Eze Kingsley Obumneme (born 22 November 1991) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Al-Suwaiq in the Oman Professional League.

Kingsley Obumneme
Personal information
Full name Eze Kingsley Obumneme
Date of birth (1991-11-22) 22 November 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Enugu State, Nigeria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Center-back
Team information
Current team
Al-Suwaiq
Number 4
Youth career
2009–2011 Enugu Rangers Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 United 25 (4)
2016–2017 Peerless 9 (3)
2016–2017 Aizawl 17 (0)
2017–2019 Mohun Bagan 46 (7)
2019–2020 Minerva Punjab 6 (0)
2020–2021 Mohammedan 14 (0)
2022– Al-Suwaiq 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:47, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

Career

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India

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Kingsley Obumneme has spent the majority of his career playing in the I-League in India. He has played for clubs such as United, in I-league 2nd division and Peerless in the Calcutta Football League.[1][2][3]

Aizawl

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On 24 December 2016, Obumneme signed with professional I-League side Aizawl.[1] He made his debut for the club on 7 January 2017 against East Bengal. He started the match and played the full ninety minutes as Aizawl drew 1–1.[4]

Mohun Bagan A.C

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In 2017, he signed a one-year contract with Mohun Bagan, and appeared in both the I-League and CFL Premier Division matches.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 10 March 2021[6]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aizawl 2016–17 I-League 17 0 3[a] 0 20 0
Mohun Bagan 2017–18 17 2 3[b] 0 20 2
2018–19 19 0 0 0 19 0
Mohun Bagan total 36 2 3 0 0 0 39 2
Minerva Punjab 2019–20 I-League 6 0 0 0 6 0
Mohammedan 2020 I-League 2nd Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
2020–21 I-League 11 0 0 0 11 0
Mohammedan total 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Al-Suwaiq 2021–22 Oman Professional League 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 73 2 6 0 0 0 79 2
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup

Honours and titles

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Club

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Aizawl FC
Mohun Bagan
Mohammedan SC

References

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  1. ^ a b Chaudhuri, Arunava (24 December 2016). "Aizawl FC sign four players to strengthen squad ahead of I-League start!". Arunfoot. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. ^ "DINTHAR FC UNDER-14 HAWNNA MIZO PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLERS-TE NEN NEIH A NI". ZoFooty. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Indian Football: Transfer Season 2013-14 - Version 8". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  4. ^ "East Bengal 1-1 Aizawl". Soccerway.
  5. ^ Mukherjee, Soham (28 August 2018). "CFL 2018: Mohun Bagan face stern test against Aryan before Kolkata Derby". Goal.com. Kolkata. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  6. ^ Kingsley Obumneme at Soccerway
  7. ^ "Mohun Bagan Win Calcutta Football League After Eight Years". sports.ndtv.com. Retrieved 15 September 2018.