Cedric Omoigui
Cedric Omoigui (born 11 November 1994), simply known as Cedric, is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Racing de Santander.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cedric Omoigui | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Racing Santander | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Villaverde Boetticher | |||
| Pozuelo | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| 2008–2013 | Mallorca | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Mallorca B | 107 | (52) |
| 2014–2018 | Mallorca | 35 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | → Valencia B (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Fuenlabrada | 25 | (11) |
| 2019–2020 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 7 | (1) |
| 2020– | Racing Santander | 23 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 August 2021 | |||
Football career
Born in Benin City, Cedric moved to Spain in 1996, aged only two.[1] He joined RCD Mallorca's youth setup in 2008, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2013–14 campaign, scoring 28 goals in Tercera División.
On 14 December 2014 Cedric made his professional debut, replacing fellow youth graduate Abdón Prats in a 1–1 home draw against CD Numancia in the Segunda División championship.[2] On 27 August of the following year he was loaned to another reserve team, Valencia CF Mestalla.[3]
On 6 August 2018, free agent Cedric signed a one-year deal with CF Fuenlabrada in Segunda División B.[4] One year later, he joined Belgian club Royal Excel Mouscron on a three-year contract.[5]
Cedric returned to Spain and its third division on 2 October 2020, after agreeing to a two-year deal with Racing de Santander.[6]
References
- ^ "Omoigui Looking To Break Into Mallorca's First Team". SL10. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "El Mallorca salva un punto frente a un Numancia lanzado" [Mallorca saves point against a brazen Numancia] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "El Mallorca cede a Cedric al Valencia" [Mallorca loans Cedric to Valencia] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ [CF Fuenlabrada sign Cedric] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 6 August 2018. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ Cedric Omoigui pour trois ans au Canonnier!, excel-foot.be, 1 August 2019
- ^ "Cédric Omoigui refuerza la delantera del Racing 2020/21" [Cédric Omoigui bolsters the forward line of Racing 2020/21] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
External links
- (in Spanish)
- Cedric at BDFutbol
- Cedric at Soccerway