| Umeh Emmanuel | |
| Full Name: | Umeh Umeh Emmanuel[1] |
| Birth Date: | 31 August 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Nigeria |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | FC Zürich |
| Clubnumber: | 21 |
| Youthclubs1: | Right2win Football Academy |
| Youthyears2: | –2022 |
| Youthclubs2: | Vista Gelendzhik |
| Years1: | 2022 |
| Clubs1: | Botev Plovdiv II |
| Caps1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs2: | Botev Plovdiv |
| Caps2: | 40 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | FC Zürich |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam1: | Nigeria U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19 October 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 10 June 2023 |
Umeh Umeh Emmanuel (born 31 August 2004) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss side FC Zürich.[2]
Emmanuel played for the Right2win Football Academy in Nigeria before moving to Russian side Vista Gelendzhik.[3] [4]
In 2022, he joined Botev Plovdiv. On 15 October 2022, he made his professional debut in Botev Plovdiv 3–1 victory against Pirin.[5] Emmanuel scored his first professional goal on 4 March 2023 against Cherno More and brought a 2–1 win for his club.
On the 8th of July, Emmanuel signed a five-year contract with Swiss team FC Zürich.[2]
Emmanuel represented Nigeria's under-20 team at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[1] He appeared all five matches as Nigeria was knocked-out by South Korea in the quarter-finals. Emmanuel didn't score any goals during the tournament but provided two assists.[6]
Botev Plovdiv