Onyekachi Apam

Onyekachi Apam
Personal information
Full name Onyekachi Apam
Date of birth (1986-12-30) 30 December 1986
Place of birth Aba, Nigeria
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
0000–2003 Pepsi Football Academy
2004–2005 Enugu Rangers
2005–2006 Nice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2010 Nice 105 (1)
2010–2014 Rennes 23 (0)
2014 Seattle Sounders FC 0 (0)
National team
2005 Nigeria U20 6 (0)
2008 Nigeria U23 5 (0)
2007– Nigeria 14 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Onyekachi Apam, (born 30 December 1986 in Aba) is a Nigerian footballer.

Personal life

His name, Onyekachi, means "Who is greater than God?".[1] On 31 December 2007, Onyekachi was robbed and kidnapped in Enugu.[2] He transferred to French club side Stade Rennes in summer 2010. He suffered from a long spell out of the side through injury, but finally made his debut for Rennes in January 2012, almost a year and a half after signing.

On 19 September 2014, it was announced that Apam signed with Seattle Sounders FC just before the MLS roster freeze.[3] He was released without making an appearance on 5 December.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Onyekachi - Behind the Name
  2. ↑ Nigeria star robbed and kidnapped 31 December 2007.
  3. ↑ "Sounders FC Signs Onyekachi Apam". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Public Relations. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sounders Terminate Apam’s Contract, Two Other Nigerians". 5 December 2014.

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