Umeh Emmanuel

Umeh Umeh Emmanuel is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss side FC Zürich.

Club career

Emmanuel played for the Right2win Football Academy in Nigeria before moving to Russian side Vista Gelendzhik.
In 2022, he joined Botev Plovdiv. On 15 October 2022, he made his professional debut in Botev Plovdiv 3–1 victory against Pirin. 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.

Emmanuel represented Nigeria's under-20 team at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. 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.

Emmanuel wears the number-11 shirt because it was the one worn by his favourite player, Didier Drogba.

Botev Plovdiv