Lucky Omeruo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucky Omeruo | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Abuja, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | City Pirates | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Heart Foundation | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Bayelsa United | ||
| 2012–2014 | Wikki Tourists | ||
| 2011–2013 | Birkirkara | ||
| 2014–2015 | Pembroke Athleta | 24 | (10) |
| 2015–2016 | Tarxien Rainbows | 14 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | St. George's | ||
| 2018 | Palanga | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | Leganés B | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | Bilzerse Waltwilder | ||
| 2020– | City Pirates | ||
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Nigeria U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Nigeria U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:57, 7 June 2019 (UTC) | |||
Lucky Omeruo (born 15 September 1995) is a Nigerian professional footballer who currently plays for Belgian club KSC City Pirates as a striker.
Career
Club career
Lucky Omeruo is the younger brother of former Chelsea F.C. center back Kenneth Omeruo. Lucky is a pacy forward player who won the league with his team at the end of the 2015 season. He has been with the U-20 national team of Nigeria under coach Obuh and presently has been invited for the U-23 Olympic team of Nigeria.[1]
In January 2020, Omeruo moved to Belgian amateur club Bilzerse Waltwilder. Six months later, he joined fellow belgian club, KSC City Pirates.[2]
References
- ^ "Lucky Omeruo makes history in Malta - Nigeria U23 - Kenneth Omeruo".
- ^ Welkom Amin en Lucky!, citypirates.be, 2 June 2020
External links
- Lucky Omeruo at Footballdatabase
- Lucky Omeruo at Soccerway
- http://www.omroepwest.nl/sport/12-07-2013/ado-tester-lucky-omeruo-terug-naar-nigeria
- http://www.mynewswatchtimesng.com/lucky-omeruo-thrilled-with-u-23-call-up/[permanent dead link]
- http://africanfootball.com/news/527556/Lucky-Omeruo-makes-history-in-Malta
- http://www.sl10.ng/news/articles/categories/nigeria-players-abroad/lucky-omeruo-eyes-summer-move-away-from-the-tiny-island-of-malta/206974
Categories:
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Maltese Premier League players
- A Lyga players
- Tercera División players
- Bayelsa United F.C. players
- Wikki Tourists F.C. players
- Birkirkara F.C. players
- Pembroke Athleta F.C. players
- Tarxien Rainbows F.C. players
- St. George's F.C. players
- FK Palanga players
- CD Leganés B players
- Men's association football forwards
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Malta
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malta
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Sportspeople from Abuja