Chisom Egbuchulam
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-22) 22 February 1992
Place of birth Enugu, Nigeria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Sichuan Jiuniu
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Enugu Rangers
2017BK Häcken (loan) 10 (0)
2018 Falkenberg 26 (14)
2019 Suwon FC 33 (18)
2020–2023 Meizhou Hakka 71 (27)
2023– Sichuan Jiuniu 18 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:42, November 5 2023 (UTC)

Chisom Egbuchulam (born 22 February 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chinese Super League club Sichuan Jiuniu.

Club career

Egbuchulam moved on loan from Enugu Rangers to Swedish club BK Häcken in February 2017.[2] He signed for Falkenberg in April 2018.[3] In January 2019 he moved to South Korean club Suwon FC.[4]

In January 2020 he signed for Meizhou Hakka.[1] He would go on to be utilized as a vital member of the team that gained promotion to the top tier after coming second within the division at the end of the 2021 China League One campaign.[5]

On 1 July 2023, Egbuchulam joined China League One side Sichuan Jiuniu.[6]

International career

In October 2016, Egbuchulam was called up to the Nigeria senior squad and was an unused substitute as the Super Eagles beat Zambia 2–1.[7]

Career statistics

As of 28 October 2023.[1]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BK Häcken (loan)2017Allsvenskan10010--110
2018Allsvenskan001300-13
Total 100230000123
Falkenberg2018Superettan261400--2614
2019Allsvenskan0012--12
Total 26141200002716
Suwon FC2019K League 2331812--3420
Meizhou Hakka2020China League One13400--134
2021332000--3320
2022Chinese Super League19315--208
20236000--60
Total 71271500007232
Sichuan Jiuniu2023China League One18900--189
Career total 15868512000016380

    Honours

    Club

    Enugu Rangers

    References

    1. 1 2 3 Chisom Egbuchulam at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
    2. Oluwashina Okeleji (28 February 2017). "Nigeria striker Egbuchulam joins Swedes BK Hacken on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
    3. "Chisom Egbuchulam till Falkenbergs FF" (in Swedish). svenskafans. 9 April 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
    4. "Nigerian forward Chisom Egbuchulam moves to South Korean side Suwon FC". www.pulse.ng. 17 January 2019.
    5. "创造历史!梅州客家冲超成功!成为全国唯一县级中超球队!" (in Chinese). meizhou.gov.cn. 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
    6. "官方:前梅州外援吉森加盟四川九牛,身披26号球衣" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
    7. "ZAMBIA VS. NIGERIA 1 – 2". Soccerway. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
    8. "CHISOM EGBUCHULAM REJOINS RANGERS AFTER FAILED OVERSEAS MOVE". africanfootball.com. 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2020-08-02.


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