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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox football biography Ogochukwu Frank Onyeka Шаблон:Post-nominals (born 1 January 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Brentford and the Nigeria national team.[1]

Club career

Midtjylland

After moving from Nigerian club FC Ebedei to cooperation club FC Midtjylland in Denmark in January 2016,[2] Onyeka established himself as part of the club, and on 20 September 2017 he made his first-team debut in the Danish Cup in a 7–0 win over Greve Fodbold where he also scored.[3] Onyeka went on to make his Danish Superliga debut for the club a few months later in the club's 2017–18 campaign in a match against AC Horsens on 9 February 2018. There, he also scored, and was a key part in the 2–0 win.[3][4] Onyeka distinguished himself again in the next fixture, on 18 February, against the leading Superliga team from FC Copenhagen, where he scored his second league goal for the club at the right winger position as Midtjylland beat the capital side 3–1.[5] He was subsequently praised by head coach Jess Thorup for his positional versatility and maturity.[5]

Onyeka made his UEFA Champions League debut in the following season, in Midtjylland's qualifier against Astana FC on 24 July 2018.[6]

Brentford

Onyeka signed for newly promoted Premier League side Brentford on 20 July 2021 for an undisclosed fee.[7]

International career

Onyeka received his first call-up for the Nigeria national team on 22 September 2020 for the friendly matches against Algeria and Tunisia in Austria on 5 and 9 October 2020, respectively.[8][9] He made his debut with the Nigeria national team in a friendly 1–0 loss to Algeria on 9 October 2020.[10] He scored his first goal for his country on 16 October 2023, in a 3–2 win over Mozambique.[11]

Onyeka was a part of the Nigerian team that emerged runners-up at the 2023 African Cup of Nations.[12] Throughout the tournament, he was a regular starter, starting all seven of Nigeria's games.[13]

Personal life

Onyeka was born and bred in Benin City. He is nicknamed “The Tank”.[14]

Career statistics

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Midtjylland 2017–18[15] Danish Superliga 15 4 3 1 18 5
2018–19[16] Danish Superliga 21 4 3 0 5Шаблон:Efn 0 29 4
2019–20[17] Danish Superliga 32 3 1 0 2Шаблон:Efn 1 35 4
2020–21[18] Danish Superliga 27 3 4 0 10Шаблон:Efn 1 41 4
Total 95 14 11 1 17 2 123 17
Brentford 2021–22[19] Premier League 20 0 0 0 4 0 24 0
2022–23[20] Premier League 21 0 0 0 2 0 23 0
2023–24[21] Premier League 16 0 0 0 2 0 18 0
Total 57 0 0 0 8 0 65 0
Career total 152 15 11 1 8 0 17 2 188 18

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International

Шаблон:Updated[22]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Nigeria 2020 1 0
2021 3 0
2022 5 0
2023 7 1
2024 8 0
Total 24 1
Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Onyeka goal.[22]
List of international goals scored by Frank Onyeka
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 October 2023 Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal Шаблон:Fb 2–1 3–2 Friendly

Honours

Midtjylland

Nigeria

Orders

References

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External links

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