Echezona_Anyichie
Echezona Anyichie
Nigerian footballer (born 1990)
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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Celestine Echezona Anyichie | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-05-14) 14 May 1990 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | George Telegraph | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | AC Oulu | ||
| 2008–2010 | Dolphin | ||
| 2010–2011 | Samutsongkhram | ||
| 2011–2012 | Southern Samity | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Mohun Bagan | 42 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Royal Wahingdoh | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Chennai City | 17 | (0) |
| 2018 | Mohammedan | 9 | (1) |
| 2018 | George Telegraph | 15 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Chhinga Veng | 10 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | George Telegraph | 26 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Bhawanipore | 18 | (2) |
| 2023– | Bodoland FC | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Nigeria U-17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Nigeria U-20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:22, 13 May 2018 (UTC) | |||
Finland
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]
Nigeria
After the stint in Finland he returned to Nigeria to play for Dolphins F.C. in the Nigeria Premier League.[5][6][7]
Thailand
He had a brief spell in Thailand Premier League for Samut Songkhram F.C.[8]
India
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]
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- "Veikkausliiga" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- "Echezona Anyichie". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- Keskilinkki (28 January 2007). "Uusi Lahti Cup: HJK - FC TVMK 1-3 (1-1) [26.01.2007]". www.keskilinkki.com (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- "Dolphins FC - Football Nigeria". Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- "African Movies | Films | Telediaspora.net | Televisions Africaines | African Tv Live". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- "Echezona Anyichie :: Celestine Echezona Anyichie ::". Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- "আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা — খেলা: তিন প্রধানে এ বার নতুন মুখ" [Anandabazar Patrik — Sports: New faces in three Kolkata football giants]. anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Kolkata. 22 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- "Calcutta Football League Premier Division – A | George Telegraph Sports Club vs Bhawanipore FC". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. 23 August 2022. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- "Echezona Anyichie. Record at FIFA Tournaments". FIFA. Archived from the original on 9 September 2009.
- Echezona Anyichie at Soccerway
- youtube.com