Paul Onuachu

Paul Onuachu

Personal information
Full name	Ebere Paul Onuachu[1]
Date of birth	28 May 1994
Place of birth	Nigeria
Height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[1]
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	FC Midtjylland
Number	33
Youth career
	Ebedei
2012	FC Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012–	FC Midtjylland	32	(3)
2015	→ Vejle BK (loan)	13	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:49, 18 February 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Ebere Paul Onuachu (born 28 May 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Danish club FC Midtjylland, as a striker.^[1]

Club career

Onuachu moved to Danish club FC Midtjylland in 2012, on a scholarship, from their affiliate team in Nigeria, Ebedei.^[2] He was a prolific scorer for their youth team, and made his first-team debut in the Cup later that year, before making his league debut in December 2012.^[2] In June 2013 he signed a new three-year contract with the club,^[3] before extending it for a further three-years in August 2015.^[4] In early 2015 he was loaned to Vejle BK, before returning to FC Midtjylland ahead of the 2015–16 season.^[5]

International career

In February 2015 he was called-up to the Nigerian under-23 national team.^[6]

References

1. Paul Onuachu profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
2. "Profile" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
3. "FCM forlænger med unge boblere" (in Danish). Bold. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
4. Martin Dons (4 August 2015). "FC Midtjylland forlænger med Onuachu" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
5. Kenneth Jensen (16 October 2015). "FCM-træner: Angriber kan blive et af FCM's største salg nogensinde" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
6. Kolade Oni (17 February 2015). "Siasia picks 21 players for Gabon game". Tipsbladet. Retrieved 18 February 2016.