Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abel Ogwuche [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 6 July 2003||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back [2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Trelleborg | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2022 | Tripple 44 Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Trelleborg | 63 | (0) |
International career | |||
2023 | Nigeria U-20 | 10 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 August 2025 |
Abel Ogwuche (born 6 July 2003) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Swedish side Trelleborgs FF as a centre-back. [3]
Ogwuche came through the Tripple 44 Academy in Ibadan. In February 2022 he began a trial period with the Swedish side Trelleborgs FF. [4] The following month he signed for the club on a short term deal, with the option to extend. [5] [6] He made his Superettan debut for Trelleborgs on 21 August 2022 against Dalkurd FF. [7]
In November 2022 it was announced that Ohwuche would be signing a professional contract, and that the agreement would keep him with the Swedish club into 2026. [8] The club has the option to extend the contract by an extra year and Trelleborgs sports director Salif Camara Jönsson said “we get a tall center back with substantial upside in both aerial and duel play. We see a very big potential in him [and] he still has things to develop”. [9]
Ogwuche was named in the Nigerian squad for the AFCON under-20 tournament in January 2023. [10] He was awarded man of the match in the quarter-final win over Uganda that ensured Nigeria’s qualification for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [11] [12] He was subsequently named in the Nigerian squad for the 2023 U20 World Cup. [13]