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Kevin Amuneke
Amuneke playing for Öster in 2012.
Personal information
Full name Kevin Onyekachi Amuneke
Date of birth (1986-05-10) 10 May 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Eze Obodo, Nigeria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 None
Youth career
Soccer Warriors
1999–2002 Benfica
2002–2003 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Porto B 6 (0)
2004–2006 Landskrona BoIS 48 (16)
2006–2007 Vitória Setúbal 28 (4)
2007 CSKA Sofia 10 (2)
2008 Norrköping 27 (6)
2009 Politehnica Timişoara 2 (0)
2009–2011 Nacional 16 (2)
2011–2012 Öster 12 (2)
2013 Trelleborg 4 (0)
2013 Tondela 1 (0)
2014 Sloboda Užice 4 (0)
2015 Halmia 13 (4)
International career
2005 Nigeria 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2015

Kevin Onyekachi Amuneke (born 10 May 1986) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward.

He spent most of his professional career in Europe, mainly in Portugal and Sweden.

Club career

Amuneke was born in Eze Obodo. After starting out at S.L. Benfica and FC Porto, representing only the youth teams in the first case and the youths and the reserves in the second,[1][2] he began his professional career in Sweden with Landskrona BoIS (where he played alongside brother Kingsley) and, after two years, returned to Portugal, appearing for Vitória de Setúbal in the Primeira Liga.[3]

On 21 May 2007, after cancelling out his contract unilaterally, Amuneke agreed to join PFC CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria for about €400,000.[4] However, he returned to Sweden in December of the same year to play for IFK Norrköping in the top level – the transfer fee was this time reported as €300,000.

After a brief stint in Romania with FC Politehnica Timișoara, Amuneke moved back to Portugal, signing with Madeira's C.D. Nacional in early July 2009.[5] Not having been used at all during the first part of the 2010–11 season,[6] he was released by the club, resuming his career with Östers IF in the Superettan.

International career

Amuneke won two caps for Nigeria, both during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, featuring against Rwanda and Angola in June 2005.

Personal life

Amuneke's older brothers, Emmanuel and Kingsley, were also footballers. The former, a winger, played amongst others for Sporting Clube de Portugal and FC Barcelona, and was also a Nigerian international.

References

  1. ^ "Irmão de Amunike brilha nas camadas jovens do Benfica". Record. 18 February 2000. Retrieved 10 February 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Amuneke: "Tentarei chegar ao nível do meu irmão"". Record. 22 September 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Três ainda à espera de certificação". Record. 25 August 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Amuneke no CSKA de Sófia à revelia dos sadinos". Record. 12 June 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Amuneke vai ser reforço". Record. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Amuneke está por colocar". Record. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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