Benedict Akwuegbu
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benedict Akwuegbu | ||
Date of birth | 3 November 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
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Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1989–1991 | Jos Highlanders | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1992 | RC Lens | ||
1992–1993 | K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst | 15 | (3) |
1994–1996 | Harelbeke | 49 | (14) |
1996–1997 | Waregem | 16 | (9) |
1997–1998 | Tienen | 27 | (4) |
1998–2002 | Grazer AK | 100 | (31) |
2002 | → Shenyang Ginde (loan) | 18 | (2) |
2002–2004 | Grazer AK | 20 | (7) |
2004 | FC Kärnten | 14 | (6) |
2004–2005 | St. Gallen | 12 | (3) |
2005–2006 | Wacker Innsbruck | 11 | (0) |
2006 | Siegen | 10 | (1) |
2006 | → Tianjin Teda (loan) | 6 | (3) |
2006–2007 | Panserraikos | 10 | (12) |
2007 | Qingdao Jonoon | 20 | (6) |
2008 | Beijing Hongdeng | 7 | (2) |
2009–2010 | Basingstoke Town | 4 | (1) |
International career | |||
2000–2005 | Nigeria | 30 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Benedict Akwuegbu (born 3 November 1974) is a retired Nigerian football striker.
He played for Nigerian national football team and was a 2002 FIFA World Cup participant.
Contents
Club career
Early career
Akwuegbu started his career at the age of 15 in Nigeria before moving to French outfit RC Lens at the age of 17.[1] Then he spent five years in Belgium with KRC Harelbeke, KSV Waregem, KVK Tienen. Austrian side Grazer AK signed him after the 1998 season.
Grazer AK
Grazer AK won the Austrian Cup and Austrian Supercup in 2000 and 2002 and the league title in 2004 with his good performance. He won the Best Foreign Player and nicknamed "Austrian Bomber" by the press.[2] He played in 20 European games as he scored 12 including some remarkable goals. He attracted several Bundesliga clubs like Hamburger SV and 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[3] However Grazer AK refused the offer from Kaiserslautern.
Qingdao Jonoon
In April 2007, Akwuegbu was signed by Qingdao Jonoon. He scored his first goal for Qingdao on 13 May 2007, an 84-minute equalizer in 3–2 lose away at Shanghai Schenhua. Qingdao Janoon boss, Yin Tiesheng spoke very high about him and his performance in the media, Akwuegbu became one of the most consistent players in the Qingdao squad. He was a vital part in Qingdao attack throughout the campaign and notched six goals in 20 games. Akwuegbu had an excellent season and was favorite of Qingdao Janoon fans.
Basingstoke Town
Akwuegbu then joined Basingstoke Town in the Conference South. He scored his first goal for the Dragons against Dorchester Town on 5 April 2010. He was released at the end of the season.
International career
Akwuegbu was selected to U-16 World Cup Final squad in 1989 hosted by Scotland.[4] However he never had the chance to play as sitting on the bench in all four matches without substitution. Nigeria was beaten by eventual winner Saudi Arabia at the quarter-final stage. He also played for the U-20 national side.[2]
In 2000, his success in Austria made him joining the Africa Cup of Nations tournament which he played his first international game against Tunisia. With his progress in the team he was involved in the 2002 World Cup Qualifier and scoring two goals in the process, His performance made him selected to the 2002 World Cup Final squad. He played the only World Cup game against England.
Honours
- Grazer AK
- Austrian Bundesliga: 2003–04; runner-up 2002–03
- Austrian Cup: 2000, 2002
- Austrian Supercup': 2000, 2002
- International
- Africa Cup of Nations: Runner-up: 2000
References
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External links
- Benedict Akwuegbu – FIFA competition record
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Sportfreunde Siegen players
- SC Eendracht Aalst players
- Grazer AK players
- FC Kärnten players
- FC Wacker Innsbruck players
- FC St. Gallen players
- Panserraikos F.C. players
- Changsha Ginde players
- Basingstoke Town F.C. players
- Tianjin Teda F.C. players
- Qingdao Jonoon F.C. players
- Chinese Super League players
- China League One players
- Belgian Second Division players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Swiss Super League players
- Nigerian footballers
- Nigeria international footballers
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Nigerian expatriates in Malta
- Nigerian expatriates in China
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Austria
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Nigerian expatriates in the United Kingdom
- 2000 African Cup of Nations players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- K.V.K. Tienen players