| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kanayochukwu Megwa | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right Back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hibernian | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:34, 1 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Kanayochukwu Megwa (born 5 March 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for 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 City. [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 August 2024, Megwa signed a four-year deal which committed him to Hibs until summer 2028. [10]
Kanayo Megwa made his European debut in the 2025-26 Europa League qualifying. He came off the bench in both legs of Hibernian's tie with FC Midtjylland of Denmark, which they lost 3-2 on aggregate. [11]
In September 2023, he moved on loan to Scottish Championship club Airdrieonians. [12] The following month he made his league debut for Airdrie against Ayr United. [13] Hibs recalled Megwa from his loan at Airdrie in January 2024. [14] After making a few first team appearances for Hibs, he returned on loan to Airdrie a month later. [15]
Megwa joined Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle on a season long loan in September 2024. [16] He made his debut at right back in a 1-0 home victory over Dunfermline Athletic, wearing shirt number 30. Through the 2024-25 season, Megwa made 30 appearances in all competitions, including starting all four play-off ties the club contested. Megwa registered one assist across all appearances, helping Brian Graham score in a 1-1 home draw with Airdrieonians in February 2025. [17] Megwa returned to his parent club at the conclusion of his loan period following the end of the season. [18]
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. [19]
Megwa was born in London to Nigerian parents. [20]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kelty Hearts (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish League One | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Hibernian | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Airdrieonians (loan) | 2023–24 | Scottish Championship | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Airdrieonians (loan) | 2023–24 | Scottish Championship | 14 | 0 | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Hibernian | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | — | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Partick Thistle | 2024–25 | Scottish Championship | 26 | 0 | — | 4 [c] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| Hibernian | 2025–26 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [d] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 66 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 79 | 0 | ||