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Nigerian football player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nathaniel Ikechukwu Nwosu (born 10 January 2006) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Water F.C. and the Nigerian national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nathaniel Ikechukwu Nwosu[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 10 January 2006||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
International career‡ | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022- | Nigeria U20 | 1 | (0) |
2022 | Nigeria U23 | 0 | (0) |
2022– | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 April 2024 |
Nwosu is a product of the Water FC Academy in Abuja.[2] Nwosu had started playing football as a defender but switched to playing as a goalkeeper at 11 years-old. He won the ‘golden gloves’ award for the best goalkeeper at the 2022 WAFU Zone B U-20 Tournament as he represented Nigeria at the tournament in which they triumphed overall.[3] Nwosu was praised for his 6ft 4” height and reach, he was also praised for his reflexes and agility. He was named in the team of the tournament.[4]
Nwosu was called into the Nigerian squad for the 2022 African Nations Championship qualification matches against Ghana played in August and September 2022.[5] In October 2022 he played as Nigeria reached the final round of the 2023 Africa U23 Cup of Nations with a 2-0 (and 3-1 aggregate) victory of Tanzania U23.[6][7]
In November 2022 he was called up to the Nigeria squad for a pre-World Cup friendly match away against Costa Rica and made his senior international on November 10, 2022 debut appearing as a substitute against Costa Rica.[8][9]
In January 2023 Nwosu was called back in to the Nigerian under-20 team as they looked to qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[10] He started the opening match of the AFCON U20 tournament for Nigeria against Senegal in February 2023, but was dropped for their second match against Egypt.[11] In May 2023 he was named in the Nigeria squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[12]
In March 2024, he was named in the a Nigeria squad for the delayed 2023 African Games in Ghana.[13]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Nigeria | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
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