German Olegovich Onugkha (Russian: Герман Олегович Онугха; born 6 July 1996) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub.

German Onugkha
Onugkha with Krasnodar-2 in 2019
Personal information
Full name German Olegovich Onugkha
Date of birth (1996-07-06) 6 July 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Moscow, Russia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Vejle
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Torpedo Tamala[1]
2016 Narovchat[1]
2016 Atmis Kevdo-Melsitovo[1]
2016–2017 Zenit-M Penza[1]
2017 Zenit Penza 11 (2)
2018 Volgar Astrakhan 10 (3)
2018–2020 Krasnodar-2 59 (17)
2019–2021 Krasnodar 2 (0)
2020Tambov (loan) 11 (4)
2021Vejle (loan) 17 (5)
2021– Vejle 38 (14)
2021Krylia Sovetov (loan) 4 (0)
2021–2022Rubin Kazan (loan) 23 (2)
2022–2023Bnei Sakhnin (loan) 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024

Club career edit

He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Zenit Penza on 1 September 2017 in a game against FC Ryazan.[2]

He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Volgar Astrakhan on 4 March 2018 in a game against FC Khimki.[citation needed]

He made his debut for the main squad of FC Krasnodar on 25 September 2019 in a Russian Cup game against FC Nizhny Novgorod.[3] He made his Russian Premier League debut for Krasnodar on 5 July 2020 in a game against FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, replacing Marcus Berg in the 82nd minute.[4]

On 11 August 2020, he joined FC Tambov on loan for the 2020–21 season, with an option to purchase.[5] On 26 January 2021, the loan was terminated early.[6]

On 1 February 2021, he joined Vejle on loan until 30 June 2021, with an option to purchase.[7] On 4 July 2021, Krasnodar announced that Vejle purchased Onugkha's rights.[8]

On 14 July 2021, he joined PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara on loan for the 2021–22 season, with an option to purchase.[9] On 1 September 2021, he was recalled from his loan at Krylia Sovetov and was loaned to FC Rubin Kazan for the season, with an option to purchase.[10] Rubin did not exercise the purchase option.[11]

Personal life edit

He was born to a Russian mother and a Nigerian father.[12]

Career statistics edit

As of 21 May 2022
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zenit Penza 2017–18 PFL 11 2 11 2
Volgar Astrakhan 2017–18 FNL 10 3 10 3
Krasnodar-2 2018–19 35 5 5[a] 1 40 6
2019–20 23 11 23 11
2020–21 1 1 1 1
Total 59 17 0 0 0 0 5 1 64 18
Krasnodar 2018–19 RPL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Total 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Tambov (loan) 2020–21 RPL 11 4 2 2 13 6
Vejle (loan) 2020–21 Danish Superliga 17 5 2 0 19 5
Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan) 2021–22 RPL 4 0 4 0
Rubin Kazan (loan) 2021–22 23 2 2 1 25 3
Career total 137 33 7 3 0 0 5 1 149 37
  1. ^ Appearances in the FNL Cup

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d German Onugkha at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)  
  2. ^ "Game Report by PFL". Russian Professional Football League. 1 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Nizhny Novgorod v Krasnodar game report". Russian Premier League. 25 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Krasnodar v Zenit game report". Russian Premier League. 5 July 2020.
  5. ^ ""Тамбов" арендовал у "Краснодара" Германа Онугху!" (in Russian). FC Tambov. 11 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Онугха и Жалолиддинов покинули "Тамбов"" (in Russian). Sovetsky Sport. 26 January 2021.
  7. ^ "ГЕРМАН ОНУГХА НА ПРАВАХ АРЕНДЫ ПЕРЕХОДИТ В "ВАЙЛЕ"" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 1 February 2021.
  8. ^ "ГЕРМАН ОНУГХА СТАЛ ПОЛНОПРАВНЫМ ИГРОКОМ "ВАЙЛЕ"" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 4 July 2021.
  9. ^ ""Крылья" заключили соглашение с нападающим Германом Онугхой" (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 14 July 2021.
  10. ^ "ГЕРМАН ОНУГХА ПЕРЕШЕЛ В "РУБИН"" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 1 September 2021.
  11. ^ "ГЕРМАН ОНУГХА ВОЗВРАЩАЕТСЯ В "ВАЙЛЕ"" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  12. ^ От любителей к профессионалам: пензенского юношу в 20 лет взяли в «Зенит» (in Russian). ProGorod58. 24 August 2016.

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