) 6 (1)
2019–2020 Ried 1 (0)
2021 Mynai 9 (0)
2021– Zhetysu 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2021

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]

Mynai

In January 2021, Oduenyi signed for Mynai to join Ukraine Premier League team as a free player and was handed a famous No. 9 jersey.[2] Oduenyi made his debut for Mynai on 13 February 2021.[3]

Zhetysu

On 25 August 2021, Zhetysu announced the signing of Oduenyi.[4]

References
  1. "Champion in Austria Ugochukwu Oduenyi aims for the top". Score Nigeria. 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  2. "Ukrainian Club FC Minaj signs Oduenyi - The Nation". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  3. "'Majestic Oduenyi' makes Ukraine debut". thelagostempong.com/. The Lagos Tempo. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. "ДОБРО ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ, УГО!". fc-zhetisu.kz/ (in Russian). FC Zhetysu. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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