Chidi Onyemah

Chidi Onyemah

Personal information
Full name	Philip Chidi Onyemah
Date of birth	(1984-02-20) 20 February 1984
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Brito
Youth career
1997–2000	Delta United
2000–2002	Fornos Algodres
2002–2003	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2005	Famalicão
2005–2010	Rio Ave	140	(18)
2010–2013	Olympiakos Nicosia	79	(20)
2013	Platanias	4	(0)
2013–2014	Ethnikos Achna	35	(12)
2014	Nea Salamina	12	(1)
2015	Famalicão	12	(1)
2015–2016	ENAD	22	(9)
2016–2018	Brito	14	(3)
2018–	Ninense	21	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2015

Philip Chidi Onyemah (born 20 February 1984) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Ninense as a forward.

Club career

Born in Lagos, Onyemah moved to Portugal still in his early teens, beginning his career with amateurs Associação Desportiva Fornos de Algodres. In 2002 he signed with FC Porto, where he finished his formation.

In the 2003 summer, Onyemah joined F.C. Famalicão, appearing in two fourth division seasons with the team and impressing enough to earn a move straight into the Primeira Liga with Rio Ave FC. He played 33 games in his first year (four goals), with the Vila do Conde side eventually being relegated.

Onyemah scored another four goals in 2007–08 to help Rio Ave return to the top level. In November 2008 he was on trial with Romania's FC Timişoara, but nothing came of it.

Onyemah appeared regularly for Rio Ave in the following two seasons – 28 starts combined – helping the club consecutive maintain its league status whilst contributing with three goals combined. In early July 2010 he moved to Olympiakos Nicosia of Cyprus, freshly promoted to the First Division.

External links

• Chidi Onyemah at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Chidi Onyemah at Soccerway