Chukwunyeaka Osondu "Chukki" Eribenne (born 2 November 1980) is an English former professional
footballer
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.
Career
Born in
Westminster
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The area, which extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street, has many visitor attractions and historic landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, B ...
,
London
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, Eribenne began his career at
Coventry City
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but didn't make an appearance for the first team. He joined
AFC Bournemouth in 2000 and scored on his debut against
Bristol Rovers
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They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been ...
, but didn't score any further goals for the club. He had a loan spell at Hereford where he scored twice; both goals coming in a
Football League Trophy
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defeat to
Northampton Town
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Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...
. He subsequently moved to
Havant & Waterlooville
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, for whom he was Player of the Year in
2003–04
In summer 2004 Eribenne signed for
Weymouth. He was Weymouth's joint top scorer in
2005–06 with 13 goals as they won promotion to the
Conference. He later moved to
Grays Athletic, before signing for
Ebbsfleet United
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The club was formed in 1946 fr ...
. He was released at the end of the
2007–08 and went to
Sutton United
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.
Daish reshuffles Ebbsfleet squad
BBC Sport
After one season at Sutton, Eribenne moved back to the Midlands and signed for his local club Hinckley United.
Honours
* Conference South: 2006
* FA Trophy: 2008
References
External links
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1980 births
Living people
Footballers from Westminster
English men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Coventry City F.C. players
AFC Bournemouth players
Hereford United F.C. players
Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players
Weymouth F.C. players
Aldershot Town F.C. players
Farnborough F.C. players
Grays Athletic F.C. players
Ebbsfleet United F.C. players
Sutton United F.C. players
Hinckley United F.C. players
Ilkeston Town F.C. (1945) players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Helsingborgs IF players