Umeh Emmanuel
Nigerian footballer (born 2004)
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Umeh Umeh Emmanuel (born 31 August 2004) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss side FC Zürich.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Umeh Umeh Emmanuel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 2004[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Zürich | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Right2win Football Academy | |||
| –2022 | Vista Gelendzhik | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Botev Plovdiv II | 3 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | Botev Plovdiv | 40 | (8) |
| 2024– | FC Zürich | 29 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Nigeria U20 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2023 | |||
Club career
Emmanuel played for the Right2win Football Academy in Nigeria before moving to Russian side Vista Gelendzhik.[3][4]
In 2022, he joined Botev Plovdiv. On 15 October 2022, he made his professional debut in Botev Plovdiv 3–1 victory against Pirin.[5] Emmanuel scored his first professional goal on 4 March 2023 against Cherno More and brought a 2–1 win for his club.[citation needed]
On the 8th of July, Emmanuel signed a five-year contract with Swiss team FC Zürich.[2]
International career
Emmanuel represented Nigeria's under-20 team at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[1] He appeared all five matches as Nigeria was knocked-out by South Korea in the quarter-finals. Emmanuel didn't score any goals during the tournament but provided two assists.[6]
Personal life
Emmanuel wears the number-11 shirt because it was the one worn by his favourite player, Didier Drogba.[7]
Honours
Botev Plovdiv