Umeh Emmanuel

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Umeh Emmanuel

| image =

| full_name = Umeh Umeh Emmanuel{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce89/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Nigeria (NGA) |publisher=FIFA |page=18 |date=22 May 2023 |access-date=29 May 2023}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|8|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Nigeria

| height = 1.75 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = FC Zürich

| clubnumber = 11

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Right2win Football Academy

| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2022

| youthclubs2 = Vista Gelendzhik

| years1 = 2022

| clubs1 = Botev Plovdiv II

| caps1 = 3

| goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2022–2024

| clubs2 = Botev Plovdiv

| caps2 = 40

| goals2 = 8

| years3 = 2024–

| clubs3 = FC Zürich

| caps3 = 29

| goals3 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2022–

| nationalteam1 = Nigeria U20

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 15 June 2025

| nationalteam-update = 10 June 2023

}}

Umeh Umeh Emmanuel (born 31 August 2004) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss side FC Zürich.{{Cite web |title=News |url=https://www.fcz.ch/pages/news/umeh-emmanuel-wechselt-zum-fcz |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=FC Zürich |language=de}}

Club career

Emmanuel played for the Right2win Football Academy in Nigeria before moving to Russian side Vista Gelendzhik.{{cite web|url=https://www.walfoot.be/news/2023-07-05/qui-est-emmanuel-umeh-la-jeune-pepite-qui-pourrait-bientot-faire-vibrer-sclessin|title=Qui est Emmanuel Umeh, la jeune pépite qui pourrait bientôt faire vibrer Sclessin ?|date=5 July 2023|website=Walfoot.be|language=fr}}{{cite web|url=https://africafoot.com/emmanuel-umeh-est-cible-par-bordeaux-et-2-clubs-belges/|title=Emmanuel Umeh est ciblé par Bordeaux et 2 clubs belges|date=25 June 2023|publisher=Africa Foot|language=fr}}

In 2022, he joined Botev Plovdiv. On 15 October 2022, he made his professional debut in Botev Plovdiv 3–1 victory against Pirin.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/10/15/bulgaria/a-pfg/fk-botev-plovdiv/pfk-pirin-blagoevgrad/3799628/|title=Botev Plovdiv vs. Pirin Blagoevgrad 3 – 1|date=15 October 2022|website=soccerway}} Emmanuel scored his first professional goal on 4 March 2023 against Cherno More and brought a 2–1 win for his club.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

On the 8th of July, Emmanuel signed a five-year contract with Swiss team FC Zürich.

International career

Emmanuel represented Nigeria's under-20 team at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He appeared all five matches as Nigeria was knocked-out by South Korea in the quarter-finals. Emmanuel didn't score any goals during the tournament but provided two assists.{{cite web|url=https://scorenigeria.com.ng/bulgarian-club-want-3-million-euros-for-flying-eagles-striker/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624163949/https://scorenigeria.com.ng/bulgarian-club-want-3-million-euros-for-flying-eagles-striker/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 24, 2023|title=

Bulgarian club want 3 Million Euros for Flying Eagles striker|date=24 June 2023|publisher=Score Nigeria}}

Honours

Botev Plovdiv

Bulgarian Cup: 2023–24{{cite web |url=https://bulgarian-football.com/stats/kb-6.html#1 |title=Купа на България 2023/24 – статистика Пети кръг (Финал) |publisher=bulgarian-football.com|language=Bulgarian|date=15 May 2024|accessdate=2 June 2024}}