| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 2001 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chelmsford City | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AC Milan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Stockport Town | (8) | |
| 2018–2021 | Mossley | 32 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | Matlock Town | 32 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Chesterfield | 34 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Rochdale | 30 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Oldham Athletic | 27 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Eastleigh (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2025 | Eastbourne Borough | 13 | (0) |
| 2025– | Chelmsford City | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:00, 5 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Jesurun Uchegbulam (born 1 January 2001) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Chelmsford City. [2]
Uchegbulam was born in Lagos and moved to Italy as a young child. [3] After his parents lost their jobs the family moved to England, when he was 15, settling in Harpurhey. [3]
Uchegbulam joined the youth team of AC Milan at the age of 7. [3] After his family moved to England, he had a trial with Everton, but he was not signed by the club after he had heart surgery. [3] He also had trials with Sheffield Wednesday, Wigan Athletic, Brentford and Salford City. [4] [5]
He then spent time in non-league football with Stockport Town, scoring eight goals in his debut season for the club, [6] and Mossley, for whom he was named the fans' young player of the year in June 2020, [7] having scored four goals in 32 league appearances for the club. [8] He joined Matlock Town in May 2021, [9] scoring nine goals in 38 appearances for the Northern Premier League Premier Division club. [5] [10]
In July 2022, Uchegbulam signed his first professional contract with Chesterfield. [4] [5] [11] [3] By September 2022 he was appearing for the club primarily as a substitute, [12] and he scored his first goal for the club that month. [13]
On 11 August 2023, Uchegbulam signed for Rochdale for a nominal undisclosed fee. [14]
On 3 July 2024, Uchegbulam signed for Oldham Athletic, [15] and scored on his Oldham debut, against Braintree Town. [16] He signed on loan for Eastleigh in January 2025, [17] being recalled by Oldham in March. [18] He featured for Oldham in the National League playoff final at Wembley, as the club won promotion to the Football League. [19]
On 22 July 2025, Uchegbulam signed for National League South club Eastbourne Borough. [20]
On 1 November 2025, he signed for Chelmsford City. [21] On the same day he signed for Chelmsford, Uchegbulam scored and assisted on his debut, in a 4–1 win against Braintree Town in the first round of the FA Cup. [22]
Oldham Athletic