Nedum Onuoha

Nedum Onuoha
Onuoha training with Queens Park Rangers in 2016
Personal information
Full name Chinedum Onuoha[1]
Date of birth (1986-11-12) 12 November 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Warri, Nigeria
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1996–2004 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2012 Manchester City 95 (3)
2010–2011Sunderland (loan) 31 (1)
2012–2018 Queens Park Rangers 207 (7)
2018–2020 Real Salt Lake 44 (1)
Total 377 (12)
International career
2005 England U20 1 (0)
2005–2009 England U21 20 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  England
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2009 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chinedum Onuoha (born 12 November 1986) is an English former professional footballer and television pundit for ESPN. He also works for Manchester City as a community ambassador.

As a player he was a centre back, but could also play at right back or left back. Onuoha came through the academy at Manchester City going on to make 95 appearances in the Premier League over an 8 year-spell with the club. He also spent time playing in the top flight for Sunderland and Queens Park Rangers. He was part of the QPR team that were defeated 3-2 by his former club Manchester City on the final day of the 2011–12 season, with City winning the title in the final seconds of the game. He later won promotion back to the Premier League with QPR via the 2013-14 play-offs. He later spent several seasons in Major League Soccer for Real Salt Lake. He was capped at England U20 and England U21 levels.

  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 320. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.