Sixtus Ogbuehi

Sixtus Ogbuehi
Personal information
Full name Nzubechi Sixtus Ogbuehi Ogbuehi
Date of birth (2003-03-15) 15 March 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Owerri, Nigeria
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Eldense
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Campos FC 16 (9)
2022–2023 Moralo B 4 (1)
2023 → Montehermoso (loan) 13 (2)
2023–2024 Moralo 14 (8)
2024 Ceuta B 15 (8)
2024– Eldense 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024

Nzubechi Sixtus Ogbuehi Ogbuehi (born 15 March 2003) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club CD Eldense.

Career

Born in Owerri, Ogbuehi played for hometown side Campos FC in the Nigeria National League during the 2021–22 season, scoring nine goals in 16 appearances.[1] He subsequently moved to Spain, joining Moralo CP and playing for their reserve team in the Primera División Extremeña before joining Tercera Federación side Montehermoso CP on loan on 29 January 2023.[2]

Ogbuehi returned to Moralo in July 2023, and was promoted to the first team in August after renewing with the club.[3] The following 1 February, after scoring eight goals in just 14 matches, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with AD Ceuta FC and was assigned to the reserves also in the fifth division.[4]

On 8 July 2024, after scoring ten goals for Ceuta B, Ogbuehi agreed to a three-year deal with Segunda División side CD Eldense;[5] Ceuta also retained 40% over a future sale.[6] He made his professional debut on 1 September, coming on as a late substitute for Joel Jorquera in a 2–1 home loss to FC Cartagena.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Congratulations to Campos FC of Owerri former striker @9ogbuehi Ogbuehi Nzubechi Sixtus, who recently signed for @cdeldense CD Eldense in the Spanish Second division ahead of the 2024/25 season". Campos FC Owerri. Facebook. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  2. ^ CP Montehermoso [@CPMontehermoso_] (29 January 2023). "TERCERA RFEF | Temporada 22/23 | 📢📢📢 Fichaje" [TERCERA RFEF | 22/23 Season | 📢📢📢 Signing] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2024 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Moralo CP [@Moralo_CP] (2 August 2023). "RENOVACIÓN MORALO CP TEMPORADA 2023–24" [RENEWAL MORALO CP 2023–24 SEASON] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2024 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "El Ceuta B ficha al central Pol Pla (Saguntino) y al delantero Sixtus (Moralo)" [Ceuta B sign the stopper Pol Pla (Saguntino) and the forward Sixtus (Moralo)] (in Spanish). Ceuta Deportiva. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Comunicado Oficial: Sixtus Ogbuehi" [Official announcement: Sixtus Ogbuehi] (in Spanish). CD Eldense. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  6. ^ "El Ceuta se queda con el 40 por ciento de un futuro traspaso de Sixtus" [Ceuta stay with 40 per cent of a future sale of Sixtus] (in Spanish). Ceuta Deportiva. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  7. ^ "El Cartagena remonta en Elda para celebrar sus primeros puntos" [Cartagena complete a comeback in Elda to celebrate their first points] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.