Echezona Anyichie
Nigerian footballer (born 1990)
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Celestine Echezona Anyichie ⓘ (born 14 May 1990) is a Nigerian professional footballer who last played as a defender for George Telegraph in the Calcutta Football League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Celestine Echezona Anyichie | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | George Telegraph | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | AC Oulu | ||
| 2008–2010 | Dolphin | ||
| 2010–2011 | Samutsongkhram | ||
| 2011–2012 | Southern Samity | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Mohun Bagan | 42 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Royal Wahingdoh | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Chennai City | 17 | (0) |
| 2018 | Mohammedan | 9 | (1) |
| 2018 | George Telegraph | 15 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Chhinga Veng | 10 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | George Telegraph | 26 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Bhawanipore | 18 | (2) |
| 2023– | Bodoland FC | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Nigeria U-17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Nigeria U-20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:22, 13 May 2018 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Finland
Eche had a trial in Finland for top tier Finnish club HJK Helsinki,[1] but failed to earn a contract. He then signed for another Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu.[2][3]
Nigeria
After the stint in Finland he returned to Nigeria to play for Dolphins F.C. in the Nigeria Premier League.[4][5][6]
Thailand
He had a brief spell in Thailand Premier League for Samut Songkhram F.C.
India
Southern Samity signed Echezona for the 2012 I-League 2nd Division. Though his team failed to qualify his performance was appreciated, and thus Mohun Bagan AC signed him up on a 1-year contract for 2012–13 I-League.[7] He has also played for Chennai City during the 2016–17 I-League Season. In 2020–21, he appeared with Calcutta Football League club Bhawanipore.[8]
International career
Anyichie has represented Nigeria in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship. He started all the matches for his country in the group stages and played alongside the likes of Mikel John Obi and Chinedu Obasi.[9]