Onyekachi Apam

Onyekachi Apam
Personal information
Full nameOnyekachi Apam
Date of birth30 December 1986
Place of birthAba, Nigeria
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
–2003Pepsi Football Academy
2004–2005Enugu Rangers
2005–2006Nice
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2010Nice105(1)
2010–2014Rennes23(0)
2014Seattle Sounders FC0(0)
National team
2005Nigeria U206(0)
2008Nigeria U235(0)
2007–Nigeria14(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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 September 19, 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 December 5.[4]

References

  1. Onyekachi - Behind the Name
  2. Nigeria star robbed and kidnapped 31 December 2007.
  3. "Sounders FC Signs Onyekachi Apam". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Public Relations. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  4. "Sounders Terminate Apam’s Contract, Two Other Nigerians". 5 December 2014.

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