| Echezona Anyichie | |
| Full Name: | Celestine Echezona Anyichie |
| Birth Date: | 14 May 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Currentclub: | George Telegraph |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Years1: | 2007–2008 |
| Years2: | 2008–2010 |
| Years3: | 2010–2011 |
| Years4: | 2011–2012 |
| Years5: | 2012–2014 |
| Years6: | 2014–2017 |
| Years7: | 2017 |
| Years8: | 2018 |
| Years9: | 2018 |
| Years10: | 2018–2019 |
| Years11: | 2019–2020 |
| Years12: | 2021–2022 |
| Years13: | 2023– |
| Clubs1: | AC Oulu |
| Clubs2: | Dolphin |
| Clubs3: | Samutsongkhram |
| Clubs4: | Southern Samity |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Clubs5: | Mohun Bagan |
| Caps5: | 42 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Clubs6: | Royal Wahingdoh |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Clubs7: | Chennai City |
| Caps7: | 17 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Clubs8: | Mohammedan |
| Caps8: | 9 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Clubs9: | George Telegraph |
| Caps9: | 15 |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Clubs10: | Chhinga Veng |
| Caps10: | 10 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Clubs11: | George Telegraph |
| Caps11: | 26 |
| Goals11: | 3 |
| Clubs12: | Bhawanipore |
| Caps12: | 18 |
| Goals12: | 2 |
| Clubs13: | Bodoland FC |
| Caps13: | 1 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2003 |
| Nationalteam1: | Nigeria U-17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2005–2006 |
| Nationalteam2: | Nigeria U-20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 16:22, 13 May 2018 (UTC) |
Celestine Echezona Anyichie (born 14 May 1990) is a Nigerian professional footballer who last played as a defender for George Telegraph in the Calcutta Football League.[1]
Eche had a trial in Finland for top tier Finnish club HJK Helsinki,[2] but failed to earn a contract. He then signed for another Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu.[3] [4]
After the stint in Finland he returned to Nigeria to play for Dolphins F.C. in the Nigeria Premier League.[5] [6] [7]
He had a brief spell in Thailand Premier League for Samut Songkhram F.C.[8]
Southern Samity signed Echezona for the 2012 I-League 2nd Division. Though his team failed to qualify his performance was appreciated, and thus Mohun Bagan AC signed him up on a 1-year contract for 2012–13 I-League.[9] He has also played for Chennai City during the 2016–17 I-League Season. In 2020–21, he appeared with Calcutta Football League club Bhawanipore.[10]
He has represented Nigeria in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship. He started all the matches for his country in the group stages and played alongside the likes of Mikel John Obi and Chinedu Obasi.[11]