Benjamin Onwuachi

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Benjamin Onwuachi
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-04-09) 9 April 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
2000–2003 Reggiana
2003–2004 Juventus
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2005 Juventus 0 (0)
2004–2005 → Salernitana (loan) 15 (4)
2005–2006 Standard Liège 0 (0)
2006–2009 Ionikos 68 (21)
2008–2009 → APOEL (loan) 24 (8)
2009–2011 Kavala 55 (20)
2011–2012 AEL Limassol 10 (0)
2012 Panetolikos 9 (0)
2012–2013 Skoda Xanthi 21 (6)
2013–2014 Iraklis 23 (3)
2014 Oțelul Galați 1 (0)
2014 Salam Zgharta
2016 Ionikos
2016 Aiginiakos 6 (0)
2017 Banneux
2017–2018 Nerostellati 18 (1)
Total250(63)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Benjamin Onwuachi (born 9 April 1984) is a Nigerian retired footballer who played as a striker.

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Onwuachi started his career in the youth ranks of Reggiana. He continued in the academies of Juventus where he didn't manage to establish himself in the first team. He then moved to Belgium to play for Standard Liège. After a brief spell in Belgium he moved to Greece in 2006, where he played for several clubs having also spells in Cyprus.

Club career

In 2003, Onwuachi was purchased by Juventus from Reggiana for €420,000. [1] He played in a 2003–04 Coppa Italia game against Siena and scored the winning goal for Juventus (2–1). In the 2004–05 season he went on loan to Salernitana where he played 15 games and scored 4 goals. In 2005 he signed a 2-year deal with Belgian side Standard Liège but failed to play a single match.

Ionikos

Midway through the 2005–06 season, he went to Greece and joined the team of Ionikos. In 2006–07 season Ionikos was relegated to the second division. In 2007–08 Beta Ethniki, he played in 27 games and had 14 goals, finishing as the third-highest scorer of the division. Unfortunately the club did not achieve promotion to the first division. In the match against PAS Giannina which Ionikos won 4–1, Onwuachi scored 2 goals.

APOEL

The next year the budget of Ionikos fell and in July 2008, Onwuachi went on loan to APOEL. He played in 20 games in the championship and scored 8 goals helping the team to win the Cypriot First Division and the Super Cup. In May 2009, the player and the chairman of APOEL, Phivos Erotokritou, did not agree on signing a new contract and Onwuachi returned to Greece.

Kavala

On 20 August 2009, he signed a 4-year contract with the newly promoted Super League Greece team Kavala. His first season with his new team, was excellent because he became 4th in top scorers of Super League Greece, scoring 10 goals. In August 2011, FIFA canceled his contract with the club after they failed to pay his salary for two consecutive months. [2]

AEL Limassol

On 25 August 2011, he signed with AEL Limassol in Cyprus, [3] but he was released from the club in January 2012.

Panetolikos

On 26 January 2012, he returned to Greece and signed a 6-month contract with Panetolikos. [4] On 26 April 2012, after the conclusion of the season, Onwuachi and Panetolikos parted their ways, as he could not fit into the team. [5] [6]

Skoda Xanthi

On 6 June 2012, Onwuachi signed a contract with Xanthi. [6]

Iraklis

On 19 July 2013, Onwuachi signed a contract with Iraklis. [7] He made his league debut for Iraklis on 30 September 2013 in an away loss against Kavala. [8] He scored his first goal for the club on 13 January 2013, in an away win against Ethnikos Gazoros. [9]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus 2003–04 Serie A 0011000011
Salernitana (loan) 2004–05 Serie B 15432——186
Ionikos 2005–06 Alpha Ethniki 13300——133
2006–07 Alpha Ethniki28420——304
2007–08 Beta Ethniki 271400——2714
Total682120——7021
APOEL (loan) 2008–09 Cypriot First Division 2486430103412
Kavala 2009–10 Super League Greece281064——3414
2010–11 Super League Greece271010——2810
Total552074——6224
AEL Limassol 2011–12 Cypriot First Division10000——100
Panetolikos 2011–12 Super League Greece9000——90
Skoda Xanthi 2012–13 Super League Greece21621——237
Iraklis 2013–14 Football League 23350——283
Oțelul Galați 2014–15 Liga I 1000—1020
Aiginiakos 2016–17 Football League6010——70
Nerostellati 2017–18 Serie D 181———181
Career total250632712302028275

Honours

APOEL

References

  1. ↑ "Reports and Financial Statements at 30 June 2005" (PDF). Juventus FC. 25 October 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "Onwuachi cleared to quit Kavala". BBC News.
  3. ↑ "AEL left the best for the end". Sigma Live. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  4. ↑ http://www.panetolikos.gr/archives/news/item/2406-ypegrapse-onwuathsi.html%5B%5D
  5. ↑ "Camara and Onwuachi leave Panetolikos". panetolikos.gr. 26 April 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. 1 2 "Απέκτησε Ονουάτσι η Ξάνθη! (Xanthi got Onwuachi!)" (in Greek). SentraGoal. 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "Στον ΗΡΑΚΛΗ ο Benjamin Onwuachi" (in Greek). Iraklis FC official website. 19 July 2013. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  8. ↑ Τραγικός αμυντικά Ηρακλής απογοήτευσε στην Καβάλα (in Greek). BleArena.gr. 30 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  9. ↑ Τρίτη θέση και η αντεπίθεση συνεχίζεται... (in Greek). BleArena.gr. 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
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