Paul Onuachu
Nigerian association football player
Ebere Paul Onuachu (born 28 May 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor and the Nigeria national team.
Onuachu has won league titles in Denmark and Belgium, and while in the latter country was voted Belgian Footballer of the Year and won the country's top scoring Golden Bull trophy.
Club career
Midtjylland
Onuachu moved to Danish club FC Midtjylland in 2012 on a scholarship from their affiliate team in Nigeria, Ebedei. He was a prolific scorer for their youth team, and made his first-team debut in the Cup later that year, before making his league debut in December 2012. In June 2013 he signed a new three-year contract with the club, before extending it for a further three-years in August 2015. In early 2015 he was loaned to Vejle BK, before returning to FC Midtjylland ahead of the 2015–16 season.
Onuachu helped Midtjylland to the Danish Superliga title twice, in 2015 and 2018, and scored the winner against Manchester United in Midtjylland's home last-32 first-leg of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, but two goals from United debutant Marcus Rashford in the second-leg a week later at Old Trafford saw the English side win 5–1 on the night and 6–3 on aggregate.
Genk
In August 2019 he signed for then reigning Belgian Pro League champions Genk, who had just appointed Felice Mazzù as coach. At 2.01m tall, Onuachu was seen as being an "atypical" transfer. Onauchu made his debut on 1 September 2019 as a late stoppage-time substitute in a 1–1 draw against Club Brugge, and would score in his next two league games, starting in both a 2–1 defeat against Sporting Charleroi and 3–1 win over Oostende.
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