Kingsley Obumneme

Kingsley Obumneme

Personal information
Full name	Eze Kingsley Obumneme
Date of birth	(1991-11-22) 22 November 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Enugu State, Nigeria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Center-back
Team information
Current team	Al-Suwaiq
Number	4
Youth career
2009–2011	Enugu Rangers Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	United	25	(4)
2016–2017	Peerless	9	(3)
2016–2017	Aizawl	17	(0)
2017–2019	Mohun Bagan	46	(7)
2019–2020	Minerva Punjab	6	(0)
2020–2021	Mohammedan	14	(0)
2022–	Al-Suwaiq	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:47, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

Eze Kingsley Obumneme (born 22 November 1991) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Al-Suwaiq in the Oman Professional League.

Career

India

Kingsley Obumneme has spent the majority of his career playing in the I-League in India. He has played for clubs such as United, in I-league 2nd division and Peerless in the Calcutta Football League. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Aizawl

On 24 December 2016, Obumneme signed with professional I-League side Aizawl. ^[1] He made his debut for the club on 7 January 2017 against East Bengal. He started the match and played the full ninety minutes as Aizawl drew 1–1. ^[4]

Mohun Bagan A.C

In 2017, he signed a one-year contract with Mohun Bagan, and appeared in both the I-League and CFL Premier Division matches. ^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 March 2021 ^[6]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aizawl	2016–17	I-League	17	0	3 [a]	0	—		20	0
Mohun Bagan	2017–18		17	2	3 [b]	0	—		20	2
	2018–19		19	0	0	0	—		19	0
	Mohun Bagan total		36	2	3	0	0	0	39	2
Minerva Punjab	2019–20	I-League	6	0	0	0	—		6	0
Mohammedan	2020	I-League 2nd Division	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2020–21	I-League	11	0	0	0	—		11	0
	Mohammedan total		14	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
Al-Suwaiq	2021–22	Oman Professional League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			73	2	6	0	0	0	79	2

1. Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Super Cup

Honours and titles

Club

Aizawl FC

• I-League(1): 2016–17

Mohun Bagan

• Calcutta Football League (1): 2018–19 ^[7]

Mohammedan SC

• I-League 2nd Division(1): 2019–20

References

1. Chaudhuri, Arunava (24 December 2016). "Aizawl FC sign four players to strengthen squad ahead of I-League start!". Arunfoot. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
2. "DINTHAR FC UNDER-14 HAWNNA MIZO PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLERS-TE NEN NEIH A NI". ZoFooty. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
3. "Indian Football: Transfer Season 2013-14 - Version 8". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
4. "East Bengal 1-1 Aizawl". Soccerway.
5. Mukherjee, Soham (28 August 2018). "CFL 2018: Mohun Bagan face stern test against Aryan before Kolkata Derby". Goal.com. Kolkata. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
6. Kingsley Obumneme at Soccerway
7. "Mohun Bagan Win Calcutta Football League After Eight Years". sports.ndtv.com. Retrieved 15 September 2018.