| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 2001 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AC Milan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2018 | Stockport Town | ||
| 2018–2021 | Mossley | 32 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | Matlock Town | 32 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Chesterfield | 34 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Rochdale | 30 | (1) |
| 2024– | Oldham Athletic | 17 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2025 | |||
Jesurun Uchegbulam (born 1 January 2001) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for English club Oldham Athletic, as a winger. [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 move 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 and Mossley, for whom he was named the fans' young player of the year in June 2020, [6] having scored four goals in 32 league appearances for the club. [7] He joined Matlock Town in May 2021, [8] scoring 9 goals in 38 appearances for the Northern Premier League Premier Division club, [5] [9]
In July 2022, Uchegbulam signed his first professional contract with Chesterfield. [4] [5] [10] [3] By September 2022 he was appearing for the club primarily as a substitute, [11] and he scored his first goal for the club that month. [12]
On 11 August 2023, Uchegbulam signed for Rochdale for a nominal undisclosed fee. [13]
On 3 July 2024, Uchegbulam signed for Oldham Athletic. [14]