Nneka Onyejekwe

Nneka Obiamaka Onyejekwe (born 18 August 1989 in Hațeg) is a Romanian professional volleyball player who played as a middle blocker for CS Volei Alba-Blaj and now plays for Dinamo Bucharest and the Romania national team.

Nneka Onyejekwe
Onyejekwe in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Nneka Obiamaka Onyejekwe
Nationality	Romanian
Born	(1989-08-18) 18 August 1989 (age 34) Hațeg, Romania
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Spike	319 cm (126 in)
Block	301 cm (119 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Current club	CS DINAMO
Number	18
Career
Years Teams 2007–2010 2010–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 2016– Metal Galați Voléro Zürich RC Cannes Dresdner SC CS Volei Alba-Blaj
National team
2006– Romania
Honours Top Volley International 2010 Basel Team

She was born in Hațeg to a Romanian mother and Nigerian father, both intellectuals, and was raised in Cluj-Napoca.^[1] One of her brothers, Chike, plays handball professionally.

Honours

Clubs

• 2011, 2012, 2013 Swiss Championship – Champion, with Voléro Zürich
• 2011, 2012, 2013 Swiss Cup – Champion, with Voléro Zürich
• 2010, 2011 Swiss Super Cup – Champion, with Voléro Zürich
• 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Romanian Championship – Champion, with Metal Galați
• 2007, 2008, 2009 Romanian Cup – Champion, with Metal Galați
• 2017–18 CEV Champions League - Runner-Up, with CSM Volei Alba Blaj

Individual awards

• 2017–18 CEV Champions League "Best Middle Blocker"
• 2017 Romanian Volleyball Player of the Year
• 2018 Romanian Volleyball Player of the Year

See also

• Romania women's national volleyball team

References

1. "Nneka Onyejekwe - voleibalista româno-nigeriană de la CSU Metal" (in Romanian). Viaţa Liberă Galaţi. 29 January 2010.

External links

• Voléro Zürich profile
• Soccerway profile
• Profile at CEV
• Profile at FIVB

Awards
Preceded by   Milena Rašić   Rachael Adams	Best Middle Blocker of CEV Champions League 2017–2018 ex aequo   Milena Rašić	Succeeded by TBD