Chinonyerem Macleans
Nigerian footballer (born 1999)
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Chinonyerem Macleans (born 1 October 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Shabab and the Nigeria national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Aba, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Shabab | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Abia Angels | |||
| 2015–2020 | Bayelsa Queens | 36 | (29) |
| 2020 | Bobruichanka | 10 | (8) |
| 2021 | Stomilanki Olsztyn | 10 | (11) |
| 2021–2022 | Górnik Łęczna | 22 | (20) |
| 2022–2024 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 33 | (14) |
| 2024– | Al-Shabab | 5 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Nigeria | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 July 2024 | |||
Club career
In the summer of 2020, she departed Bayelsa Queens to join the 11-time champions, Bobruichanka Bobruisk, in the Belarusian league.[1]
On 30 November 2020, Stomilanki Olsztyn announced the signing of Macleans.[2] In August 2021, she moved to fellow Polish side Górnik Łęczna.[3]
After one season in the Polish top-flight, she departed Górnik to join clubs in more competitive leagues.[4]
Lokomotiv Moscow
In the summer of 2022, she joined Russian Women's Football Championship defending champions Lokomotiv Moscow. In the first four rounds of the championship, she made a significant impact, scoring five goals, and was voted the Best Player of the Month for March by the fans.[5][6] In the following match, she was named Player of the Match, continuing her impressive form.[7]
In August 2024, she has ended her two-year stint with the Russian club.[8]
Al-Shabab
On 1 October 2024, Saudi Women's Premier League side Al-Shabab announced the signing of the forward.[9][10]
International career
In June 2022, MacLeans received her first call-up to the Nigeria women's national football team for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[11] On 7 July 2022, she made her debut for the team, coming on as a substitute for Ifeoma Onumonu in the 83rd minute.[12][13]
On 3 July 2024, Macleans was included on the roster for Nigeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[14]
Honours
Individual
- Ekstraliga top scorer: 2021–22[15]
