Christopher Ohen Explained

Christopher Ohen
Fullname:Christopher Nusa Ohenhen
Birth Date:14 October 1970
Birth Place:Benin City, Nigeria
Height:1.82 m
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Julius Berger
Years1:1988–1989
Years2:1989–1991
Years3:1991–2001
Years4:1998–1999
Years5:2001–2002
Years6:2002
Clubs4:Besiktas (loan)
Clubs6:Julius Berger
Caps2:26
Caps3:196
Caps4:17
Caps5:3
Goals2:9
Goals3:70
Goals4:10
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:1989
Nationalyears2:1997
Nationalteam2:Nigeria
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals1:3
Nationalgoals2:0

Christopher Nusa Ohenhen (born 14 October 1970), known as Ohen, is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

He spent the vast majority of his professional career in Spain, with Compostela.[1]

Career

Born in Benin City, Ohen began his career at Julius Berger FC, then left at the age of 18 for Spain, where he would spend the following decade. He had participated at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship, where his three goals for Nigeria U20 attracted the attention of Real Madrid.[2]

After two years playing solely with the reserve team, Ohen signed with SD Compostela, where he scored at an impressive rate.[2] In his third year he netted 13 goals as the Galicians achieved a first-ever La Liga promotion,[3] then scored a combined 42 times the following three;[2] he was called up to a preliminary Nigeria national team squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup,[4] but did not make the final cut.

After a loan to Turkey's Besiktas, Ohen's final years were highly irregular, and he also dealt with injury problems. After an unassuming spell with CD Leganés, he saw out his career with his first club Julius Berger.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Un Compos de Primera. Primera Compos. Míticos del Balompié. es. 28 December 2008. 6 December 2015.
  2. News: Un amor de infancia. A childhood love. El País. Pablo. De Llano. es. 1 September 2019. 5 May 2020.
  3. News: El Compostela asciende al cielo de la Primera. Compostela reach Primera heaven. Mundo Deportivo. Manuel. García Solano. es. 2 June 1994. 12 March 2014.
  4. Web site: World Cup France 1998: Nigeria player profiles. Sports Illustrated. 31 January 2008.