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Bruno Onyemaechi
Personal information
Full name	Sopuruchukwu Bruno Onyemaechi
Date of birth	3 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Owerri, Nigeria
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Boavista
Number	70
Youth career
2018	Lillestrøm
2018–2020	Feirense
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2023	Feirense
2020–2021	→ Vila Real (loan)
2022–2023	→ Boavista (loan)
2023–	Boavista
International career‡
2023–	Nigeria
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Nigeria
Africa Cup of Nations
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 October 2023

Sopuruchukwu Bruno Onyemaechi MON (// ^ⓘ; born 3 April 1999) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Boavista and the Nigeria national team.

Club career

In the winter of 2018, Onyemaechi was trialed by clubs in Norway, which used player agent Atta Aneke. Onyemaechi was first on trial with Stabæk, then Lillestrøm together with compatriot Jerome Philip. Onyemaechi was brought to Lillestrøm's Marbella training camp and played friendly games, but ended up not being signed.^[1]^[2]

On 17 August 2022, Onyemaechi joined Boavista on a season-long loan with an option to buy.^[3] In June 2023, Boavista triggered the option and signed him on a permanent deal.^[4]

International career

On 10 September 2023, Onyemaechi made his international debut for Nigeria, playing as a left-back for the full 90 minutes of a 6–0 victory over São Tomé and Príncipe, in the final group match of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Nigeria qualified and went all the way to the finals where they lost 1–2 to Ivory Coast.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 December 2023^[6]^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Feirense	2020–21	Liga Portugal 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2021–22	Liga Portugal 2	27	2	2	0	0	0	—		29	2
	2022–23	Liga Portugal 2	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		29	2	2	0	0	0	—		31	2
Vila Real (loan)	2020–21	Campeonato de Portugal	16	1	0	0	—		—		16	1
Boavista (loan)	2022–23	Primeira Liga	29	1	1	0	3	1	—		33	2
Boavista	2023–24	Primeira Liga	13	0	2	0	0	0	—		15	0
Boavista	Total		42	1	3	0	3	1	—		48	2
Career total			87	4	5	0	3	1	—		95	5

Honours

Nigeria

Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2023^[8]

Orders

Member of the Order of the Niger^[9]

References

^ Svesengen, Morten (29 January 2018). "Bruno ga kjapt svar". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 25.
^ Svesengen, Morten (7 March 2018). "Kan bli den neste eksporten i LSKs Nigeria-suksess". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian).
^ "Bruno Onyemaechi reforça o Boavista FC" [Bruno Onyemaechi joins Boavista FC] (in Portuguese). Boavista. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
^ Lateral Onyemaechi é alvo dos dragões, cmjornal.pt, 23 June 2023
^ "Nigéria de José Peseiro termina qualificação para a CAN com goleada" [José Peseiro's Nigeria end AFCON qualification with thrashing] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
^ Bruno Onyemaechi at Soccerway
^ Bruno Onyemaechi at ForaDeJogo (archived)
^ Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^ "Afcon: Ivory Coast and Nigeria players get cash, villas and honours". BBC News. 2024-02-13. Retrieved 2024-02-24.