Nneka Onyejekwe

Nneka Onyejekwe
Nneka Onyejekwe
	Onyejekwe in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Nneka Obiamaka Onyejekwe
Nationality	Romanian
Born	August 18, 1989; Hațeg, Romania
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Spike	319 cm (126 in)
Block	301 cm (119 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Current club	CS DINAMO
Number	18
Career
2007–2010 ; 2010–2014; 2014–2015; 2015–2016 ; 2016–	Metal Galați ; Voléro Zürich ; RC Cannes ; Dresdner SC ; CS Volei Alba-Blaj
National team
2006–	Romania
Top Volley International

Nneka Obiamaka Onyejekwe (born August 18, 1989 in Hațeg) is a Romanian professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for CS Volei Alba-Blaj and the Romania national team.

She was born in Hațeg to a Romanian mother and Nigerian father, both intellectuals, and was raised in Cluj-Napoca.[1] One of her brothers, Chike, plays handball professionally.

Honours

Clubs

2011, 2012, 2013 Swiss Championship – Champion, with Voléro Zürich
2011, 2012, 2013 Swiss Cup – Champion, with Voléro Zürich
2010, 2011 Swiss Super Cup – Champion, with Voléro Zürich
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Romanian Championship – Champion, with Metal Galați
2007, 2008, 2009 Romanian Cup – Champion, with Metal Galați
2017–18 CEV Champions League - Runner-Up, with CSM Volei Alba Blaj

Individual awards

References

"Nneka Onyejekwe - voleibalista româno-nigeriană de la CSU Metal" (in Romanian). Viaţa Liberă Galaţi. 29 January 2010.

External links

Awards
Preceded by Milena Rašić Rachael Adams	Best Middle Blocker of CEV Champions League 2017–2018 ex aequo Milena Rašić	Succeeded by TBD

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[1] "Nneka Onyejekwe - voleibalista româno-nigeriană de la CSU Metal" (in Romanian). Viaţa Liberă Galaţi. 29 January 2010.