Celestine Echezona Anyichie (born 14 May 1990) is a Nigerian professional
footballer
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who last played as a
defender for
George Telegraph
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in the
Calcutta Football League.
Career
Finland
Eche had a trial in Finland for top tier Finnish club
HJK Helsinki, but failed to earn a contract. He then signed for another
Veikkausliiga side
AC Oulu
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.
Nigeria
After the stint in Finland he returned to Nigeria to play for
Dolphins F.C. in the
Nigeria Premier League.
Thailand
He had a brief spell in
Thailand Premier League
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for
Samut Songkhram F.C.
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India
Southern Samity signed Echezona for the
2012 I-League 2nd Division
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Stadiums
The 2012 I-League 2n ...
. Though his team failed to qualify his performance was appreciated, and thus
Mohun Bagan AC signed him up on a 1-year contract for
2012–13 I-League
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. He has also played for
Chennai City during the
2016–17 I-League Season. In 2020–21, he appeared with
Calcutta Football League club
Bhawanipore.
International
He has represented Nigeria in the
2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship
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. He started all the matches for his country in the group stages and played alongside the likes of
Mikel John Obi and
Chinedu Obasi
Chinedu Ogbuke "Edu" Obasi (born 1 June 1986) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Club career
Lyn
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.
References
External links
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youtube.com
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Nigerian men's footballers
1990 births
Living people
I-League players
I-League 2 players
Mohun Bagan Super Giant players
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in India
Expatriate men's footballers in India
Men's association football defenders
George Telegraph SC players
Calcutta Football League players
Footballers from Lagos