Personal information | |||
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Full name | Henry Chukwuemeka Onyekuru [1] | ||
Date of birth | 5 June 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Fayha | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2015 | Aspire Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Eupen | 57 | (28) |
2017–2019 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Anderlecht (loan) | 19 | (9) |
2018–2019 | → Galatasaray (loan) | 31 | (14) |
2019–2021 | Monaco | 8 | (0) |
2020 | → Galatasaray (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2021 | → Galatasaray (loan) | 14 | (5) |
2021–2023 | Olympiacos | 14 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Adana Demirspor (loan) | 28 | (8) |
2023 | Adana Demirspor | 0 | (0) |
2023– | Al-Fayha | 24 | (10) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2022 | Nigeria | 15 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 January 2022 |
Henry Chukwuemeka Onyekuru (born 5 June 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Saudi Pro League club Al-Fayha, and the Nigeria national team.[ citation needed ]
Onyekuru began his football career with the Aspire Academy in 2010, and graduated in 2015 joining their partner club, K.A.S. Eupen. [2] He made his debut for Eupen on 5 September 2015 in a 2–2 tie against K.F.C. Dessel Sport in the Belgian Second Division. [3] Onyekuru helped the team get promoted to the Belgian First Division A in his debut season, and made his professional debut in a 3–0 loss on 30 July 2016 against S.V. Zulte Waregem. [4] After a successful season in the Belgium first division, Onyekuru finished as one of the top scorers in the league, catching the attention of various larger teams in Europe. [5] He finished the 2016–17 season as joint top-scorer with 22 goals, but the trophy was handed to Łukasz Teodorczyk as he scored more away goals than Onyekuru. [6]
On 30 June 2017, Onyekuru joined Everton for £7 million and was immediately sent on loan to Anderlecht. [7] Onyekuru had been handed the number nine jersey at Anderlecht for the 2017–18 campaign. [8]
Having scored 10 goals in 28 matches for Anderlecht, Onyekuru suffered a knee ligament injury in December which would require surgery. Anderlecht announced surgery would be necessary and that he would be out of action "for several months". [9] In January 2018, it was reported that Onyekuru would return to Anderlecht after rehabilitation and full recovery. [10]
In July 2018, Onyekuru joined Galatasaray on a season-long loan. [11] The loan fee paid to Everton was reported as £700,000. [12] On 20 May 2019, Onyekuru was on the scoresheet for Galatasaray as they defeated title challengers İstanbul Başakşehir 2–1 to secure the Süper Lig championship for the second straight season. [13] The victory also meant that Galatasaray secured the domestic double having defeated Akhisar Belediyespor in the Turkish Cup final the week prior. [13] [14] [15]
Having failed to ever secure a work permit in the UK, Onyekuru joined AS Monaco on a permanent transfer on 12 August 2019. [16] [17] The fee was undisclosed (rumoured to be between £12-£15 million) and Onyekuru signed a five-year deal with the Ligue 1 club. [18]
On 5 January 2020, Onyekuru signed for Galatasaray, his former club, on a six-month loan with no option to buy. [19] He left after his loan ended in June, making a total of twelve appearances and scoring one goal. [20]
On 25 January 2021, Onyekuru once again signed for Galatasaray on a six-month loan, this time with an option to buy. [21] [22]
On 2 August 2021, Olympiacos announced the signing of Onyekuru for a four-year deal for an undisclosed amount. [23]
On 11 August 2023, Onyekuru joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Fayha on a two-year contract. [24]
Onyekuru was called up for the Super Eagles camp in May 2017. [25] He made his senior debut for Nigeria in a 3–0 friendly win over Togo on 1 June 2017. [26]
After a strong 2018–19 club season with Galatasaray, Onyekuru was included in Nigeria's final 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. [27] [28] He played for 12 minutes at the finals, coming on as a late substitute in their 1–2 semi-final defeat to eventual champions Algeria. [29] [30]
Onyekuru was invited by the national coach as part of the squad to face Ukraine in an international friendly on the 10 of September 2019. [31] [32]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Eupen | 2015–16 | Belgian Second Division | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 6 | ||
2016–17 | Belgian Pro League | 38 | 22 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 41 | 24 | |||
Total | 57 | 28 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 60 | 30 | ||||
Everton | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Anderlecht (loan) | 2017–18 | Belgian Pro League | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 28 | 10 |
Galatasaray (loan) | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 31 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 7 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 16 |
Monaco | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Galatasaray (loan) | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
2020–21 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 5 | ||||
Total | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 6 | ||||
Olympiacos | 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 [lower-alpha 5] | 1 | — | 27 | 1 | |
Adana Demirspor (loan) | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 8 | ||
Al-Fayha | 2023–24 | Saudi Pro League | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 [lower-alpha 6] | 1 | — | 31 | 11 | |
Career total | 195 | 75 | 20 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 245 | 82 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Nigeria | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | 6 | 0 | |
2019 | 5 | 1 | |
2020 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | 2 | 0 | |
2022 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 15 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 22 March 2019 | Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, Nigeria | Seychelles | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
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