Personal information | |||
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Full name | Charles Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi | ||
Date of birth | 5 August 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Olive Charles Academy | |||
2020–2021 | Giant Brillars | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Giant Brillars | 0 | (0) |
2021 | → Vorwärts Steyr (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2022 | Krško | 11 | (4) |
2022–2023 | Celje | 32 | (10) |
2023–2024 | Salernitana | 25 | (1) |
2024– | OH Leuven | 12 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2020 | Nigeria U20 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2023 |
Charles Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi (born 5 August 2001) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club OH Leuven.
Ikwuemesi is a youth product of the Nigerian clubs Olive Charles Academy and Giant Brillars. [1] He began his senior career on loan with the Austrian 2. Liga club Vorwärts Steyr on 31 August 2021. [2] On 31 December 2021, his loan with Vorwärts Steyr was terminated due to financial problems. [3] After a short return to Nigeria, he moved to the Slovenian Second League club Krško, where he scored 4 goals in 11 league appearances. On 2 July 2022, he signed with the Slovenian PrvaLiga side Celje on a 3 years contract. [4] On 18 August 2023, he transferred to the Italian Serie A club Salernitana on a contract until 2027. [5]
Ikwuemesi is a youth international for Nigeria, having been called up to the Nigeria U20s in 2020 for the WAFU B Cup of Nations tournament. [6] [7]
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