Emmanuel Ariwachukwu

Emmanuel Ariwachukwu
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-12-27) 27 December 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Owerri, Nigeria
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Gateway United
2008–2010 Calabar Rovers
2010–2012 Niger Tornadoes
2012–2013 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi
2013–2014 Akwa United
2014–2015 Churchill Brothers
2015–2018 Akwa United
2018–2019 Al-Hilal Club
2019–2020 Naft Maysan
2020 Andijon 8 (0)
2020–2021 Saif SC 19 (2)
International career
2017– Nigeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:49, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:48, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

Emmanuel Ariwachukwu // (born 27 December 1993) is a Nigerian international footballer who last played for Saif SC in the Bangladesh Football Premier League, as a defender.

Club career

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Born in Owerri, he has played club football for Gateway United, Calabar Rovers, Niger Tornadoes, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi, Akwa United and Churchill Brothers.[1] In October 2018, he moved to Al-Hilal Club,[2] having previously been vice captain at Akwa United.[3] In January 2019 he spoke about his positive start with Al Hilal.[4] He moved to Naft Maysan later that year, and FK Andijon in 2020.[5] He joined Saif SC on 11 November 2020 in Bangladesh Football Premier League.[6]

International career

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He made his senior international debut for Nigeria on 19 August 2017 against Benin in a 2–0 win.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Ariwachukwu, Emmanuel". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. ^ Dairo, Fisayo (29 October 2018). "Akwa captain Ariwachukwu seals move to Al Hilal". ACLSports. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  3. ^ Abayomi, Ademetan (4 January 2019). "Akwa United unveil new players ahead of NPFL season". Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  4. ^ Ibidapo, Ayo Olu. "Emmanuel Ariwachukwu delighted with good start to life in Sudan - AOIFOOTBALL.COM". Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Emmanuel Ariwachukwu – Saif". footballdatabase.eu. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  6. ^ "চার বিদেশির সঙ্গে চুক্তি সম্পন্ন করলো সাইফ স্পোর্টিং ক্লাব". Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.