Princewill Emeka
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Princewill Emeka Olariche | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Owerri, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Ngor Okpala United | ||
| 2012–13 | Heartland B | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Vin Sports FC | ||
| 2016 | NEROCA | 7 | (1) |
| 2018 | TRAU | 11 | (7) |
| 2018 | Mohammedan | 10 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | TRAU | 31 | (13) |
| 2020–2021 | Aizawl | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Kickstart | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:22, 30 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
Princewill Emeka Olariche (born 24 May 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward. He last played for Kickstart.
Club career
[edit]Nigeria
[edit]In 2013, Nigerian top-tier club Heartland FC scouted Princewill and offered him to play for reserve team. After spending a season with Heartland he then moved to Abuja-based team, Vin Sports FC in Nigeria. After another season he decided to move to Asia to secure a better deal in his football career.[citation needed]
NEROCA FC
[edit]In January 2016, Princewill came to India to secure a better deal and tried his luck in Manipur based club NEROCA FC. On 2 February 2016, NEROCA FC and Princewill signed an agreement for 1 season. He played final round of 2015–16 I-League 2nd Division and Manipur Super League with NEROCA.[2]
TRAU FC
[edit]For season 2017-18 he moved to rivals of NEROCA FC in Manipur state league, TRAU FC. He has represented TRAU in 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division with impressive performance scoring 7 goals under his belt.[3][4]
Mohammedan Sporting
[edit]In 2019, while playing in the 2nd Division I-League he was scouted to Kolkata based club Mohammedan Sporting. Mohammedan Sporting gave him offer for Calcutta Football League and he further appeared in all matches for Mohammedan in Kolkata league.[5][6][7]
TRAU FC
[edit]After Kolkata league, Princewill went back to his former club TRAU FC and signed with them for I-League 2nd Division. In 2018–19 season in 2nd division I-League, Princewill formed a formidable partnership with Nigerian teammate Joseph Olaleye and TRAU managed to secure top spot with a promotion to I-League. Princewill was the top scorer in 2018–19 season with 10 goals on his name.[8]
In 2019–20 season with TRAU FC, Princewill got captain's armband for the entire season of I-League.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 30 January 2021[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| NEROCA | 2015–16 | I-League 2nd Division | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |
| TRAU | 2017–18 | I-League 2nd Division | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 7 | |
| 2018–19 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 10 | |||
| 2019–20 | I-League | 15 | 3 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| TRAU total | 42 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 20 | ||
| Aizawl | 2020–21 | I-League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 52 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 21 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
Honours
[edit]TRAU
References
[edit]- ^ "Nigeria - O. Emeka - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "TRAU v NEROCA Match Report, 08/01/2020, I-League | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "I-League 2019-20: TRAU FC vs Churchill Brothers - TV channel, stream, kick-off time & match preview". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ a b "I-League: Aizawl FC seek resurgence against TRAU FC". The Statesman. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ Munshi, Suman. "MOHAMMEDAN SC SIGN STRIKER PRINCEWILL EMEKA". Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ Munshi, Suman. "CFL 2018/19: Mohun Bagan registered 2-1 win against Mohammedan". Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ Majumder, Ajay (29 August 2018). "CFL 2018/19: Mohammedan SC confident ahead of Peerless tie". indiafooty.com. INDIAFOOTY. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "TRAU FC win 2nd Division League, earn promotion to I-League | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ Princewill Emeka at Soccerway
- ^ Sportstar, Team (19 May 2019). "TRAU FC wins Second Division League, qualifies for I-League". Sportstar. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- TRAU FC players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- 1992 births
- Nigerian men's footballers
- I-League players
- I-League 2 players
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in India
- Expatriate men's footballers in India
- Footballers from Owerri
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen