| Maxwell Chimezie Egwuatu | |
| Birth Date: | 20 August 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Height: | 1.88m (06.17feet) |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Al-Seeb |
| Clubnumber: | 26 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Lad-One FC |
| Years1: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs1: | Julius Berger |
| Caps1: | ? |
| Goals1: | ? |
| Years2: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs2: | Mambas Noirs |
| Caps2: | ? |
| Goals2: | ? |
| Years3: | 2011 |
| Clubs3: | → AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé (loan) |
| Caps3: | ? |
| Goals3: | ? |
| Years4: | 2011–2014 |
| Clubs4: | Costuleni |
| Caps4: | 53 |
| Goals4: | 18 |
| Years5: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs5: | Budaiya |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 9 |
| Years6: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs6: | Al-Seeb |
| Caps6: | 11 |
| Goals6: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2008 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2011 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Maxwell Chimezie Egwuatu (born 20 August 1991) is a Nigerian footballer who last played for Al-Seeb Club in the Oman First Division League.[1]
Born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria, Maxwell began his footballing career in 2006 with a local club, Lad-One FC and worked on his footballing skills for a span of two years.
Maxwell began his professional footballing career in 2008 with his hometown, Lagos-based side, Julius Berger FC (now knows as Bridge FC).
A year later, he again moved out of Nigeria and this time to the neighboring country of Benin where he signed a one-year contract with Benin Premier League side, Mambas Noirs FC. He also had a short stint on loan at the AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé in 2011.
He first moved out to the Europe in 2011 to Moldova where he signed a three-year contract with Costuleni, Ungheni-based, FC Costuleni. He made his Moldovan National Division on 22 October 2011 in a 1-0 loss against FC Academia Chișinău[2] and scored his first goal on 27 April 2012 in a 1-0 win over FC Rapid Ghidighici.[3] He scored 3 goals in 13 appearances in the 2011–12 Moldovan National Division.
He made his first appearance in the 2012–13 Moldovan National Division on 13 July 2012 in a 5-0 loss against FC Sheriff Tiraspol[4] and scored his first goal on 24 November 2012 in a 1-1 draw against FC Tiraspol.[5] He scored 9 goals in 27 appearances in the 2012–13 season of the Moldovan National Division.
In the 2013–14 Moldovan National Division, he made his first appearance on 27 July 2013 in a 2-1 loss against FC Rapid Ghidighici[6] and scored his first goal on 3 August 2013 in a 2-1 loss against FC Speranța Crihana Veche.[7] With 6 goals in 13 appearances he was adjudged the club top scorer for the 2013-14 season.
In 2015, he moved out to the Middle East and more accurately to Bahrain where he signed a one-year contract with Bahraini Second Division League side, Budaiya Club. He scored 9 goal in 13 appearances in the 2015-16 Bahraini Second Division League and also 5 goals in 5 appearances in the cup competitions of the country, thus becoming the club top scorer for the season.
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Costuleni | 2011–12 | Moldovan National Division | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2012–13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | |||
| Total | 53 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 8 | |||
| Budaiya | 2015–16 | Bahraini Second Division League | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | |
| Total | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | |||
| Al-Seeb | 2016–17 | Oman First Division League | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 77 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 27 | |||