Chisom Egbuchulam

Chisom Egbuchulam
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-22) 22 February 1992
Place of birth Enugu, Nigeria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
Detroit City FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Enugu Rangers
2017 → BK Häcken (loan) 10 (0)
2018 Falkenberg 26 (14)
2019 Suwon FC 33 (18)
2020–2023 Meizhou Hakka 71 (27)
2023 Sichuan Jiuniu 18 (9)
2024 Hatta 10 (5)
2024–2026 Al-Jandal
2026– Detroit City FC 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:27, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

Chisom Egbuchulam Listenⓘ (born 22 February 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for American club Detroit City FC.

Club career

Egbuchulam moved on loan from Enugu Rangers to Swedish club BK Häcken in February 2017.[2] He signed for Falkenberg in April 2018.[3] In January 2019 he moved to South Korean club Suwon FC.[4]

In January 2020 he signed for Meizhou Hakka.[1] He would go on to be utilized as a vital member of the team that gained promotion to the top tier after coming second within the division at the end of the 2021 China League One campaign.[5]

On 1 July 2023, Egbuchulam joined China League One club Sichuan Jiuniu.[6]

On 9 February 2024, Egbuchulam joined UAE Pro League club Hatta.[7]

On 6 August 2024, Egbuchulam joined Saudi First Division club Al-Jandal.[8]

On 20 February 2026, Egbuchlam joined USL Championship club Detroit City FC.[9]

International career

In October 2016, Egbuchulam was called up to the Nigeria senior squad and was an unused substitute as the Super Eagles beat Zambia 2–1.[10]

Career statistics

As of 22 March 2024.[1]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BK Häcken (loan)2017Allsvenskan10010--110
2018Allsvenskan001300-13
Total 100230000123
Falkenberg2018Superettan261400--2614
2019Allsvenskan0012--12
Total 26141200002716
Suwon FC2019K League 2331812--3420
Meizhou Hakka2020China League One13400--134
2021332000--3320
2022Chinese Super League19315--208
20236000--60
Total 71271500007232
Sichuan Jiuniu2023China League One18900--189
Hatta2023–24UAE Pro League2200--22
Career total 16070512000016582

Honours

Club

Enugu Rangers

References

  1. 1 2 3 Chisom Egbuchulam at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (28 February 2017). "Nigeria striker Egbuchulam joins Swedes BK Hacken on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Chisom Egbuchulam till Falkenbergs FF" (in Swedish). svenskafans. 9 April 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Nigerian forward Chisom Egbuchulam moves to South Korean side Suwon FC". Pulse Nigeria. 17 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "创造历史!梅州客家冲超成功!成为全国唯一县级中超球队!" (in Chinese). meizhou.gov.cn. 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  6. ↑ "官方:前梅州外援吉森加盟四川九牛,身披26号球衣" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "官方:前梅州客家、四川九牛外援吉森加盟阿联酋球队哈塔" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "النجيري تشارلز ينضم لصفوف مارد الجوف".
  9. ↑ "Nigerian striker Chisom Egbuchulam signs one-year deal".
  10. ↑ "ZAMBIA VS. NIGERIA 1 – 2". Soccerway. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "CHISOM EGBUCHULAM REJOINS RANGERS AFTER FAILED OVERSEAS MOVE". africanfootball.com. 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2020-08-02.