John Mary

John Mary Honi Uzuegbunam (born 9 March 1993) is a Nigerian-born Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Shenzhen in the Chinese Super League as a forward.

John Mary
Personal information
Full name John Mary Honi Uzuegbunam
Date of birth (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993
Place of birth Nnobi, Anambra, Nigeria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Shenzhen
Number 12
Youth career
2000–2009 AS Fortuna Yaoundé
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Union Douala
2012 Buriram United
2012–2013 BCC
2013–2014 Krabi
2015 Prachuap
2015–2016 Vojvodina 1 (0)
2016–2018 Rudar Velenje 46 (26)
2018–2019 Meizhou Hakka 43 (36)
2019– Shenzhen 32 (20)
National team
2011 Cameroon U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2020

Club career

Born in the Anambra State in Nigeria, he began his career with Cameroonian club AS Fortuna de Mfou Yaoundé.[1] He left Yaoundé in 2009 and signed for Union Sportive de Douala. On 28 March 2012 he was signed by Buriram United in what will be a beginning of three seasons spent in Thai football. From Buriram he moved to Bangkok Christian College in summer 2012, and next he played with Krabi in the 2013 Thai Division 1 League.

On 24 January 2015, he signed a ​2 1⁄2-year contract with Serbian club Vojvodina.[2]

On 18 July 2016 John Mary signed one-year deal with Slovenian side Rudar Velenje.[3]

In January 2018, Mary moved to the China League One side Meizhou Hakka.[4]

On 2 July 2019, Mary joined Chinese Super League club Shenzhen.[5]

International career

Despite being born in Nigeria, John Mary was naturalized and played for Cameroon U20 in 2011, at the time he was playing with Union Douala in Cameroon.

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "The Big Interview: John Mary Honi Uzuegbunam-"I didn't play for USD". kick442.com. 2019-12-07. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  2. "Potpisao Džon Meri" [John Mary has signed] (in Serbian). FK Vojvodina. 24 January 2015. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  3. "Džon Meri prešao u Rudar iz Velenja" [John Mary transferred to Rudar Velenje] (in Serbian). FK Vojvodina. 18 July 2016. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  4. Uredništvo (15 January 2018). "John Mary zdaj pa res prestopil na Kitajsko" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  5. "深圳官宣宣布约翰马里加盟 中甲大杀器将战中超". sports.sina.com.cn. 2 July 2019.
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