Tochukwu Oluehi (born 2 May 1987) is a Nigerian football goalkeeper for Saudi Women's Premier League club Eastern Flames, and the Nigeria women's national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 May 1987 | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eastern Flames | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Bayelsa Queens | ||
| 2011–2013 | Sunshine Queens | ||
| 2013–2014 | Bobruichanka Bobruisk | ||
| 2014–2015 | Rivers Angels | ||
| 2016 | Medkila IL | 21 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Rivers Angels | ||
| 2020–2021 | Pozoalbense | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Maccabi Kishronot Hadera | ||
| 2022–2023 | Hakkarigücü Spor | 13 | (0) |
| 2023– | Eastern Flames | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007- | Nigeria | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 February 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of = | |||
Club career
editOluehi played for Bobruichanka Bobruisk in the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League. In April 2016, Oluehi and compatriot Cecilia Nku left Rivers Angels to join Norwegian Toppserien club Medkila IL.[3] She played 21 games for Medkila,[4] before returned to Rivers Angels[5] and is since 2017 the Team captain, of the Angels.[6]
In September 2022, she moved to Turkey and joined Hakkarigücü Spor to play in the 2022–23 Super League.[7][8]
International career
editShe also played three times an FIFA Women's World Cup and one time the Summer Olympic Games for the Nigeria women's national football team.[9]
On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[10]
References
edit- ^ "List of Players – Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA. 28 July 2014. p. 13. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "Tochukwu Oluehi: "I didn't start as a goalkeeper"". KICK442.
- ^ "Super Falcons' Nku, Oluehi Join Norwegian Club". Complete Sports Nigeria. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ Tochukwu Oluehi – Profil – Norges Fotballforbund
- ^ Oluehi the hero as Rivers Angels lift AITEO Cup | ACLSports
- ^ Rivers Angels captain Tochukwu Oluehi
- ^ "Oyuncular – Futbolcular: Tochukwu Oluehi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Hakkarigücü, kadrosuna 4 Afrikalı kadın futbolcu daha kattı". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Tochukwu Oluehi NBC Olympic biography
- ^ Ryan Dabbs (14 June 2023). "Nigeria Women's World Cup 2023 squad: most recent call ups". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
External links
edit- Tochukwu Oluehi – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Tochukwu Oluehi – UEFA competition record (archive)
