| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ikechukwu Orazi | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland [1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Reims | ||
| Number | 73 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2016 | Corduff FC | ||
| 2016–2019 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| 2019–2023 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Reims B | 17 | (2) |
| 2024– | Reims | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Republic of Ireland U16 | 4 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 17 | (2) |
| 2024– | Republic of Ireland U19 | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:31, 25 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ikechukwu Orazi (born 11 June 2007) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for French Ligue 2 club Reims. He is a Republic of Ireland youth international. [2]
He started playing football in Avondale, Mulhuddart, in the north-west of Dublin, with his older brothers. He joined up with join local club Corduff from the age of six or seven years-old. After his family moved to Manchester, England he joined a local team before being spotted by the Bolton Wanderers Academy where he played for 3 years before moving back to Blanchardstown in Ireland by the time he was 12 years-old. [3] He won a league and cup double with Shamrock Rovers’ under-15s team and he earned a first call up to Ireland at Under-15s level. [4]
He played at Corduff FC prior to joining up with Shamrock Rovers with whom he won the National League and Cup double at under-15 level. He was one of three players to be nominated by the FAI for their U17 International Player of the Year Award in 2023. [5] He was also part of the Shamrock Rovers Academy Education Programme prior to joining Stade de Reims in September 2023. [6] [7]
He began to be included in the Stade de Reims first-team squads for Ligue 1 matches during the 2023-24 season. [8] He made his debut in the Coupe de France against AS Mutzig on 22 December 2024. [9] He made his senior league debut for the club as a late second-half substitute for Mamadou Diakhon, against Olympique Lyonnais on 9 February 2025 in a 4-0 defeat in Ligue 1. [10]
Born in the Republic of Ireland, Orazi is of Nigerian descent. [11] He is a youth international for the Republic of Ireland, featuring at the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Budapest, Hungary. [12] His performances included a goal in a 3-0 win over Wales U17. [13]
In September 2024, he was called-up for the Republic of Ireland under-19 national football team. [14] He featured for the Ireland U19 team in a 0–0 against Moldova U19 on 13 November 2024, in Nisporeni. [15]
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