Emmanuel Amunike: Career Stats, Clubs, Age & Nationality

Emmanuel Amunike: profile

Emmanuel Amunike (born 25 December 1970 in Obodo, Nigeria) is a retired Nigerian footballer who played as a assistant coach and wing half.

Amunike started out at Zamalek SC in 1991. He played for 4 clubs in 3 countries between 1991 and 2002. The busiest spell of his career was at Zamalek SC (1991–1994): 71 appearances and 56 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 158 appearances and 75 goals.

At international level, Amunike represented Nigeria (1993–2001), earning 27 caps and scoring 9 goals. Our match database lists 6 of his international goals; the first came against Zambia on 10 April 1994 (Africa Cup of Nations).

Obodo has produced 3 footballers in our database, including Kevin Amuneke and Kingsley Amuneke.

Key facts

Senior international debut: 1993 (aged about 23)
First international goal: 1994 – aged 23 (match)
Club career: 1991–2002 (12 seasons)
Countries played in: 3: Egypt, Portugal and Spain
Club goals per game: 0.47 (75 in 158)
Height: 176 cm — taller than 35% of Nigerian internationals on record
Latest move: Albacete Balompié (2000)
Shares a birthday with: Ahmad ibn Billah, Ogenyi Onazi and Wilfried Singo (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
1991–1994	Zamalek SC	Egyptian Premier League	71	56
1994–1996	Sporting CP	Primeira Liga	51	17
1996–2000	FC Barcelona	La Liga	19	1
2000–2002	Albacete Balompié	LaLiga 2	17	1
	Total		158	75

Appearances and goals are league figures where recorded on Wikidata; “–” means not recorded.

International career

Years	Team	Level	Caps	Goals
1993–2001	Nigeria	Senior	27	9

International goals (6)

#	Date	Match	Min	Competition
1	10 Apr 1994	Nigeria 2–1 Zambia	5	Africa Cup of Nations
2	10 Apr 1994	Nigeria 2–1 Zambia	47	Africa Cup of Nations
3	21 Jun 1994	Nigeria 3–0 Bulgaria	55	FIFA World Cup
4	5 Jul 1994	Nigeria 1–2 Italy	25	FIFA World Cup
5	27 Apr 1997	Burkina Faso 1–2 Nigeria	58	World Cup Qualification
6	7 Jun 1997	Nigeria 3–0 Kenya	43	World Cup Qualification