Oghenetejiri Adejenughure

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Oghenetejiri Adejenughure
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Adejenughure in 2024
Personal information
Full name Oghenetejiri Kenneth Adejenughure
Date of birth (2007-02-04) 4 February 2007 (age 17)
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 FC Liefering
Number 38
Youth career
2015–2018 First Vienna FC
2018–2021 Rapid Wien
2021–2024 Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– FC Liefering 8 (1)
International career‡
2021–2022 Austria U15 6 (1)
2022–2023 Austria U16 8 (8)
2023–2024 Austria U17 12 (8)
2024– Austria U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:56, 15 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:56, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Oghenetejiri Kenneth Adejenughure (born February 4, 2007) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Liga club FC Liefering.

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Career

Adejenughure is a youth product of First Vienna FC and Rapid Wien, before moving to the youth academy of Red Bull Salzburg in February 2021. He was promoted to the FC Liefering squad for the 2024–25 season. He made his professional debut 2. Liga in August 2024 against First Vienna FC. [1] On 15 October 2024, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2007 worldwide. [2]

International

Born in Austria is of Nigerian descent. [3] Adejenughure played for an Austrian youth national team for the first time in November 2021. In 2024, he took part at the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championships, scoring 4 goals in 4 games. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "ÖFB-Juwel weckt das Interesse der europäischen Spitzenklubs". www.laola1.at.
  2. ↑ Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (15 October 2024). "Next Generation 2024: 60 of the best young talents in world football". theguardian.com. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Sports, Pulse (15 June 2024). "Oghenetejiri Adejenughure: Manchester United eye Austrian-Nigerian 16-goal wonderkid dubbed next Erling Haaland". Pulse Sports Nigeria.
  4. ↑ Schnittka, Stefan (26 May 2024). "U17s in the quarter-finals after a show of strength!". Kronen Zeitung.
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