Emueje Ogbiagbevha

Emueje Ogbiagbevha
Personal information
Full name Emueje Ogbiagbevha
Date of birth (1990-02-10) 10 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Nigeria,
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 FC Minsk
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Pelican Stars
2009–2010 Rossiyanka 31 (29)
2011–2012 Energiya Voronezh 13 (15)
2012 BIIK Kazygurt
2016–2020 FC Minsk 52 (79)
International career
Nigeria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emueje Ogbiagbevha is a Nigerian football striker who plays for FC Minsk in the Belarusian Premier League.[1] She previously played for BIIK Kazygurt in the Kazakhstani Championship,[2] and in the Russian Championship for Rossiyanka and Energiya Voronezh.[3] She was the top scorer of the 2010 season.[4] While playing in Rossiyanka she won two doubles. She has also played the Champions League with Energiya Voronezh and Kazygurt She is also a member of the Nigerian national team.[5] In 2016, Ogbiagbevha joined FC Minsk.

In the 2019-20 season she became the first African woman to win the (shared) UEFA Women's Champions League top scorer award.[6] After the season her contract expired at Minsk.[7]

Early career

She previously played for Pelican Stars F.C., Nasarawa Amazons and Delta Queens F.C. in Nigeria Women Premier League.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Emueje Ogbiagbevha – Profile". UEFA. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. ^ BIIK Kazygurt squad in UEFA's website
  3. ^ "ФК "Энергия". Официальный сайт". Fcenergy.ru. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Summary – Supreme Division – Russia – Results, fixtures, tables and news". Women Soccerway. 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  5. ^ Nigerian squad Archived 22 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine for the 2012 African Championship in CAF's website
  6. ^ "Nigeria's Oghiabekhva makes history as first African to win Uefa Women's Champions League golden boot award".
  7. ^ "Minsk part ways with Oghiabekhva and Wogu | Goal.com".
  8. ^ "From The NWFL Premiership To TopScorer In Europe: The Story Of Emueje Ogbiagbevha". NWFL. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.


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