Kyrian Nwabueze

Kyrian Chinazorm Nwabueze (born 11 December 1992) is a Nigerian-American professional footballer who plays as a forward for Albanian club Laçi.

Kyrian Nwabueze
Personal information
Full name Kyrian Chinazorm Nwabueze
Date of birth (1992-12-11) 11 December 1992
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Laçi
Number 9
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 El Camino Warriors 20 (19)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Los Angeles Misioneros 11 (1)
2014 Banants 4 (0)
2014–2015 Los Angeles Misioneros 7 (6)
2015–2016 Tulsa Roughnecks 23 (5)
2016 Ararat Yerevan 17 (3)
2017 Shirak 10 (1)
2017 Gorica 9 (5)
2018–2019 Pobeda 14 (6)
2019 Drita 12 (7)
2019– Laçi 40 (29)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 January 2021

Club career

Youth and College

Nwabueze played one year of college soccer at El Camino College in 2013, where he scored 19 goals.[1]

Professional

Nwabueze had spells with USL PDL club Los Angeles Misioneros in 2013 and 2014,[2][3] while also playing with Armenian side FC Banants in 2014, where he made six appearances and scored one goal in all competitions. He signed with United Soccer League club Tulsa Roughnecks in March 2015[4][5] making his fully professional debut during the season opener on March 28, 2015, entering the game at the 62nd minute.

In February 2016, Nwabueze signed for Armenian side Ararat Yerevan,[6] leaving the club on 28 October 2016.[7]

In January 2017, Nwabueze went on trial with FC Shirak,[8] signing a two-year contract with Shirak on 28 February 2017.[9] At the beginning of August 2017, Nwabueze left Shirak,[10] signing for Slovenian PrvaLiga side ND Gorica on a three-year contract on 15 September 2017.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 August 2020[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Banants 2013–14 Armenian Premier League 401050
Tulsa Roughnecks 2015 USL 23510245
Ararat Yerevan 2015–16 Armenian Premier League 11100111
2016–17 621072
Total 17310183
Shirak 2016–17 Armenian Premier League 1012200123
2017–18 00002020
Total 1012220143
Gorica 2017–18 Slovenian PrvaLiga 9510105
Pobeda 2018–19 1. MFL 14610156
FC Drita 2018-19 Football Superleague of Kosovo 12 7 1 0 13 7
KF Laçi 2019–20 Kategoria Superiore 31 24 2 1 2 1 35 26
Career total 113511034113455

Honours

Shirak

References

  1. http://www.cccaastats.org/sports/msoc/2013-14/players/kyriannwabuezeq5qc
  2. http://www.uslpdl.com/teams/2013/4069051.html#STATS
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. MisionerosFC (12 March 2015). "Nigerian striker Kyrian Nwabueze strikes pro contract with USL PRO side Roughnecks FC". Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  6. "Three newcomers". fcararat.am. FC Ararat Yerevan. 24 February 2016. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  7. "Ararat separate ways with 3 players". fcararat.am. FC Ararat Yerevan. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  8. "Շիրակում փորձաշրջան են անցնում վեց ֆուտբոլիստներ". fcshirak.am (in Armenian). FC Shirak. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  9. "FC Shirak signed 7 new players". fcshirak.am. FC Shirak. 28 February 2017. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  10. "Четыре легионера покинули Ширак". armfootball.com (in Russian). Armfootball. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  11. "ŠE JUNIJA PROTI NAM, DANES Z NAMI". nd-gorica.com (in Slovenian). ND Gorica. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  12. "K. Nwabueze". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
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