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Paul Onuachu
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Ebere Paul Onuachu MON listenⓘ (born 28 May 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Southampton and the Nigeria national team.[1]
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![]() Onuachu training with Genk in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Ebere Paul Onuachu[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1994-05-28) 28 May 1994 (age 30) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Owerri, Nigeria[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Southampton | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Ebedei | |||||||||||||||||
2012 | Midtjylland | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2019 | Midtjylland | 134 | (51) | ||||||||||||||
2015 | → Vejle (loan) | 13 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2023 | Genk | 114 | (79) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Southampton | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | → Trabzonspor (loan) | 21 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2019– | Nigeria | 24 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:28, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:37, 10 June 2024 (UTC) |
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Onuachu has won League titles in Denmark and Belgium, and while in the latter country was voted Belgian Footballer of the Year and won the country's top scoring Golden Bull trophy.