John Owoeri

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John Owoeri
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Owoeri playing for Åtvidabergs FF in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-01-13) 13 January 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Warri, Nigeria
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–2000 Polavis
2000–2002 Zumaz
2002–2004 Nigeria Ports Authority
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2005 Bendel Insurance
2005–2006 Feyenoord 1 (0)
2006 → Westerlo (loan) 10 (0)
2006–2009 Enyimba
2009–2010 Heartland
2010–2012 Ismaily 13 (2)
2012 Sunshine Stars
2012–2013 NPA Warri Wolves
2013–2015 Åtvidabergs FF 77 (17)
2016 BK Häcken 26 (17)
2017 Baoding Yingli Yitong 28 (14)
2018 Shanghai Shenxin 26 (9)
2019 Inner Mongolia Zhongyou 3 (0)
2019 Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic 7 (3)
2020 Beijing BSU 11 (2)
2022 Mariehamn 22 (11)
International career
2005 Nigeria U20
2010 Nigeria 1 (0 [1] )
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2022

John Owoeri (born 13 January 1987) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker.

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Club career

Owoeri was born in Warri. He has played for NPA, Bendel Insurance FC, Feyenoord, K.V.C. Westerlo and Enyimba of Aba. He played in 2009 with Heartland F.C. and scored two goals in their 10–1 thrashing of Monrovia Black Stars in the 2009 Champions League opening round. [2] [3] On 29 November 2009, he announced to sign with Warri Wolves F.C., [4] but nothing came of it. He joined Ismaily ahead of the 2010–11 season after two seasons with Heartland. [5] In August 2012, the striker left Egyptian Premier League club Ismaily SC to sign for Nigerian side Sunshine Stars F.C. [6] He played three months with the Akure club, before transferred to Warri Wolves F.C. on 2 November 2012. [7]

On 7 April 2022, Owoeri signed with Mariehamn in Finland. [8]

International career

In 2005, he scored a goal for Nigeria in the FIFA World Youth Championship. [9] Owoeri has played one match for the Super Eagles for the Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea. [10]

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ John Owoeri at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ↑ Heartland Still Unclear Of John Owoeri's Eligibility For African Champions League
  3. ↑ "CAF May Have Cleared Heartland Striker John Owoeri Of Drug Charges | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Heartland Star John Owoeri Close To Warri Wolves Switch
  5. ↑ "JOHN OWOERI will not play for Ismaily in Friendly Matches:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  6. ↑ www.realnet.co.uk. "John Owoeri's debut for Sunshine Stars held up due to international transfer certificate issues". Kick Off. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  7. ↑ Ogbeide Hails Owoeri Osagie, Capture Archived 5 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "IFK Mariehamn värvar välmeriterad nigeriansk anfallare" (Press release) (in Swedish). Mariehamn. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - John OWOERI". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  10. ↑ Akpayen, George (11 October 2010). "Musa, Owoeri earn plaudits for Guinea show". Nigerian Football League. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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