Umeh Umeh Emmanuel (born 31 August 2004) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bulgarian Parva Liga side Botev Plovdiv.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Umeh Umeh Emmanuel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | |||
| –2022 | Vista Gelendzhik | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Botev Plovdiv II | 3 | (3) |
| 2022– | Botev Plovdiv | 36 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Nigeria U20 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:50, 24 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2023 | |||
Club career edit
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.[citation needed]
International career edit
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 edit
- ^ a b c d "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Nigeria (NGA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 18. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Qui est Emmanuel Umeh, la jeune pépite qui pourrait bientôt faire vibrer Sclessin ?". Walfoot.be (in French). 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Emmanuel Umeh est ciblé par Bordeaux et 2 clubs belges" (in French). Africa Foot. 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Botev Plovdiv vs. Pirin Blagoevgrad 3 - 1". soccerway. 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Bulgarian club want 3 Million Euros for Flying Eagles striker". Score Nigeria. 24 June 2023.