Alex Emenike Explained

Alex Emenike
Fullname:Alexander Emenike Nkume
Birth Date:[1]
Birth Place:Enugu, Nigeria
Position:Defender
Years1:2007–2009
Years2:2009–2012
Clubs2:VVV-Venlo
Caps2:35
Goals2:1
Nationalyears1:2009
Nationalteam1:Nigeria U-20
Ntupdate:29 May 2011

Alexander Emenike (born 22 January 1989), formerly known as Alex Nkume,[2] is a Nigerian association football player, who last played as a central defender for VVV-Venlo.

Career

Emenike began his career in the youth side with Enugu Rangers who was promoted in January 2007 to the Nigerian Premier League team and joined on 31 July 2009 on trial to VVV-Venlo.[3]

International career

He is also current member of the Nigeria national under-20 football team and represented the team at 2009 African Youth Championship,[4] formerly played with the team the WAFU Cup 2008.[5] He was in the Trainings camp squad for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads he was not call up for the tournament.[6]

Notes and References

  1. https://int.soccerway.com/players/alex-nkume/113055/ A. Emenike Nkume
  2. Web site: VVV-Venlo – Vitesse. https://web.archive.org/web/20110820102809/http://www.vvv-venlo.nl/en/wedstrijdverslag-1011-vvv-vit.htm. 2011-08-20. vvv-venlo.nl. 12 November 2011.
  3. http://www.elfvoetbal.nl/nieuws/79285_vvv-gaat-nigeriaanse-talenten-aantrekken VVV gaat Nigeriaanse talenten aantrekken
  4. http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2009/01/09/1051992/nigeria-drop-etoile-new-boy-akinsola-from-african-champs Nigeria Drop Etoile New-Boy Akinsola From African Champs
  5. http://www.completesportsnigeria.com/details.php?category=foreignexchange&id=5912 WAFU U-20 Tournament Throws Up New Stars
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20090117121630/http://kickoff.com/static/news/article.php?id=6066 Rabiu Ibrahim leads Flying Eagles