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Kenneth Omeruo
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Nigerian association football player
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Kenneth Omeruo, born in Kaduna on 17 October 1993, is a Nigerian association football player. A defender wearing squad number 22, he began his career in 2012 and has played for Chelsea F.C., ADO Den Haag and Middlesbrough F.C. Omeruo represented Nigeria at the 2013 and 2019 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups, and speaks English, Nigerian Pidgin and Igbo.
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Key facts
- 2009
- Nigeria U17
- 2011
- Nigeria U20
- 2014
- → Middlesbrough (loan)
- 2025
- CFR Cluj
- Full name
- Kenneth Josiah Omeruo
- Date of birth
- ( 1993-10-17 ) 17 October 1993 (age 32)
- Place of birth
- Obuohia Okike , Nigeria
- Height
- 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
- Position
- Defender
- 2009 2011
- JUTH
- 2011 2012
- Standard Liège
- Years
- Team
- 2012 2019
- Chelsea
- 2012 2013
- → ADO Den Haag (loan)
- 2014 2015
- → Middlesbrough (loan)
- 2015 2016
- → Kasımpaşa (loan)
- 2016 2017
- → Alanyaspor (loan)
- 2017 2018
- → Kasımpaşa (loan)
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- Kasimpasa
- Position
- Defender
- Nationality
- Nigeria
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kenneth
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nigeria
- Place of birth
- Kaduna
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- Igbo
- Participant in
- 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
- Hair colour
- black hair
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Kasımpaşa S.K.
- Position played
- defender
- Country for sport
- Nigeria
- Mass
- 81
- Image
- Kenneth Omeruo.jpg
- Height
- 185
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- Commons category
- Kenneth Omeruo
- date of birth
- 1993-10-17
- sport number
- 22
- start of work period
- 2012-00-00
Sources (10)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2024
Kenneth Josiah Omeruo OON MON (born 17 October 1993) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kenneth Omeruo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.