| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rochdale | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AC Milan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2018 | Stockport Town | ||
| 2018–2021 | Mossley | 32 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | Matlock Town | 32 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Chesterfield | 34 | (2) |
| 2023– | Rochdale | 29 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:04, 10 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Jesurun Uchegbulam (born 1 January 2001) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for English club Rochdale, as a winger.[2]
Early life
Uchegbulam was born in Lagos and moved to Italy as a young child.[3] After his parents lost their jobs the family moved to England, when he was 15, settling in Harpurhey.[3]
Career
Early career
Uchegbulam joined the youth team of AC Milan at the age of 7.[3] After his family move to England, he had a trial with Everton, but he was not signed by the club after he had heart surgery.[3] He also had trials with Sheffield Wednesday, Wigan Athletic, Brentford and Salford City.[4][5]
He then spent time in non-league football with Stockport Town and Mossley, for whom he was named the fans' young player of the year in June 2020,[6] having scored four goals in 32 league appearances for the club.[7] He joined Matlock Town in May 2021,[8] scoring 9 goals in 38 appearances for the Northern Premier League Premier Division club,[5][9]
Chesterfield
In July 2022, Uchegbulam signed his first professional contract with Chesterfield[4][5][10].[3] By September 2022 he was appearing for the club primarily as a substitute,[11] and he scored his first goal for the club that month.[12]
Rochdale
On 11 August 2023, Uchegbulam signed for Rochdale for a nominal undisclosed fee.[13]
References
- ^ "Jeserum Uchegbulam". Mosseleyweb.com.
- ^ Jesurun Uchegbulam at Soccerway
- ^ a b c d e "From AC Milan to Chesterfield via heart surgery". BBC Sport.
- ^ a b "Winger signs for Spireites | Chesterfield FC".
- ^ a b c "Chesterfield fend off competition from other clubs to sign rapid winger". Derbyshire Times.
- ^ "Virtual awards for Lilleywhites". Tamesidecorrespomdent.co.uk. 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Statistics". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Matlock Town sign former AC Milan youngster-Matlock Town have completed the signing of winger Jesurun Uchegbulam". Derbyshire Times.
- ^ "Matlock Town | Appearances | Jesurun Uchegbulam | 2021-2022". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Spireites set to sign rapid winger who was at AC Milan as kid and had trials at EFL clubs". Derbyshire Times.
- ^ "'Progressing nicely' - is exciting prospect Jez ready to start games regularly?". Derbyshire Times.
- ^ "'Heaven' - Jez opens up about life as a pro footballer at Spireites after scoring his first goal". Derbyshire Times.
- ^ "Dale Sign Winger Uchegbulam". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk.
This page was last edited on 10 March 2024, at 19:04