Chisom Egbuchulam

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Chisom Egbuchulam
Chisom Suwon FC.jpg
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-22) 22 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Enugu, Nigeria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Al-Jandal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2018 Enugu Rangers
2017BK Häcken (loan) 10 (0)
2018 Falkenberg 26 (14)
2019 Suwon FC 33 (18)
2020–2023 Meizhou Hakka 71 (27)
2023 Sichuan Jiuniu 18 (9)
2024 Hatta 10 (5)
2024– Al-Jandal 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:42, March 22 2024 (UTC)

Chisom Egbuchulam (born 22 February 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi club Al-Jandal.

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Club career

Egbuchulam moved on loan from Enugu Rangers to Swedish club BK Häcken in February 2017. [2] He signed for Falkenberg in April 2018. [3] In January 2019 he moved to South Korean club Suwon FC. [4]

In January 2020 he signed for Meizhou Hakka. [1] He would go on to be utilized as a vital member of the team that gained promotion to the top tier after coming second within the division at the end of the 2021 China League One campaign. [5]

On 1 July 2023, Egbuchulam joined China League One club Sichuan Jiuniu. [6]

On 9 February 2024, Egbuchulam joined UAE Pro League club Hatta. [7]

On 6 August 2024, Egbuchulam joined Saudi First Division club Al-Jandal. [8]

International career

In October 2016, Egbuchulam was called up to the Nigeria senior squad and was an unused substitute as the Super Eagles beat Zambia 2–1. [9]

Career statistics

As of 22 March 2024. [1]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BK Häcken (loan) 2017 Allsvenskan 10010--110
2018 Allsvenskan001300-13
Total100230000123
Falkenberg 2018 Superettan 261400--2614
2019 Allsvenskan0012--12
Total26141200002716
Suwon FC 2019 K League 2 331812--3420
Meizhou Hakka 2020 China League One 13400--134
2021 332000--3320
2022 Chinese Super League 19315--208
2023 6000--60
Total71271500007232
Sichuan Jiuniu 2023 China League One18900--189
Hatta 2023–24 UAE Pro League 2200--22
Career total16070512000016582

    Honours

    Club

    Enugu Rangers

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    References

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    2. Oluwashina Okeleji (28 February 2017). "Nigeria striker Egbuchulam joins Swedes BK Hacken on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
    3. "Chisom Egbuchulam till Falkenbergs FF" (in Swedish). svenskafans. 9 April 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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    9. "ZAMBIA VS. NIGERIA 1 – 2". Soccerway. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
    10. "CHISOM EGBUCHULAM REJOINS RANGERS AFTER FAILED OVERSEAS MOVE". africanfootball.com. 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2020-08-02.