![]() Uzoenyi with Rennes in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Christantus Ejike Uzoenyi | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 23 March 1988||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Aba, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Enugu Rangers | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2008 | Enyimba | ||||||||||||||||
2008–2014 | Enugu Rangers | ||||||||||||||||
2013 | → Rennes (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2013 | → Rennes II (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2014 | → Enugu Rangers (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
2017 | Bidvest Wits | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2017 | Ajax Cape Town | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020 | Zvijezda 09 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Sunshine Stars | ||||||||||||||||
2021– | Enugu Rangers | ||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Nigeria | 21 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:56, 17 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:54, 28 July 2021 (UTC) |
Christantus Ejike Uzoenyi MON (born 23 March 1988) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Enugu Rangers.
Uzoenyi has played club football in Nigeria and France for Enyimba, Rangers International and Rennes. [1] [2] [3] [4] On 20 February 2014, he signed for South African club Mamelodi Sundowns; he will remain with Enugu Rangers on loan before moving to South Africa in June 2014. [5] [6] On 15 February 2017, Uzoenyi signed with South African club Bidvest Wits. [4] He then joined Ajax Cape Town. Uzoenyi parted ways with Ajax Cape Town in December 2017. [7]
On 28 February 2020, Uzoenyi returned to football and signed a contract with, at the time, Bosnian Premier League club Zvijezda 09. [8] He made his official debut for Zvijezda 09 in a 3–0 defeat against Željezničar on 29 February 2020. [9]
In July 2020, Uzoenyi left Zvijedza 09 and shortly after, joined Montenegrin First League club Titograd. [10] However, the deal was never officially confirmed and he played the rest of 2020 at Zvijezda 09. [11]
In the summer 2020, Uzoenyi returned to Nigeria and joined Sunshine Stars. [12] [4] He then played for Enugu Rangers. [1]
Uzoenyi made his international debut for Nigeria in 2012, [1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. [13] He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. [14] He was named to Nigeria's squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship [15] and was selected the most valuable player of the tournament. [16]
Uzoenyi was also named in the provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, [17] making the final squad after Uwa Echiejile was excluded by injury. [18] [19]
Enyimba [4]
Mamelodi Sundowns [4]
Bidvest Wits [4]
Nigeria [4]
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