Bruno Onyemaechi
{{short description|Nigerian footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bruno Onyemaechi
| image =
| fullname = Sopuruchukwu Bruno Onyemaechi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|4|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Owerri, Nigeria
| height = 1.84 m
| position = Left-back, Centre-back
| currentclub = Olympiacos
| clubnumber = 70
| youthyears1 = 2018
| youthclubs1 = Lillestrøm
| youthyears2 = 2018–2020
| youthclubs2 = Feirense
| years1 = 2020–2023
| clubs1 = Feirense
| caps1 = 29
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2020–2021
| clubs2 = → Vila Real (loan)
| caps2 = 16
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2022–2023
| clubs3 = → Boavista (loan)
| caps3 = 29
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2023–2025
| clubs4 = Boavista
| caps4 = 42
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2025–
| clubs5 = Olympiacos
| caps5 = 7
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2023–
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalteam1 = Nigeria
| club-update = 27 April 2025
| nationalteam-update = 21 March 2025
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{NGA}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Medal|RU|2023 Ivory Coast|}}
}}
Sopuruchukwu Bruno Onyemaechi {{post-nominals|country=NGA|MON|post-noms=}} ({{IPAc-en||audio=Ig-Sopuruchukwu Bruno Onyemaechi.ogg}}; born 3 April 1999) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Super League Greece club Olympiacos{{Cite web |title=Ονιεμαέτσι: Παίκτης του Ολυμπιακού, απομένει μόνο η ανακοίνωση {{!}} Gazzetta |url=https://www.gazzetta.gr/football/superleague/2412291/oniemaetsi-pro-ton-pylon-toy-olympiakoy |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=www.gazzetta.gr |language=el}} and the Nigeria national team.
Club career
In the winter of 2018, Onyemaechi was trialed by clubs in Norway, which used player agent Atta Aneke. Onyemaechi was first on trial with Stabæk, then Lillestrøm together with compatriot Jerome Philip. Onyemaechi was brought to Lillestrøm's Marbella training camp and played friendly games, but ended up not being signed.{{cite news|title=Bruno ga kjapt svar|date=29 January 2018|page=25|author=Svesengen, Morten|work=Romerikes Blad|language=no}}{{cite news|title=Kan bli den neste eksporten i LSKs Nigeria-suksess|date=7 March 2018|page=|author=Svesengen, Morten|work=Romerikes Blad|language=no}}
= Boavista =
On 17 August 2022, Onyemaechi joined Boavista on a season-long loan with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Boavista|url=https://boavistafc.pt/bruno-onyemaechi-reforca-o-boavista-fc/|title=Bruno Onyemaechi reforça o Boavista FC|trans-title=Bruno Onyemaechi joins Boavista FC|date=17 August 2022|access-date=14 February 2023|language=pt}} In June 2023, Boavista triggered the option and signed him on a permanent deal.[https://www.cmjornal.pt/desporto/futebol/detalhe/lateral-onyemaechi-e-alvo-dos-dragoes Lateral Onyemaechi é alvo dos dragões], cmjornal.pt, 23 June 2023
= Olympiacos =
International career
On 10 September 2023, Onyemaechi made his international debut for Nigeria, playing as a left-back for the full 90 minutes of a 6–0 victory over São Tomé and Príncipe, in the final group match of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Nigeria qualified and went all the way to the finals where they lost 1–2 to Ivory Coast.{{Cite web |date=10 September 2023 |title=Nigéria de José Peseiro termina qualificação para a CAN com goleada |trans-title=José Peseiro's Nigeria end AFCON qualification with thrashing |url=https://www.ojogo.pt/internacional/africa/nigeria-de-jose-peseiro-termina-qualificacao-para-a-can-com-goleada-17001283.html |access-date=20 September 2023 |publisher=O Jogo |language=pt-PT}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 27 January 2025}}{{Soccerway|sopuruchukwu-bruno-onyemaechi/669204}}{{ForaDeJogo|199904030011}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |National cup ! colspan="2" |League cup ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | ||||||||
| rowspan="4" |Feirense
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22
|Liga Portugal 2 |27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
| colspan="2" |— | 29 | 2 | |
| 2022–23
|Liga Portugal 2 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |2 |0 | ||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 31 | 2 |
| Vila Real (loan)
|16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |— | 16 | 1 | ||
| Boavista (loan)
|29 |1 |1 |0 |3 |1 | colspan="2" |— |33 |2 | ||||||||
| rowspan="3" |Boavista
|Primeira Liga |24 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |26 |0 | ||||||||
| 2024–25
|Primeira Liga |18 |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |18 |3 | ||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!71 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 77 | 5 |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!116 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 124 | 8 |
Honours
References
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{{Olympiacos F.C. squad}}
{{Nigeria squad 2023 Africa Cup of Nations}}
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Category:Nigerian men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Owerri
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Primeira Liga players
Category:Liga Portugal 2 players
Category:Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
Category:Super League Greece players
Category:C.D. Feirense players
Category:S.C. Vila Real players
Category:Boavista F.C. players
Category:Olympiacos F.C. players
Category:Nigeria men's international footballers
Category:2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Category:Members of the Order of the Niger
Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
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