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All you need to know about Ogenyi Onazi, from his football career, family, net worth, age, girlfriend, cars, and the latest news.
Ogenyi Onazi is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish East Riffa Club in the Bahrain top flight and the Super Eagles of Nigeria.
Onazi Profile
Full name: Ogenyi Onazi
Birth date: December 25, 1992
Nationality: Nigerian
Place of birth: Jos, Nigeria
Age: 30 years old
Current club: East Riffa Club, Bahrain
Height: 5 ft 8 in
Position: Defensive Midfield
Marital status: Married
Salary: Undisclosed
Current market value: The midfielder has no current market value but hits the highest value of 7m in 2014 per Transfer market.
Ogenyi Onazi was born on December 25, 1995, in Jos, Nigeria. Onazi, who stands at 5ft 8in, currently plays for East Riffa Club in the Bahrain first division.
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Onazi age
The defensive midfielder is 30 years old at the moment but will turn 31 on December 25.
Onazi Career
Nigeria’s Onazi started his playing career and football journey back in the Nigerian city of Jos, where he was born and caught attention with his skill.
He would move to the nation’s financial capital, Lagos State where he joined My People before putting pen to paper with NPFL side El Kanemi Warriors.
He spent just a season with the Warriors in the NPFL before Europe came beckoning.
Onazi joined Italian and Serie A giants SS Lazio after impressing for Nigeria at the U-20 in the build-up to the FIFA World Cup in 2011.
He penned a four-year contract with the Sky Blues but had to come through the ranks before he made his senior debut for the club against Atalanta.
Onazi netted his first goal four goals for the club on March 7, 2013, in the Europa League before he committed his future to the club for a further two years after an impressive start to life at the club.
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He made over 70 appearances for Lazio, scoring four goals for the Italians.
In 2016, Onazi ended his romance with Lazio when he joined Turkish side Trabzonspor in a deal worth over three million euros.
Onazi spent four years at Tranzonspor, making 69 appearances in all competitions before he was allowed to leave on a free transfer.
He will remain in the Turkish Super Lig as he was snapped up by Denizlispor on a free transfer, putting pen to paper on an initial six-month deal.
Onazi had two spells with Denizlispor, first in 2020 and then in 2021, playing a total of 20 matches.
He also had spells at the Norwegian side SonderjyskE and Zalgiris, both as a free agent.
Onazi’s Salary and Contract
Onazi’s salary is unknown at the moment while he put pen to paper on a short-term deal with Bahrain club, East Riffa Club.
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12:50 - 09.01.2023
Ogenyi Onazi set to sign for a new club
Former Lazio and Super Eagles international midfielder Onazi is set to join a new club.
Onazi’s Net worth
There are different figures when it comes to Onazi’s net worth at the moment. There is no confirmed figure, with reports that he is worth around over $6 million.
Onazi’s girlfriend/wife
In June 2016, the defensive midfielder married his childhood sweetheart Sandra Ogunsuyi.
The wedding took place in the cities of Benin, for the traditional, and Lagos for the white.
House and Cars
When it comes to his house and cars, Onazi has managed to keep his cards close to his heart so far with his activities on social media.
However, in one of his Instagram posts, the midfielder can be seen standing close to a flashy Mercedes-Benz Jeep, which is the only car on his page.
Onazi Social Media
Instagram: onaziogenyi
Onazi is not a heavy user of social media but he does post on his Instagram page once in a while.
As of the time of writing this piece, he has 51 posts and over 227, 000 followers on his page.
Ogenyi Onazi Super Eagles career
12:50 - 09.01.2023
Ogenyi Onazi set to sign for a new club
Former Lazio and Super Eagles international midfielder Onazi is set to join a new club.
Onazi is quite an accomplished international player for his country Nigeria.
He played for the Nigerian Under-18, known as the Golden Eaglets, playing in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2009. He also featured for the U-20s, the Flying Eagles, but was not a part of the team that represented Nigeria at the U-20 FIFA World Cup back in 2011.
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For the Senior national team, the Super Eagles, Onazi made his debut for the team during the 3-1 win over Venezuela in a friendly back in 2012.
He went on to be a part of the Super Eagles team under the managerial guidance of the late Steven Keshi that made their way to the 2013 AFCON title.
He also represented Nigeria in the 2013 FIFA Confederation Cup in Brazil before impressing at the 2014 FIFA World Cup where the Nigeria Super Eagles reached the round of 16 before they were knocked out by European giant France.
In total, Onazi won 52 caps for Nigeria and has a single goal to his name. He is yet to officially announce his retirement from international football.
Latest News
It’s a bit quiet for the defensive midfielder, with the latest on him an interview where he revealed how he had nightmares playing against Lionel Messi at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Onazi was one of Nigeria’s better performers at the tournament where he got injured during the round of 16 clash against France.
The midfielder was also spotted training with NPFL side Remo Stars earlier this year at their Ikenne training ground.
In one of the tweets on Tuesday evening, the NPFL club wrote: "Training day but can you sight a guest on our turf??"
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"Rightly so, @OnaziOgenyi paid a courtesy visit to our team’s training this Tuesday. Onazi, an AFCON winner with the Super Eagles shared moments with the lads before the session," the club said in a second Twitter post
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