Sunny Nwachukwu

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Sunny Nwachukwu
Personal information
Date of birth 15 January 1976 [1]
Place of birth Maiduguri, Nigeria
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1994 [2] KRC Genk 10 (0)
1994–1995 Germinal Ekeren [2] 1 (0)
1995–1997 [3] KFC Tielen [4]
1997–19xx Germinal Ekeren [3]
19xx–1998 [5] KFC Lille
1998–1999 [6] KSK Beveren 11 (0)
2000–2002 Montreal Impact 25 (1)
Managerial career
RC Hades (U15) [7]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sunny Nwachukwu (born 15 January 1976 in Nigeria) is a Nigerian retired professional footballer who is last known to have trained with HSV Hoek in the Netherlands in 2003. [8]

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Career

Belgium

Earning minimum wage without inking a contract with Genk, Ekeren, and Tielen, [9] Nwachukwu turned out for KSK Beveren in the preseason of 1998–99, bagging a brace in a friendly with Nieuwkerken-Waas which ended 3–1, before going on to appear in 6 league and cup games for Beveren and departing in 1999. [10]

Canada

Starting for the first time with Montreal Impact when they hosted the Vancouver 86ers in 2000, [11] the Nigerian was regarded as a palpable threat in the league for the Impact and had his contract extended in 2001 [12] despite suffering an injury the previous season. [13]

England

Impressed at Dagenham & Redbridge with two friendly goals in 2002. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Sunny Nwachukwu". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 Ekeren Le Soir
  3. 1 2 Division 2 Le Soir
  4. ↑ Beerschot Le Soir
  5. ↑ Transfers seizoen 98–99
  6. ↑ Six clubs de D 1 passés au crible Le point sur les premiers transferts Le Soir
  7. ↑ U15 Gewestelijke Rc Hades drie keer kampioen Het Belang Van Limburg
  8. ↑ Hoek versterkt met Nigeriaan Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant pg. 68
  9. ↑ International Sports Economics Comparisons pg. 94
  10. ↑ SK Beveren Profile Freethielvrienden.be
  11. ↑ L'Impact l'emporte et garde espoir RDS.ca
  12. ↑ L'Impact s'entend avec Sunny Nwachukwu RDS.ca
  13. ↑ Raleigh met fin au suspense et écarte l'Impact des séries RDS.ca
  14. ↑ West Ham Preview Diggerdagger.com


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