Cedric Omoigui

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Cedric
Personal information
Full name Cedric Omoigui
Date of birth (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Benin City, Nigeria
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Fuenlabrada
Number 9
Youth career
Villaverde Boetticher
Pozuelo
Real Madrid
2008–2013 Mallorca
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2017 Mallorca B 105 (52)
2014–2018 Mallorca 32 (1)
2015–2016 → Valencia B (loan) 12 (1)
2018–2019 Fuenlabrada 25 (11)
2019–2020 Royal Excel Mouscron 7 (1)
2020–2024 Racing Santander 66 (25)
2023–2024 → Ibiza (loan) 32 (5)
2024– Fuenlabrada 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2024

Cedric Omoigui (born 11 November 1994), simply known as Cedric, is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Fuenlabrada.

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Football career

Born in Benin City, Cedric moved to Spain in 1996, aged only two. [1] He joined RCD Mallorca's youth setup in 2008, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2013–14 campaign, scoring 28 goals in Tercera División.

On 14 December 2014 Cedric made his professional debut, replacing fellow youth graduate Abdón Prats in a 1–1 home draw against CD Numancia in the Segunda División championship. [2] On 27 August of the following year he was loaned to another reserve team, Valencia CF Mestalla. [3]

On 6 August 2018, free agent Cedric signed a one-year deal with CF Fuenlabrada in Segunda División B. [4] One year later, he joined Belgian club Royal Excel Mouscron on a three-year contract. [5]

Cedric returned to Spain and its third division on 2 October 2020, after agreeing to a two-year deal with Racing de Santander. [6] He scored 16 goals overall during the 2021–22 season, helping his side to return to the second division after a two-year absence.

Cedric was sidelined for the first half of the 2022–23 campaign due to a back injury, but was only a backup option to Roko Baturina and Matheus Aiás on his return. [7] On 29 August 2023, he was loaned to Primera Federación side UD Ibiza, for one year. [8]

On 19 July 2024, Cedric terminated his contract with the Verdiblancos. [9]

Four days later, Cedric signed a three-year contract with Fuenlabrada. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Omoigui Looking To Break Into Mallorca's First Team". SL10. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "El Mallorca salva un punto frente a un Numancia lanzado" [Mallorca saves point against a brazen Numancia] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "El Mallorca cede a Cedric al Valencia" [Mallorca loans Cedric to Valencia] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "El CF Fuenlabrada ficha a Cedric" [CF Fuenlabrada sign Cedric] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 6 August 2018. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Cedric Omoigui pour trois ans au Canonnier! Archived 2019-08-01 at the Wayback Machine , excel-foot.be, 1 August 2019
  6. ↑ "Cédric Omoigui refuerza la delantera del Racing 2020/21" [Cédric Omoigui bolsters the forward line of Racing 2020/21] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "¿Qué es lo que le pasa a Cedric?" [What is happening with Cedric?] (in Spanish). El Diario Montañés. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Acuerdo entre el Racing y la Ibiza Unión Deportiva para la cesión de Cedric hasta el próximo 30 de junio" [Agreement between Racing and Ibiza Unión Deportiva for the loan of Cedric until the following 30 June] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Acuerdo entre el Racing y Cedric para la rescisión de su contrato" [Agreement between Racing and Cedric for the rescision of his contract] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Cedric vuelve a casa" [Cedric comes home] (in Spanish). Fuenlabrada. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.


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