Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christy Onyenaturuchi Ucheibe | ||
Date of birth | 25 December 2000 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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]
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]
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]
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