Adriano Onyegbule
{{Short description|German footballer (born 2006)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Adriano Onyegbule
| image =
| full_name = Brian Adriano Ogechukwu Onyegbule
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|06|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Würzburg, Germany
| height = 1.84 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Vaduz
| clubnumber = 18
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2022
| youthclubs1 = RB Leipzig
| years1 = 2022–
| clubs1 = Basel U-21
| caps1 = 39
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2022–
| clubs2 = Basel
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2024
| clubs3 = → Schaffhausen (loan)
| caps3 = 10
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2025–
| clubs4 = → Vaduz (loan)
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam1 = Germany U16
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2022
| nationalteam2 = Germany U17
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 13 December 2024
| nationalteam-update = 28 March 2023
}}
Brian Adriano Ogechukwu Onyegbule (born 23 June 2006) is a German professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Swiss Challenge League club Vaduz from Liechtenstein, on loan from Basel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.srf.ch/sport/fussball/super-league/fcb-kueken-in-der-super-league-akahomen-und-onyegbule-versprechen-fuer-die-zukunft|title=Akahomen und Onyegbule: Versprechen für die Zukunft?|date=15 May 2023 |publisher=srf.ch}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bolzplazz.com/post/10-super-league-spieler-to-watch-2022-23|title=10 Super-League-Spieler to watch|publisher=bolzplazz.com}}
Club career
Onyegbule played his youth football with RB Leipzig, advancing through the ranks to their U-17 team.{{cite web | last = sport.ch | author-link = | date = 15 May 2023 | url = https://sport.ch/fussball?stats=/fussball/pe642993/adriano-onyegbule/profil/ | title = Profile Adriano Onyegbule | format = | trans-title = | publisher = sport.ch | language = de | access-date = 15 May 2023}}
At the beginning of June 2022 Onyegbule was invited to join Basel during their pre-season trials. He played in a test game in the Youth Campus Basel against Xamax on 18 June and with his play and his goal in the 43rd minute he impressed and the club offered him a three-year contract, which he signed on the day after his 16th birthday.{{cite web | website = www.fcb.ch | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 24 June 2022 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/alle-news/fcb-verpflichtet-adriano-onyegbule/ | title = FCB verpflichtet Adriano Onyegbule | format = | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de | trans-title = FCB signs Adriano Onyegbule | access-date = 24 June 2022}} Following the trainings camp in Gmund am Tegernsee, Onyegbule then joined Basel's U-21 team under coach Ognjen Zaric and played in the team regularly in the Promotion League, the third tier of Swiss football. During the winter break of the 2022–23 League season he advanced to the first team, under head coach Alexander Frei and later, interims coach Heiko Vogel.
After playing in seven test games, Onyegbul played his domestic league debut for Basel's first team in the away game in the Kybunpark on 14 May 2023, coming on as substitute in the 60th minute, as they were defeated 6–1 by St. Gallen.{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 14 May 2023 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/matchcenter/startcenter/62bab7b9fa02a201d68b5145/2022-FC_StGallen_1879_-_FC_Basel_1893 | title = 1:6 in St.Gallen – Der FCB bleibt in der Ostschwiez chancenlos | language = de | trans-title = 1: 6 in St.Gallen – FCB has no chance in Eastern Switzerland | format = | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | access-date = 14 May 2023}}
On 31 July 2024, Onyegbule moved on loan to Schaffhausen.{{cite web|publisher=FC Schaffhausen|url=https://www.fcschaffhausen.ch/2024/07/31/adriano-onyegbule-vom-fcb-zum-fcs/|title=Adriano Onyegbule vom FCB zum FCS|trans-title=Adriano Onyegbule from FCB to FCS|date=31 July 2024|access-date=11 September 2024|language=de}} On 3 January 2025, he was recalled from the Schaffhausen loan and moved on loan to Vaduz for the remainder of the season.{{cite web|publisher=FC Vaduz|url=https://www.fcvaduz.li/news/fc-vaduz-leiht-adriano-onyegbule-aus|title=FC Vaduz leiht Adriano Onyegbule aus|trans-title=FC Vaduz loans Adriano Onyegbule|date=3 January 2025|access-date=11 January 2025|language=de}}
International career
Born in Germany, Onyegbule is of Nigerian descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=40910|title=Germany squads announcement : 5 Nigeria-eligible players including 2 Bayern products called up | All Nigeria Soccer|website=www.allnigeriasoccer.com}} He represented Germany four times at U-16 level. He played his debut in the German U-16 team on 2 September 2021 against Austria, as the two teams played a 3–3 draw. He has also represented them at U-17 level, playing his debut on 25 November 2022 against the Turkish U-17 team, as they played a 2–2 draw.{{cite web | last = Redaktion DFB e.V. | author-link = | date = 28 November 2022 | url = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/personen/adriano-onyegbule/spieler | title = Profile and performance data Adriano Onyegbule | format = | trans-title = | publisher = dfb.de | language = de | access-date = 15 May 2023}}
References
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Sources
- [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/home Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" Homepage]
- [https://www.fcb.ch/teams/1-mannschaft/spieler/adriano-onyegbule Profil on FCB website]
- [https://www.sfl.ch/spieler/spielerdetail/adriano-onyegbule-3843/#tab-chart-statistics-1 Profil on SFL website]
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Category:German sportspeople of Nigerian descent
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Germany men's youth international footballers
Category:FC Schaffhausen players
Category:Swiss Super League players
Category:Swiss Challenge League players
Category:Swiss Promotion League players
Category:German expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Category:German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Liechtenstein