Christy Ucheibe
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.png) Ucheibe with Benfica in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christy Onyenaturuchi Ucheibe | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Kano, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Nasarawa Amazons | ||
| 2019–2020 | Assi IF | 24 | (1) |
| 2020– | Benfica | 79 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2018 | Nigeria U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Nigeria U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Nigeria | 25 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 March 2026 | |||
Christy Onyenaturuchi Ucheibe OON (born 25 December 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for Portuguese club Benfica and the Nigeria national team.[2]
Ucheibe played for Nasarawa Amazons in the 2018 season.[3]
On 14 February 2020, Ucheibe signed for Portuguese club Benfica on a 3+1⁄2-year deal.[2]
International career
Ucheibe was selected for the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[4] In the last tournament she played three matches from the start.[5]
Ucheibe was called up to the Nigeria squad for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[6]
On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[7]
Ucheibe was called up to the Nigeria squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[8]
