Umeh Emmanuel
Personal information
Full name Umeh Umeh Emmanuel[1]
Date of birth (2004-08-31) 31 August 2004[1]
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Botev Plovdiv
Number 31
Youth career
Right2win Football Academy
0000–2022 Vista Gelendzhik
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Botev Plovdiv II 3 (3)
2022– Botev Plovdiv 29 (5)
International career‡
2022– Nigeria U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:36, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2023

Umeh Umeh Emmanuel (born 31 August 2004) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bulgarian Parva Liga side Botev Plovdiv.

Club career

Emmanuel played for the Right2win Football Academy in Nigeria before moving to Russian side Vista Gelendzhik.[2][3]

In 2022, he joined Botev Plovdiv. On 15 October 2022, he made his professional debut in Botev Plovdiv 3–1 victory against Pirin.[4] Emmanuel scored his first professional goal on 4 March 2023 against Cherno More and brought a 2–1 win for his club.

International career

Emmanuel represented Nigeria's under-20 team at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[1] He appeared all five matches as Nigeria was knocked-out by South Korea in the quarter-finals. Emmanuel didn't score any goal during the tournament but provided two assists.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Nigeria (NGA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 18. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Qui est Emmanuel Umeh, la jeune pépite qui pourrait bientôt faire vibrer Sclessin ?". Walfoot.be (in French). 5 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Emmanuel Umeh est ciblé par Bordeaux et 2 clubs belges" (in French). Africa Foot. 25 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Botev Plovdiv vs. Pirin Blagoevgrad 3 - 1". soccerway. 15 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Bulgarian club want 3 Million Euros for Flying Eagles striker". Score Nigeria. 24 June 2023.
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