Umeh Emmanuel

Umeh Umeh Emmanuel (born 31 August 2004) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bulgarian Parva Liga side Botev Plovdiv.

Umeh Emmanuel

Personal information
Full name	Umeh Umeh Emmanuel^[1]
Date of birth	(2004-08-31) 31 August 2004 (age 19)^[1]
Place of birth	Nigeria
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Botev Plovdiv
Number	31
Youth career
	Right2win Football Academy
0000–2022	Vista Gelendzhik
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022	Botev Plovdiv II	3	(3)
2022–	Botev Plovdiv	29	(5)
International career^‡
2022–	Nigeria U20	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:36, 30 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2023

Club career

Emmanuel played for the Right2win Football Academy in Nigeria before moving to Russian side Vista Gelendzhik.^[2][3]

In 2022, he joined Botev Plovdiv. On 15 October 2022, he made his professional debut in Botev Plovdiv 3–1 victory against Pirin.^[4] Emmanuel scored his first professional goal on 4 March 2023 against Cherno More and brought a 2–1 win for his club.^{[citation needed]}

International career

Emmanuel represented Nigeria's under-20 team at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[1] He appeared all five matches as Nigeria was knocked-out by South Korea in the quarter-finals. Emmanuel didn't score any goal during the tournament but provided two assists.^[5]

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Nigeria (NGA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 18. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
2. "Qui est Emmanuel Umeh, la jeune pépite qui pourrait bientôt faire vibrer Sclessin ?". Walfoot.be (in French). 5 July 2023.
3. "Emmanuel Umeh est ciblé par Bordeaux et 2 clubs belges" (in French). Africa Foot. 25 June 2023.
4. "Botev Plovdiv vs. Pirin Blagoevgrad 3 - 1". soccerway. 15 October 2022.
5. "Bulgarian club want 3 Million Euros for Flying Eagles striker". Score Nigeria. 24 June 2023.