John Owoeri

John Owoeri
Owoeri playing for Åtvidabergs FF in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-01-13) 13 January 1987
Place of birth Warri, Nigeria
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Futera United
Number 19
Youth career
–2000 Polavis
2000–2002 Zumaz
2002–2004 NPA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Bendel Insurance
2005–2006 Feyenoord 1 (0)
2006 → Westerlo (loan) 10 (0)
2006–2009 Enyimba
2009–2010 Heartland
2010–2012 Ismaily 13 (2)
2012 Sunshine Stars
2012–2013 Warri Wolves
2013–2015 Åtvidabergs FF 77 (17)
2016 BK Häcken 26 (17)
2017 Baoding Yingli ETS 28 (14)
2018 Shanghai Shenxin 26 (9)
2019 Inner Mongolia Zhongyou 3 (0)
2019 Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic 7 (3)
2020 Beijing BSU 11 (2)
2022 IFK Mariehamn 22 (11)
2024–2025 Bankhai United
2026– Futera United
International career
2005 Nigeria U20
2010 Nigeria 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 February 2026

John Owoeri (born 13 January 1987) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Thai League 3 Central Region club Futera United.

Club career

Owoeri was born in Warri. He has played for NPA, Bendel Insurance, Feyenoord, Westerlo and Enyimba of Aba. Whilst playing for Heartland in 2009, Owoeri scored two goals in a 6–1 thrashing of Monrovia Black Star in the CAF Champions League preliminary round.[1][2] He joined Egyptian Premier League club Ismaily ahead of the 2010–11 season after two seasons with Heartland.[3] In August 2012, Owoeri left Ismaily to sign for Nigerian side Sunshine Stars.[4] He spent three months with the Akure club before joining Warri Wolves on 2 November 2012.[5]

On 7 April 2022, Owoeri signed with IFK Mariehamn in Finland.[6]

International career

In 2005, Owoeri scored a goal for the Nigeria under-20 team at the FIFA World Youth Championship.[7] He has played one match for the Super Eagles, in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea.[8]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ Heartland Still Unclear Of John Owoeri's Eligibility For African Champions League
  2. ^ "CAF May Have Cleared Heartland Striker John Owoeri Of Drug Charges | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. ^ "JOHN OWOERI will not play for Ismaily in Friendly Matches:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. ^ www.realnet.co.uk. "John Owoeri's debut for Sunshine Stars held up due to international transfer certificate issues". Kick Off. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  5. ^ Ogbeide Hails Owoeri Osagie, Capture Archived 5 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "IFK Mariehamn värvar välmeriterad nigeriansk anfallare" (Press release) (in Swedish). Mariehamn. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  7. ^ "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - John OWOERI". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  8. ^ Akpayen, George (11 October 2010). "Musa, Owoeri earn plaudits for Guinea show". Nigerian Football League. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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