Maxwell Chimezie Egwuatu

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Maxwell Chimezie Egwuatu
Maxwell Chimezie Egwuatu, Nigerian footballer
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-08-20) 20 August 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Al-Seeb
Number 26
Youth career
2006–2008 Lad-One FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Julius Berger ? (?)
2010–2011 Mambas Noirs ? (?)
2011AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé (loan) ? (?)
2011–2014 Costuleni 53 (18)
2015–2016 Budaiya 13 (9)
2016–2017 Al-Seeb 11 (5)
International career
2008 Nigeria U-17 2 (0)
2011 Nigeria U-20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maxwell Chimezie Egwuatu (born 20 August 1991) is a Nigerian footballer who last played for Al-Seeb Club in the Oman First Division League.[1]

Club career[edit]

Maxwell Chimezie Egwuatu - FC Costuleni

Youth career[edit]

Born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria, Maxwell began his footballing career in 2006 with a local club, Lad-One FC and worked on his footballing skills for a span of two years.

Julius Berger[edit]

Maxwell began his professional footballing career in 2008 with his hometown, Lagos-based side, Julius Berger FC (now knows as Bridge FC).

Mambas Noirs[edit]

A year later, he again moved out of Nigeria and this time to the neighboring country of Benin where he signed a one-year contract with Benin Premier League side, Mambas Noirs FC. He also had a short stint on loan at the AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé in 2011.

Costuleni[edit]

He first moved out to the Europe in 2011 to Moldova where he signed a three-year contract with Costuleni, Ungheni-based, FC Costuleni. He made his Moldovan National Division on 22 October 2011 in a 1-0 loss against FC Academia Chișinău[2] and scored his first goal on 27 April 2012 in a 1-0 win over FC Rapid Ghidighici.[3] He scored 3 goals in 13 appearances in the 2011–12 Moldovan National Division.

He made his first appearance in the 2012–13 Moldovan National Division on 13 July 2012 in a 5-0 loss against FC Sheriff Tiraspol[4] and scored his first goal on 24 November 2012 in a 1-1 draw against FC Tiraspol.[5] He scored 9 goals in 27 appearances in the 2012–13 season of the Moldovan National Division.

In the 2013–14 Moldovan National Division, he made his first appearance on 27 July 2013 in a 2-1 loss against FC Rapid Ghidighici[6] and scored his first goal on 3 August 2013 in a 2-1 loss against FC Speranța Crihana Veche.[7] With 6 goals in 13 appearances he was adjudged the club top scorer for the 2013-14 season.

Budaiya[edit]

In 2015, he moved out to the Middle East and more accurately to Bahrain where he signed a one-year contract with Bahraini Second Division League side, Budaiya Club. He scored 9 goal in 13 appearances in the 2015-16 Bahraini Second Division League and also 5 goals in 5 appearances in the cup competitions of the country, thus becoming the club top scorer for the season.


Club career statistics[edit]

Club Season Division League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Costuleni 2011–12 Moldovan National Division 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2
2012–13 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
2013–14 27 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 5
Total 53 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 8
Budaiya 2015–16 Bahraini Second Division League 13 9 5 5 0 0 0 0 18 14
Total 13 9 5 5 0 0 0 0 18 14
Al-Seeb 2016–17 Oman First Division League 11 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 5
Total 11 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 5
Career total 77 22 6 5 0 0 0 0 83 27

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Maxwell Chimezie Egwuatu". SOCCERWAY.
  2. ^ "ACADEMIA VS. COSTULENI 1 - 0". SOCCERWAY.
  3. ^ "COSTULENI VS. RAPID GHIDIGHICI 1 - 0". SOCCERWAY.
  4. ^ "SHERIFF VS. COSTULENI 5 - 0". SOCCERWAY.
  5. ^ "COSTULENI VS. TIRASPOL 1 - 1". SOCCERWAY.
  6. ^ "SHERIFF VS. COSTULENI 5 - 0". SOCCERWAY.
  7. ^ "COSTULENI VS. SPERANŢA CAHUL 1 - 2". SOCCERWAY.

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