Onyekachi Apam
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 December 1986 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Aba, Nigeria | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| –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) | |||||||||||
| Total | 128 | (1) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Nigeria U20 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2008 | Nigeria U23 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Nigeria | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Onyekachi Apamⓘ (born 30 December 1986) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defender.[1] He represented Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing as part of the men's football team.[2]
In 2005, Apam tried out for Nice, where he eventually signed. He made 105 appearances and extended his contract to end in 2013 rather than 2012 before transferring to Rennes in 2010.[3][4] Apam sat out most his time at Rennes due first to a knee injury and later to an ankle injury.[5][6] He left Rennes in early 2014 after appearing only 23 times in four years and signed with Seattle Sounders FC in September just before the MLS roster freeze.[3][7] He was released without making an appearance on 5 December.[8]
International career
During his career, Apam represented Nigeria's national team 14 times, including the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship;[9] the 2008 Africa Cup and the Summer Olympics;[10] and the FIFA World Cup[11] and the Africa Cup of Nations in 2010.[12][3] Nigeria won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics.[13][14]
