Raphael Onyedika

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Raphael Onyedika
Onyedika in 2023
Personal information
Full name Raphael Onyedika Nwadike
Date of birth (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Imo State, Nigeria
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Club Brugge
Number 15
Youth career
2016–2019 Ebedei
2019–2020 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Midtjylland 37 (2)
2020–2021 → Fredericia (loan) 28 (3)
2022– Club Brugge 55 (3)
International career‡
2022– Nigeria 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Nigeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2023 Ivory Coast
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:09, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:39, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

Raphael Onyedika Nwadike MON (// ⓘ; born 19 April 2001) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Club Brugge and the Nigeria national team.

Club career[edit]

Midtjylland[edit]

Onyedika used to play street football before joining F.C. Ebedei's academy at the age of 15.[1] After three years in Ebedei, Onyedika joined the academy of FC Midtjylland in Denmark, an affiliate club to FC Ebedei, shortly after his 18th birthday.

In his first full season in FC Midtjylland, he impressed in the U19 League and in the UEFA Youth League with his physique, speed and cash playing style. So much, that he on 1 July 2020 signed his first five-year professional contract with the club until June 2025.[2] To gain some more experience, Onyedika was loaned out to Midtjylland's affiliate club, Danish 1st Division-side FC Fredericia, on 19 August 2020 for the whole 2020–21 season.[3] Onyedika did well on his loan spell, playing 28 games and scoring three goals. The season went so well that the Nigerian came on TV3 Sport's team of the year in the Danish 1st Division.

Onyedika returned to Midtjylland in the summer 2021 and was promoted to the first team squad.[4] He got his official debut for Midtjylland on 16 July 2021 against Odense Boldklub, the first game of the 2021–22 Danish Superliga, where he was in the starting line-up and played the whole game.[5]

Club Brugge[edit]

On 28 August 2022, Onyedika signed a five-year contract with Club Brugge in Belgium.[6]

International career[edit]

In September 2022, Raphael Onedika was first called up with the Nigeria national team by coach José Peseiro.[7] He honours his first selection at this gathering on 27 September 2022 in a friendly match against Algeria. He came into play in place of Frank Onyeka in this match lost by the Nigerians (2-1 final score).

On 29 December 2023, he was selected in the list of 25 Nigerian players selected by José Peseiro to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Honours[edit]

Nigeria

Orders

References[edit]

  1. ^ RAPHAEL ONYEDIKA OM DANMARK OG OVERGANGEN TIL SENIORFODBOLD, fcm.dk, 6 July 2021
  2. ^ FCM binder talentfuld nigerianer til 2025, bold.dk, 1 July 2020
  3. ^ FC Fredericia tilknytter endnu en spiller fra FC Midtjylland, frdb.dk, 19 August 2020
  4. ^ FCM rykker seks talenter op på førsteholdet, bold.dk, 18 June 2021
  5. ^ MIDTJYLLAND VS. OB 1 – 2, Soccerway, 16 July 2021
  6. ^ "CLUB BRUGGE LANDS RAPHAEL ONYEDIKA". Club Brugge. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Club Brugge Celebrate Onyedika's First Call-up To Super Eagles". www.completesports.com. 18 September 2022.
  8. ^ Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Afcon: Ivory Coast and Nigeria players get cash, villas and honours". BBC News. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.

External links[edit]

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