Emmanuel Ariwachukwu

Emmanuel Ariwachukwu
Personal information
Date of birth	27 December 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	Owerri, Nigeria
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2008	Gateway United
2008–2010	Calabar Rovers
2010–2012	Niger Tornadoes
2012–2013	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi
2013–2014	Akwa United
2014–2015	Churchill Brothers
2015–2018	Akwa United
2018–2019	Al-Hilal Club
2019–2020	Naft Maysan
2020	Andijon
2020–2021	Saif SC
International career‡
2017–	Nigeria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:49, 27 March 2023 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:48, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

Emmanuel Ariwachukwu // ^ⓘ (born 27 December 1993) is a Nigerian international footballer who last played for Saif SC in the Bangladesh Football Premier League, as a defender.

Club career

Born in Owerri, he has played club football for Gateway United, Calabar Rovers, Niger Tornadoes, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi, Akwa United and Churchill Brothers.^[1] In October 2018, he moved to Al-Hilal Club,^[2] having previously been vice captain at Akwa United.^[3] In January 2019 he spoke about his positive start with Al Hilal.^[4] He moved to Naft Maysan later that year, and FK Andijon in 2020.^[5] He joined Saif SC on 11 November 2020 in Bangladesh Football Premier League.^[6]

He made his senior international debut for Nigeria on 19 August 2017 against Benin in a 2–0 win.^[1]

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^ Dairo, Fisayo (29 October 2018). "Akwa captain Ariwachukwu seals move to Al Hilal". ACLSports. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
^ Abayomi, Ademetan (4 January 2019). "Akwa United unveil new players ahead of NPFL season". Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
^ Ibidapo, Ayo Olu. "Emmanuel Ariwachukwu delighted with good start to life in Sudan - AOIFOOTBALL.COM". Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
^ "Emmanuel Ariwachukwu – Saif". footballdatabase.eu. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ "চার বিদেশির সঙ্গে চুক্তি সম্পন্ন করলো সাইফ স্পোর্টিং ক্লাব". Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.

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