Kelechi Iheanacho
Iheanacho playing for Manchester City in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kelechi Promise Iheanacho | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Imo, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
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Current team
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Manchester City | ||
| Number | 72 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Taye Academy | ||
| 2014–2015 | Manchester City | ||
| 2014–2015 | → Columbus Crew (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Manchester City | 42 | (12) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Nigeria U17 | 7 | (8) |
| 2015– | Nigeria U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015– | Nigeria | 7 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:37, 11 March 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03:37, 13 November 2016 (UTC) |
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Kelechi Promise Iheanacho (born 3 October 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Manchester City and the Nigeria national team. He has made appearances for Manchester City U-21 team, as well as the Nigeria squad that won the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the Nigeria U-20 team at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Iheanacho was called up to the Manchester City senior squad for the 2015–16 season.
Iheanacho was born in the town of Obogwe in Ohaji Egbema LGA, in the state of Imo. As a youth, he represented Taye Academy in Owerri, the capital city of Imo. His performances for Nigeria in the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup led to interest from clubs in Europe; teams following his progress included Arsenal,Sporting Clube de Portugal and Porto. In December 2012, Iheanacho travelled to England to discuss a move to Manchester City. He signed a pre-contract agreement with the club, stating his intent to formally sign for City on his 18th birthday in October 2014. In the interim, he returned to Nigeria. As the year drew to a close, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) named him the Most Promising Talent of the Year for 2013 at the CAF Awards.
Iheanacho joined Manchester City's Academy on 10 January 2014. Before the 2014–15 season, City visited the United States on a pre-season tour, and although still not formally a City player, he joined up with the squad. He played and scored in the first match of the tour, a 4–1 win against Sporting Kansas City, and scored again against Milan in a 5–1 win. After the conclusion of the tour, Manchester City arranged for Iheanacho to train with the Columbus Crew until mid-October.
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