Frank Onyeka

Ogochukwu Onyeka Frank (born 1 January 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland and the Nigeria national team.[1]

Frank Onyeka
Personal information
Full name Ogochukwu Onyeka Frank
Date of birth (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998
Place of birth Maiduguri, Nigeria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Midtjylland
Number 38
Youth career
Ebedei
2016–2018 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Midtjylland 68 (11)
National team‡
2020– Nigeria 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:42, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 October 2020

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 0–2 win.[3][4] Onyeka distinguished himself again in the next fixture, on February 18, 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 Champions League debut in the following season, in Midtjylland's qualifier against Astana FC on 24 July 2018.[6]

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.[7][8] Onyeka made his debut with the Nigeria national team in a friendly 1-0 loss to Algeria on 9 October 2020.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 22 September 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Midtjylland 2017–18[10] Superliga 15431——185
2018–19[11] Superliga 214305[lower-alpha 1]0—294
2019–20[12] Superliga 323105[lower-alpha 1]1—384
2020–21[13] Superliga 00003[lower-alpha 2]0—30
Total 681171131—8813
Career total 681171131—8813
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League

Honours

Club

FC Midtjylland:

References
  1. "Nigeria - O. Frank - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  2. Aaes, Jette (3 June 2018). "Guldmedaljen glimter godmorgen". ikast-brandenyt.dk. Ikast-Brande Nyt. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. Kristiansen, Kenneth (9 February 2018). "Hårdt tilkæmpet FCM-sejr i Horsens" (in Danish). Herning Folkeblad. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  4. Margren, Sara (10 February 2018). "FCM-debutant vil fighte sig til fast plads". www.bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  5. Hansen, Charlotte (18 February 2018). "FCM-træner: Fantastisk at slå FCK med akademispillere" (in Danish). TV Midtvest. Retrieved 24 September 2020. Specielt det unge nigerianske talent Frank Onyeka, der scorede senest mod AC Horsens og igen mod FCK, bringer glæden frem hos FCM’s cheftræner. - Frank har gjort det rigtig godt i opstarten. Han har prøvet at spille midterforsvarer, højreback og central midtbanespiller, men han er faktisk lidt mere en hængende angriber. Frank har gjort det virkelig godt, og det var kun et spørgsmål om tid, før at han skulle bringes ind. Han er jo en af de næste, der skal gribe de chancer, der kommer, for der er jo plads til nogle nye spillere.
  6. "Astana vs. Midtjylland - 24 July 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  7. "Full list of Super Eagles invitees for friendlies". The Nation. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  8. Dalgård, Jonas (22 September 2020). "Frank Onyeka kan få landsholdsdebut". www.bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  9. "Nigeria vs. Algeria - 9 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  10. "Games played by Frank Onyeka in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  11. "Games played by Frank Onyeka in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  12. "Games played by Frank Onyeka in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  13. "Games played by Frank Onyeka in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  14. "Guldfest i Herning: FC Midtjylland er dansk mester". dr.dk. Danmarks Radio. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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