1. Ogenyi Eddy Onazi was born on 25 December 1992 and is a Nigerian professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Italian Serie D club Avezzano.
20 Facts About Ogenyi Onazi
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Ogenyi Onazi has played for the Nigeria national team, with whom he won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013.
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Ogenyi Onazi's skills drew a lot of attention afforded him the opportunity to play in some academies in the city.
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Ogenyi Onazi joined Lazio in 2011, alongside his teammate, Sani Emmanuel.
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Ogenyi Onazi made his Serie A debut as a substitute in the penultimate match of the season, replacing Senad Lulic in the 90th minute.
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On 22 September 2014, Ogenyi Onazi signed a two-year contract extension with Lazio until 2018.
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Ogenyi Onazi had a contract with Trabzonspor until May 2020.
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Ogenyi Onazi was released by the club on 5 January 2021, three months after arriving.
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On 18 February 2021, Ogenyi Onazi signed for Lithuanian champions Zalgiris.
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On 29 August 2022, Ogenyi Onazi returned to Italy after six years, as he officially joined Serie D side Casertana.
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On 12 July 2023, Ogenyi Onazi joined Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.
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Ogenyi Onazi made his debut for the senior Nigeria national team in an African Cup of Nations qualification match against Liberia.
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Ogenyi Onazi was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
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Ogenyi Onazi came on as a substitute in Nigeria's first match of the tournament against Burkina Faso, whom they would eventually face again in the final, before going to on to play every minute of all Nigeria's games in the knockout phase, including the final.
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Ogenyi Onazi was selected for Nigeria's squad at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.
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Ogenyi Onazi was named in Nigeria's final squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and started in all four games as Nigeria were eliminated by France in the round of 16.
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Ogenyi Onazi was part of the squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, though he did not figure in any of the team's three matches.
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Ogenyi Onazi was expectedly left out of the national teams provisional squad to AFCON 2019 after failing to fully recover from an Achilles injury suffered in December 2018 while playing for his club in Turkey.
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In November 2019, Ogenyi Onazi said he would help pay for Sani Emmanuel's medical expenses.
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Ogenyi Onazi started his football career from Nigeria Premier Football League, spark and moved his craft to Europe where he later established himself.