Chisom Egbuchulam
Chisom Egbuchulam (born 22 February 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for UAE Pro League club Hatta.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Enugu, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hatta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Enugu Rangers | ||
| 2017 | → BK Häcken (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018 | Falkenberg | 26 | (14) |
| 2019 | Suwon FC | 33 | (18) |
| 2020–2023 | Meizhou Hakka | 71 | (27) |
| 2023 | Sichuan Jiuniu | 18 | (9) |
| 2024– | Hatta | 2 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:42, March 22 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Egbuchulam moved on loan from Enugu Rangers to Swedish club BK Häcken in February 2017.[2] He signed for Falkenberg in April 2018.[3] In January 2019 he moved to South Korean club Suwon FC.[4]
In January 2020 he signed for Meizhou Hakka.[1] He would go on to be utilized as a vital member of the team that gained promotion to the top tier after coming second within the division at the end of the 2021 China League One campaign.[5]
On 1 July 2023, Egbuchulam joined China League One club Sichuan Jiuniu.[6]
On 9 February 2024, Egbuchulam joined UAE Pro League club Hatta.[7]
International career
In October 2016, Egbuchulam was called up to the Nigeria senior squad and was an unused substitute as the Super Eagles beat Zambia 2–1.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 22 March 2024.[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| BK Häcken (loan) | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 3 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | ||
| Falkenberg | 2018 | Superettan | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 14 | ||
| 2019 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | |||
| Total | 26 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 16 | ||
| Suwon FC | 2019 | K League 2 | 33 | 18 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 34 | 20 | ||
| Meizhou Hakka | 2020 | China League One | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2021 | 33 | 20 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 20 | ||||
| 2022 | Chinese Super League | 19 | 3 | 1 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 8 | |||
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 32 | ||
| Sichuan Jiuniu | 2023 | China League One | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 9 | ||
| Hatta | 2023–24 | UAE Pro League | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 160 | 70 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 82 | ||
Honours
References
- Chisom Egbuchulam at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- Oluwashina Okeleji (28 February 2017). "Nigeria striker Egbuchulam joins Swedes BK Hacken on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- "Chisom Egbuchulam till Falkenbergs FF" (in Swedish). svenskafans. 9 April 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- "Nigerian forward Chisom Egbuchulam moves to South Korean side Suwon FC". www.pulse.ng. 17 January 2019.
- "创造历史！梅州客家冲超成功！成为全国唯一县级中超球队！" (in Chinese). meizhou.gov.cn. 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- "官方：前梅州外援吉森加盟四川九牛，身披26号球衣" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- "官方：前梅州客家、四川九牛外援吉森加盟阿联酋球队哈塔" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- "ZAMBIA VS. NIGERIA 1 – 2". Soccerway. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- "CHISOM EGBUCHULAM REJOINS RANGERS AFTER FAILED OVERSEAS MOVE". africanfootball.com. 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2020-08-02.