| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kanayochukwu Megwa | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right Back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Partick Thistle | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brooke House College Football Academy | |||
| 2021–2022 | Hibernian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Hibernian | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Kelty Hearts (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:38, 22 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Kanayochukwu Megwa (born 5 March 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle on loan from Scottish Premiership side Hibernian. [1]
Born in London, Megwa spent time on trial with English Championship clubs including Watford and West Brom before signing with Scottish club Hibernian in the summer of 2021. [2] [3] He signed a new contract with Hibernian in March 2023. [4]
Megwa joined Kelty Hearts of the Scottish League One on loan for the end of the 2022–23 season. [5] He made his league debut on 4 March 2023 for Kelty Hearts against Edinburgh. [6] [7]
On his return to Hibernian, Megwa trained with the first-team squad on their pre-season tour of Spain. [8] He made his Scottish Premiership debut on 12 August 2023, as a second-half substitute against Motherwell. [9]
In September 2023, he moved on loan to Scottish Championship club Airdrieonians. [10] The following month he made his league debut for Airdrie against Ayr United. [11] Hibs recalled Megwa from his loan at Airdrie in January 2024. [12] After making a few first team appearances for Hibs, he returned on loan to Airdrie a month later. [13]
Megwa joined Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle on a season long loan in September 2024. [14]
A defender with the potential to be versatile, Megwa played for Hibernian in the UEFA Youth League at right-back, right-wingback, right-sided centre-back in a back four and left-sided and right-sided centre-back in a back three formation. [15]
Megwa was born in London to Nigerian parents. [16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kelty Hearts (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Hibernian | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Airdrieonians (loan) | 2023–24 | Scottish Championship | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Career total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||