Kyrian Nwabueze
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kyrian Chinazorm Nwabueze | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | El Camino Warriors | 20 | (19) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Los Angeles Misioneros | 11 | (1) |
| 2014 | Banants | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Los Angeles Misioneros | 7 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 23 | (5) |
| 2016 | Ararat Yerevan | 17 | (3) |
| 2017 | Shirak | 10 | (1) |
| 2017 | Gorica | 9 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Pobeda | 14 | (6) |
| 2019 | Drita | 12 | (7) |
| 2019–2021 | Laçi | 46 | (31) |
| 2021–2023 | Kuala Lumpur City | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:48, 16 June 2021 (UTC) | |||
Kyrian Chinazorm Nwabueze (born 11 December 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Career
[edit]Youth and College
[edit]Nwabueze played one year of college soccer at El Camino College in 2013, where he scored 19 goals.[1]
Professional
[edit]Nwabueze had spells with USL PDL club Los Angeles Misioneros in 2013 and 2014,[2][3] while also playing with Armenian side FC Banants in 2014, where he made six appearances and scored one goal in all competitions. He signed with United Soccer League club Tulsa Roughnecks in March 2015[4][5] making his fully professional debut during the season opener on 28 March 2015, entering the game at the 62nd minute.
In February 2016, Nwabueze signed for Armenian side Ararat Yerevan,[6] leaving the club on 28 October 2016.[7]
In January 2017, Nwabueze went on trial with FC Shirak,[8] signing a two-year contract with Shirak on 28 February 2017.[9] At the beginning of August 2017, Nwabueze left Shirak,[10] signing for Slovenian PrvaLiga side ND Gorica on a three-year contract on 15 September 2017.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 20 August 2020[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Banants | 2013–14 | Armenian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Tulsa Roughnecks | 2015 | USL | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 5 | |
| Ararat Yerevan | 2015–16 | Armenian Premier League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | |||
| Total | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 3 | ||
| Shirak | 2016–17 | Armenian Premier League | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
| Gorica | 2017–18 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 5 | |
| Pobeda | 2018–19 | 1. MFL | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 6 | |
| FC Drita | 2018-19 | Football Superleague of Kosovo | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 7 | |
| KF Laçi | 2019–20 | Kategoria Superiore | 31 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 26 |
| Career total | 113 | 51 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 134 | 55 | ||
Honours
[edit]Shirak
References
[edit]- ^ "CCCAA".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ MisionerosFC (12 March 2015). "Nigerian striker Kyrian Nwabueze strikes pro contract with USL PRO side Roughnecks FC". Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ "Three newcomers". fcararat.am. FC Ararat Yerevan. 24 February 2016. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "Ararat separate ways with 3 players". fcararat.am. FC Ararat Yerevan. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Շիրակում փորձաշրջան են անցնում վեց ֆուտբոլիստներ". fcshirak.am (in Armenian). FC Shirak. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "FC Shirak signed 7 new players". fcshirak.am. FC Shirak. 28 February 2017. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "Четыре легионера покинули Ширак". armfootball.com (in Russian). Armfootball. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "ŠE JUNIJA PROTI NAM, DANES Z NAMI". nd-gorica.com (in Slovenian). ND Gorica. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "K. Nwabueze". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
External links
[edit]- Kyrian Nwabueze at Soccerway
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- 1992 births
- Living people
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- Nigerian men's footballers
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- USL League Two players
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- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- Macedonian First Football League players
- Football Superleague of Kosovo players
- Kategoria Superiore players
- Malaysia Super League players
- LA Laguna FC players
- FC Tulsa players
- FC Urartu players
- FC Ararat Yerevan players
- Shirak SC players
- ND Gorica players
- FK Pobeda players
- FC Drita players
- KF Laçi players
- Kuala Lumpur City F.C. players
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