Jesurun Uchegbulam

Jesurun Uchegbulam
Personal information
Full name Jesurun First Lin Ezeugo Uchegbulam[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001[2]
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Bury
Youth career
2008–2016 AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Stockport Town (8)
2018–2021 Mossley 32 (4)
2021–2022 Matlock Town 32 (7)
2022–2023 Chesterfield 34 (2)
2023–2024 Rochdale 30 (1)
2024–2025 Oldham Athletic 27 (1)
2025 → Eastleigh (loan) 7 (0)
2025 Eastbourne Borough 13 (0)
2025–2026 Chelmsford City 16 (1)
2026 → Buxton (loan) 5 (1)
2026 The New Saints 0 (0)
2026 Matlock Town 0 (0)
2026– Bury 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:30, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Jesurun First Lin Ezeugo Uchegbulam (born 1 January 2001) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Bury.

Early life

Uchegbulam was born in Lagos, Nigeria 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 seven.[3] After his family moved 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, scoring eight goals in his debut season for the club,[6] and Mossley, for whom he was named the fans' young player of the year in June 2020,[7] having scored four goals in 32 league appearances for the club.[8] He joined Matlock Town in May 2021,[9] scoring nine goals in 38 appearances for the Northern Premier League Premier Division club.[5][10]

Chesterfield

In July 2022, Uchegbulam signed his first professional contract with Chesterfield.[4][5][11][3] By September 2022 he was appearing for the club primarily as a substitute,[12] and he scored his first goal for the club that month.[13]

Rochdale

On 11 August 2023, Uchegbulam signed for Rochdale for a nominal undisclosed fee.[14]

Oldham Athletic

On 3 July 2024, Uchegbulam signed for Oldham Athletic,[15] and scored on his Oldham debut, against Braintree Town.[16] He signed on loan for Eastleigh in January 2025,[17] being recalled by Oldham in March.[18] He featured for Oldham in the National League playoff final at Wembley, as the club won promotion to the Football League.[19]

Later career

On 22 July 2025, Uchegbulam signed for National League South club Eastbourne Borough.[20]

On 1 November 2025, he signed for Chelmsford City.[21] On the same day he signed for Chelmsford, Uchegbulam scored and assisted on his debut, in a 4–1 win against Braintree Town in the first round of the FA Cup.[22] On 21 March 2026, Uchegbulam joined National League North side Buxton on loan.[23] On 15 May 2026, Chelmsford announced Uchegbulam had departed the club.[24]

It was announced that he would join Cymru Premier team The New Saints in June 2026.[25]

On 14 July 2026, Uchegbulam signed for former club Matlock Town, leaving The New Saints without playing for the club.[26]

On 30 July 2026, he joined Bury after spending just over two weeks back at Matlock.[27][28]

Honours

Oldham Athletic

References

  1. ↑ "Football Agent Transactions 4 February 2025 to 2 February 2026" (PDF). Football Association. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Jeserum Uchegbulam". Mosseleyweb.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "From AC Milan to Chesterfield via heart surgery". BBC Sport.
  4. 1 2 "Winger signs for Spireites | Chesterfield FC".
  5. 1 2 3 "Chesterfield fend off competition from other clubs to sign rapid winger". Derbyshire Times.
  6. ↑ "Stockport Town Results". North West Counties Football League. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Virtual awards for Lilleywhites". Tamesidecorrespomdent.co.uk. 17 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "Statistics". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Matlock Town sign former AC Milan youngster-Matlock Town have completed the signing of winger Jesurun Uchegbulam". Derbyshire Times.
  10. ↑ "Matlock Town | Appearances | Jesurun Uchegbulam | 2021–2022". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Spireites set to sign rapid winger who was at AC Milan as kid and had trials at EFL clubs". Derbyshire Times.
  12. ↑ "'Progressing nicely' – is exciting prospect Jez ready to start games regularly?". Derbyshire Times.
  13. ↑ "'Heaven' – Jez opens up about life as a pro footballer at Spireites after scoring his first goal". Derbyshire Times.
  14. ↑ "Dale Sign Winger Uchegbulam". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "Jes Makes Latics Switch". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk.
  16. ↑ "Oldham 3–0 Braintree (10 Aug, 2024) Final Score – ESPN (UK)". ESPN.
  17. ↑ "Jesurun Uchegbulam joins the Spitfires!". eastleighfc.com.
  18. ↑ https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/2025/march/03/uchegbulam-recalled-from-loan/
  19. ↑ "Oldham Athletic 3–2 Southend United (AET) – Latics promoted back to EFL". BBC Sport.
  20. ↑ "Uchegbulam Signs For The Sports". ebfc.co.uk.
  21. ↑ Lowe, Josh (1 November 2025). "Jesurun Uchegbulam is a Claret".
  22. ↑ "Chelmsford City 4–1 Braintree Town". Chelmsford City F.C. 1 November 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  23. ↑ "Uchegbulam joins Buxton on loan". Chelmsford City F.C. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  24. ↑ "Club Statement: Jesurun Uchegbulam". Chelmsford City F.C. 15 May 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  25. ↑ Jones, Harrison (1 June 2026). "Former Chesterfield, Oldham Athletic and Rochdale star joins top-flight club". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  26. ↑ "Jez returns to the Gladiators!". Matlock Town F.C. 14 July 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  27. ↑ https://matlocktownfc.co.uk/07/30/club-update/, Matlock Town club update, Matlock Town FC, 30 July 2026
  28. ↑ Jesurun Uchegbulam signs ahead of the 2026-27 season, Bury FC, 30 July 2026
  29. ↑ "Oldham Athletic 3–2 Southend United: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
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