Joseph Onoja
 Onoja in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Onoja | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Naft Basra | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Gombe | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Heartland | 13 | (0) |
| 2021-2024 | Rivers United | 59 | (6) |
| 2024 | Becamex Binh Duong | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024 | |||
Joseph Onoja (born 6 November 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Iraqi Stars League club Al- Naft Basra.
Career
[edit]In 2019 season, Onoja joined Gombe United but left the same season for Heartland FC before moving to the Portharcourt-based side, Rivers United.
With Rivers United, Onoja won the 2021–22 Nigeria Professional Football League title.[1] Onoja has represented[2] Rivers United in the CAF Champions League. Onoja put in a good shift in the first leg of their CAF Champions League second preliminary round against Wydad Casablanca. His side come from behind to beat the Moroccans 2–1 in that game.[3]
His performances for his club earned him a national team call up to represent Nigeria B in the 2022 African Nations Championship qualification.[4] He made his debut for Nigeria on the 28 August 2022 against Ghana in Cape Coast.[5]
On 27 February 2023, Onoja joined V.League 1 side Becamex Binh Duong.[6]
Playing style
[edit]Apart from being a central midfielder, Onoja is versatile and can play multiple position. He has been seen to play in the defensive midfield, left side of the midfield and attacking midfield position.
Honours
[edit]Rivers United
References
[edit]- ^ Cafonline (27 June 2022). "Rivers United win Nigeria Premier League title". Cafonline. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ Shina, Oludare. "About time a Nigerian club wins Caf Champions League - Rivers United's Onoja". Goal. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Oluwashina, Okeleji (10 October 2022). "Nigeria's Rivers United aim to upset odds against Wydad in African Champions League". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ Daily Trust (6 February 2022). "Onoja's Brace Sinks 3SC, Keeps Rivers United On Top". Daily Trust. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Shina, Oludare (28 August 2022). "Nigeria starting XI - Onoja starts, Ojo benched against Ghana in Chan qualifier". Goal. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Lê Huỳnh Đức thay cả 2 tiền đạo ngoại" (in Vietnamese). Tuổi Trẻ. 27 February 2024.
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- Nigerian men's footballers
- 1998 births
- Men's association football midfielders
- Rivers United F.C. players
- Heartland F.C. players
- Gombe United F.C. players
- Becamex Binh Duong FC players
- V.League 1 players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam
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- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
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