Onyekachi Apam
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| Full name | Onyekachi Apam | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1986 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Aba, Nigeria | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | |||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||
| –2003 | Pepsi Football Academy | |||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Enugu Rangers | |||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Nice | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 2006–2010 | Nice | 105 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2010–2014 | Rennes | 23 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | (0) | |||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | Nigeria U20 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Nigeria U23 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2007– | Nigeria | 14 | (0) | |||||||||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | ||||||||||||
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Onyekachi Apam, (born 30 December 1986 in Aba) is a Nigerian footballer.
Personal life
His name, Onyekachi, means "Who is greater than God?".[1] On 31 December 2007, Onyekachi was robbed and kidnapped in Enugu.[2] He transferred to French club side Stade Rennes in summer 2010. He suffered from a long spell out of the side through injury, but finally made his debut for Rennes in January 2012, almost a year and a half after signing.
On 19 September 2014, it was announced that Apam signed with Seattle Sounders FC just before the MLS roster freeze.[3] He was released without making an appearance on 5 December.[4]
References
- ↑ Onyekachi - Behind the Name
- ↑ Nigeria star robbed and kidnapped 31 December 2007.
- ↑ "Sounders FC Signs Onyekachi Apam". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Public Relations. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "Sounders Terminate Apam's Contract, Two Other Nigerians". 5 December 2014.
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