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Nedum Onuoha
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| Nedum Onuoha | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nedum Onuoha | |
| Date of birth | November 12, 1986 (age 20) | |
| Place of birth | Warri, Nigeria | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Manchester City | |
| Number | 16 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004 — | Manchester City | 35 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005 — | England U21 | 3 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Nedum Onuoha (born in Warri, Nigeria on November 12, 1986) is an English footballer who currently plays for Manchester City as a defender. Most comfortable at centre back, he can also play at right-back or left-back.
An outstanding junior sprinter, he finished in second place in the final of the 2001 English School's Athletics Association Junior 100 metres contest, clocking an astonishing 11.09 seconds as a 14 year old.
Onuoha played regularly for Manchester City's reserves in the 2003-04 season, and had his first involvement with the manchester City first team in the 2004-05 pre-season, playing in a friendly against Bury.[1] He made his fisrt team debut against Arsenal in the Carling Cup, in October 2004, at the age of 17. Though Onuoha's natural position is centre-half, Manchester City manager Kevin Keegan initially played him at right back with the intention of improving his passing ability.[2] On 12 October 2005 he made his debut for England's under-21 team. The player has made an impressive break into first team football, with exceptional physical ability and a composed attitude. Unfortunately, Onouha suffered a series of injuries during the 2005/2006 season, meaning he played only 12 games.
Going into the 2006/2007 season, he had made 30 senior appearances for Manchester City.
In March 2007, Onuoha received an international callup from Nigeria,[3] but has not announced whether he wishes to represent Nigeria or England at full international level.
- ^ Nedum Onuoha. ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved on March 25, 2007.
- ^ Nedum lines up for City stardom. Manchester Evening News. Retrieved on March 25, 2007.
- ^ Nedum called into Nigerian national squad. Manchester City official website. Retrieved on March 25, 2007.
| Manchester City F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Isaksson | 2 Richards | 3 Ball | 4 Jordan | 5 Dabo | 7 Ireland | 8 Barton | 9 Mpenza | 10 Abdoun | 11 Vassell | 12 Weaver | 14 Dickov | 15 Distin | 16 Onuoha | 17 Sun | 18 Mills | 20 Samaras | 21 Hamann | 22 Dunne | 24 Beasley | 27 Trabelsi | 28 Sinclair | 30 Corradi | 33 Johnson | 36 Sturridge | 39 Laird | 43 Miller | Manager: Pearce |
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