| Bruno Onyemaechi | |
| Fullname: | Sopuruchukwu Bruno Onyemaechi |
| Birth Date: | 3 April 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Owerri, Nigeria |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Position: | Left-back, centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Boavista |
| Clubnumber: | 70 |
| Youthyears1: | 2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Lillestrøm |
| Youthyears2: | 2018–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | Feirense |
| Years1: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Feirense |
| Caps1: | 29 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Vila Real (loan) |
| Caps2: | 16 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Boavista (loan) |
| Caps3: | 29 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Boavista |
| Caps4: | 24 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | Nigeria |
| Club-Update: | 20 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19 October 2023 |
Sopuruchukwu Bruno Onyemaechi (; born 3 April 1999) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Boavista and the Nigeria national team.
In the winter of 2018, Onyemaechi was trialed by clubs in Norway, which used player agent Atta Aneke. Onyemaechi was first on trial with Stabæk, then Lillestrøm together with compatriot Jerome Philip. Onyemaechi was brought to Lillestrøm's Marbella training camp and played friendly games, but ended up not being signed.[1] [2]
On 17 August 2022, Onyemaechi joined Boavista on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[3] In June 2023, Boavista triggered the option and signed him on a permanent deal.[4]
On 10 September 2023, Onyemaechi made his international debut for Nigeria, playing as a left-back for the full 90 minutes of a 6–0 victory over São Tomé and Príncipe, in the final group match of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Nigeria qualified and went all the way to the finals where they lost 1–2 to Ivory Coast.[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Feirense | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
| Vila Real (loan) | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Boavista (loan) | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| Boavista | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 48 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 87 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 95 | 5 | ||||
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