Christopher Nusa Ohenhen (born 14 October 1970), known as Ohen, is a Nigerian former professional

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who played as a

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. He spent the vast majority of his professional career in Spain, with Compostela.

Career

Born in

Benin City Benin City is the capital and largest city of Edo State, Edo State, Nigeria. It is the fourth-largest city in Nigeria according to the 2006 census, after Lagos, Kano (city), Kano, and Ibadan, with a population estimate of about 3,500,000 as of ...

, Ohen began his career at

Julius Berger FC Bridge Football Club is a Nigerian football club based in Lagos that was founded in the mid-1970s. As a result of an association with the Julius Berger construction company, the club was known as Julius Berger Football Club until 2010. The cl ...

, then left at the age of 18 for Spain, where he would spend the following decade. He had participated at the

1989 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Saudi Arabia between 16 February and 3 March 1989. The 1989 championship was the 7th contested. The tournament took place across four cities: Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, and Ta'if. Qualification ...

, where his three goals for Nigeria U20 attracted the attention of

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. After two years playing solely with the

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, Ohen signed with

SD Compostela Sociedad Deportiva Compostela is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Santiago de Compostela, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. They play home matches at ''Estadio Multiusos de San Lázaro'', and ...

, where he scored at an impressive rate. In his third year he netted 13 goals as the

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achieved a first-ever

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promotion, then scored a combined 42 times the following three; he was called up to a preliminary Nigeria national team squad for the

1998 FIFA World Cup The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the football world championship for men's national teams. The finals tournament was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. The country was chosen as the host nation by FIFA for the ...

, but did not make the final cut. After a loan to Turkey's Besiktas, Ohen's final years were highly irregular, and he also dealt with injury problems. After an unassuming spell with

CD Leganés Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded on 23 June 1928. It holds home games at ...

, he saw out his career with his first club Julius Berger.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ohen, Christopher 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Benin City Nigerian footballers Association football forwards Nigeria Professional Football League players Bridge F.C. players La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Real Madrid Castilla footballers SD Compostela footballers CD Leganés players Süper Lig players Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Nigeria under-20 international footballers Nigeria international footballers Nigerian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Turkey Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey