Kevin Onyekachi Amuneke (born 10 May 1986) is a Nigerian former footballer who played as a forward.
 Amuneke playing for Öster in 2012. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Onyekachi Amuneke | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Eziobodo, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| 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) |
| 2016 | Ballynure Old Boys | 8 | (12) |
| 2017 | Linfield | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Portadown | 9 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Nigeria | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2017 | |||
He has previously spent most of his professional career in Europe, mainly in Portugal and Sweden.
Club career
Amuneke was born in Eziobodo. 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 F.C. 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.
Amuneke rarely settled in the following years, representing in quick succession Trelleborgs FF (Sweden), C.D. Tondela (Portugal), FK Sloboda Užice (Serbia) and IS Halmia (Sweden). On 21 December 2016, after a stint at Ballynure Old Boys of the Ballymena & Provincial Football League, he moved to the NIFL Premiership having agreed to a short-term deal at Linfield.
International career
Amuneke won two caps for Nigeria, both during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, featuring against Rwanda and Angola in June 2005.[7]
Personal life
Amuneke's older brothers, Emmanuel and Kingsley, were also footballers.[8] The former, a winger, played amongst others for Sporting Clube de Portugal and FC Barcelona, and was also a Nigerian international.
Honours
- CSKA Sofia
- Linfield
References
External links
- NigerianPlayers profile
- Kevin Amuneke at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Kevin Amuneke at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kevin Amuneke – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Kevin Amuneke at Soccerway
- Kevin Amuneke at FootballDatabase.eu
