Emueje Ogbiagbevha

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Emueje Ogbiagbevha
Personal information
Full name Emueje Ogbiagbevha
Date of birth (1990-02-10) 10 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Nigeria,
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
FC Minsk
Number 9
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Pelican Stars
2009–2010 Rossiyanka 31 (29)
2011–2012 Energiya Voronezh 13 (15)
2012 BIIK Kazygurt
2016–2020 FC Minsk 52 (79)
International career
Nigeria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emueje Ogbiagbevha is a Nigerian football striker currently playing for FC Minsk in the Belarusian Premier League. [1] She previously played for BIIK Kazygurt in the Kazakhstani Championship, [2] and in the Russian Championship for Rossiyanka and Energiya Voronezh. [3] She was the top scorer of the 2010 season. [4] While playing in Rossiyanka she won two doubles. She has also played the Champions League with Energiya Voronezh and Kazygurt She is also a member of the Nigerian national team. [5] In 2016, Ogbiagbevha joined FC Minsk.

In the 2019-20 season she became the first African woman to win the (shared) UEFA Women's Champions League top scorer award. [6] After the season her contract expired at Minsk. [7]

Early career

She previously played for Pelican Stars F.C., Nasarawa Amazons and Delta Queens F.C. in Nigeria Women Premier League. [8]

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References

  1. "Emueje Ogbiagbevha – Profile". UEFA . Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. BIIK Kazygurt squad in UEFA's website
  3. "ФК "Энергия". Официальный сайт". Fcenergy.ru. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
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  5. Nigerian squad Archived 22 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine for the 2012 African Championship in CAF's website
  6. "Nigeria's Oghiabekhva makes history as first African to win Uefa Women's Champions League golden boot award".
  7. "Minsk part ways with Oghiabekhva and Wogu | Goal.com".
  8. "From The NWFL Premiership To TopScorer In Europe: The Story Of Emueje Ogbiagbevha". NWFL. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.