Christy Ucheibe

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Christy Ucheibe
Personal information
Full name Christy Onyenaturuchi Ucheibe
Date of birth (2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Kano, Nigeria
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 16
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Nasarawa Amazons
2019–2020 Assi IF 24 (1)
2020– Benfica 68 (4)
International career‡
2016–2018 Nigeria U17 2 (0)
2018 Nigeria U20 3 (0)
2022– Nigeria 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024

Christy Onyenaturuchi Ucheibe (born 25 December 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese club Benfica. [2]

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Club career

Ucheibe played for Nasarawa Amazons in the 2018 season. [3]

On 14 February 2020, Ucheibe signed for Portuguese club Benfica on a 3+1⁄2-year deal. [2]

International career

Ucheibe was selected for the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [4] In the last tournament she played three matches from the start. [5]

On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023. [6]

Honours

Benfica

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Profile of Christy Ucheibe". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Christy Ucheibe contratada!". www.slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Rasheedat Ajibade tops Nigeria squad for U20 Women's World Cup". Goal.com. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "U-20 WWC: Falconets to depart Austria for France Thursday". Today NG. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018 - Nigeria". FIFA.com. 1 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  6. ↑ Ryan Dabbs (14 June 2023). "Nigeria Women's World Cup 2023 squad: most recent call ups". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.


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