Emeka Umeh

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Emeka Umeh
Personal information
Full name Chukwuemeka Gozie Umeh
Date of birth (1999-10-24) 24 October 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Kaduna State, Nigeria
Height 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre forward
Team information
Current team
 VfB Homberg
Youth career
Zico FC (Kaduna)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Kaduna United 91 (66)
2019 Plateau United 25 (22)
2020–2021 AS Trenčín 14 (2)
2021–2023 GSV Geldern
2023 Rheinland Hamborn
2024– VfB Homberg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2021

Emeka Umeh (born 24 October 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for German Oberliga Niederrhein club VfB Homberg. [2]

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Club career

Early career

Born in Sabo, Nigeria, Umeh started playing football at a young age, with Zico FC a grassroot team in Kaduna State. [3]

AS Trenčín

In July 2018, Umeh joined Slovak side AS Trenčín. [4] He scored his first goal in the Fortuna liga for AS Trenčín against iClinic Sereď. [5] He was released from the club in the winter of 2020–21, when his contract was not renewed. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "AS Trenčín | Profil hráča | Umeh Chukwuemeka #14" (in Slovak).
  2. ↑ "Emeka Umeh | SCORE NIGERIA". Archived from the original on 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  3. ↑ "KADUNA UNITED OVER EMEKA "ZLATAN" UMEH". 23 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Odštartovala príprava na novú sezónu". AS Trenčín (in Slovak).
  5. ↑ "VYSOKÉ VÍŤAZSTVO NAD NOVÁČIKOM ZO SEREDE".
  6. ↑ "A-tím | Do prípravy sa zapojilo viac ako tridsať hráčov". AS Trenčín (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-01-07.
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