38 Facts About Nedum Onuoha

Chinedum Onuoha was born on 12 November 1986 and is an English former professional footballer and television pundit for ESPN.

Nedum Onuoha spent time playing in the top flight for Sunderland and Queens Park Rangers.

Nedum Onuoha later spent several seasons in Major League Soccer for Real Salt Lake.

Nedum Onuoha was capped at England U20 and England U21 levels.

Nedum Onuoha then completed his studies at Xaverian College Manchester where he achieved three 'A' grades at A-level in Maths, Business Studies and IT.

Nedum Onuoha revealed "he had a strict Nigerian upbringing and that school came first and if he did not study properly and successfully, he was forbidden by his mother and father from playing football or athletics".

However, Nedum Onuoha said about the record: "it was all just based on the fact I was doing summer training," He is currently the co-national record holder for boys under 15 standing triple jump, in the Sports Hall events held annually throughout the UK.

Nedum Onuoha is known to have supported Manchester City as a boy and he attended the Division Two play-off final against Gillingham at Wembley in 1999.

Nedum Onuoha was a very special woman, and even when she was ill she never wanted me to stop playing.

Outside of football, Nedum Onuoha studied part-time to earn an accountancy degree at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Nedum Onuoha made his first team debut against Arsenal in the League Cup on 27 October 2004, at the age of 17.

Nedum Onuoha made his Premier League debut as a substitute on 1 November 2004 at home to Norwich City.

Nedum Onuoha was featured in the next six matches since returning from injury.

Nedum Onuoha then appeared in the next six matches before injuring his knee .

Nedum Onuoha continued to remain in the club's first team despite suffering injuries along the way.

However, his first team opportunities at Manchester City were limited as Manager Mancini said: Nedum Onuoha will stay with us because he is homegrown but he knows it is difficult for him to play often.

In January 2012, Nedum Onuoha continued to be linked a move away from the club, as Queens Park Rangers made a bid for him.

Since joining the club, Nedum Onuoha quickly established himself in the starting eleven, playing in the midfield position.

Nedum Onuoha quickly made an impact for the side and impressed in a number of matches.

On 26 January 2012, Nedum Onuoha agreed to a four-and-a-half-year deal with Premier League side Queens Park Rangers, reuniting him with his former manager Mark Hughes.

Ahead of the final day of the season, with QPR requiring at least a draw in their match away at his former club, Manchester City or for Bolton Wanderers not to win in order to guarantee Premier League safety on 13 May 2012, Nedum Onuoha said about the match that he would want to see his former club, Manchester City win the Premier League and Queens Park Rangers stay up in the Premier League.

Nedum Onuoha didn't make his return to the first team until 15 December 2012 against local rivals Fulham.

Nedum Onuoha found himself in and out of the first team throughout the season, as he was placed on the substitute bench in a number of matches.

Amid the transfer speculation, Nedum Onuoha was appointed club captain, succeeding Joey Barton, who had left over the summer.

On 2 September 2015, Nedum Onuoha signed a contract extension with the club, keeping him until 2018.

At one point, Nedum Onuoha helped the side keep three clean sheets between 28 November 2015 and 12 December 2015.

Nedum Onuoha guided Queens Park Rangers to a 12th-place finish in their first season back in the second tier.

Nedum Onuoha's performance attracted interests from Premier League strugglers Sunderland, but he stayed at the club.

Nedum Onuoha said at the start of the season that the club's objective was to challenge for promotion.

Shortly after, it was announced that Nedum Onuoha was out for three months.

Nedum Onuoha joined Major League Soccer's Real Salt Lake on 14 September 2018.

Nedum Onuoha announced his retirement from playing professional football following Salt Lake's 2020 season.

Nedum Onuoha was eligible to play for England and Nigeria.

Nedum Onuoha was invited by Nigeria manager Berti Vogts to represent Nigeria at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations; however, Onuoha turned down the opportunity because his club, Manchester City, had recently had a change of manager and he did not want to lose his place in the team by being absent on international duty for a month.

Nedum Onuoha stated in 2022 that he regretted this choice; he ended up never playing senior international football.

Nedum Onuoha was part of the squad participating in the 2007 European Under 21s Championship in the Netherlands.

Nedum Onuoha was a regular at centre back, partnering Steven Taylor.

In March 2007, Nedum Onuoha received an international call-up from Nigeria, but announced that he would prefer to represent England at full international level.