Emmanuel Apeh

Emmanuel "Manu" Apeh (born 25 October 1996) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Azeri club Sabah.

Manu Apeh
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Apeh
Date of birth (1996-10-25) 25 October 1996[1]
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Sabah
Number 19
Youth career
SamVic Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Alcalá B 12 (10)
2016 Alcalá 9 (4)
2016–2017 Lorca B 37 (27)
2016–2018 Lorca 30 (3)
2018–2020 Celta B 47 (19)
2019 Celta 2 (0)
2020–2022 Tenerife 39 (1)
2022 → Alcorcón (loan) 17 (2)
2022– Sabah 41 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 October 2023

Club career

Born in Kaduna,[2] Apeh was a SamVic Academy youth graduate,[3] and had a failed trial at Inter Milan in August 2014.[4] He made his senior debut with RSD Alcalá's reserve team in 2015, in the regional leagues.

Apeh made his first team debut on 24 March 2016, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–5 Tercera División away loss against CD San Fernando de Henares.[5] Three days later he scored his first goal, netting the last in a 2–0 home win against AD Parla.[6]

In July 2016, after scoring four goals in nine matches, Apeh was definitely promoted to Alcalá's main squad;[7] however, he subsequently moved to Lorca FC's B-team also in the fourth division. He made his first team debut for the latter on 17 September, replacing Manuel Onwu in a 1–0 away win against Granada CF B in the Segunda División B championship.[8]

In April 2017, ahead of a match against Linares Deportivo, Apeh opted not to tell his father's death to his club, and still travelled and played with the senior and the reserve squads.[9] In August, after his team's promotion to Segunda División, he was definitely promoted to the main squad by new manager Curro Torres.[10]

Apeh made his professional debut on 18 August 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Manel Martínez in a 2–0 home win against Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa; he also provided the assist for Carlos Martínez's last goal.[11] He scored his first professional goal on 21 October, netting his team's second in a 2–2 home draw against CD Tenerife.

On 11 July 2018, Apeh joined Celta de Vigo B in the third division.[12] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut the following 27 January, replacing Jozabed in a 1–2 away loss against Real Valladolid.

On 5 August 2020, Apeh agreed to a three-year deal with CD Tenerife in the second level.[13] On 26 January 2022, after being rarely used during the first half of the campaign, he moved on loan to fellow league team AD Alcorcón until June.[14]

On 18 July 2022, Sabah announced the signing of Apeh to a two-year contract.[15]

References
  1. "Emmanuel Apeh – Manu" (in Spanish). FutMadrid. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  2. "Little known Nigerian forward Emmanuel Apeh turning heads in Spain". Own Goal Nigeria. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. "Inter Milan trialist Apeh Emmanuel hopes to be offered a contract". All Nigeria Soccer. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  4. "Godwin Alex Joseph and Apeh Emmanuel training with Inter Milan". All Nigeria Soccer. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  5. "San Fernando 5–1 Alcalá | Manotazo de realidades" [San Fernando 5–1 Alcalá | Sweep of reality] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  6. "Alcalá 2–0 Parla | Manu y Sergio, resucitadores rojillos" [Alcalá 2–0 Parla | Manu and Sergio, revivers rojillos] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  7. "La RSD Alcalá ya trabaja a las órdenes de Joselu – Temporada 2016/17" [RSD Alcalá work at Joselu's orders – 2016/17 season] (in Spanish). FutMadrid. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  8. "El Lorca FC saca pecho en casa del Granada B (0–1)" [Lorca FC raise the chest at Granada B's home (0–1)] (in Spanish). Granada Digital. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  9. "Apeh oculta que su padre ha fallecido para jugar con el Lorca" [Apeh hinders that his father died to play for Lorca] (in Spanish). La Opinión de Murcia. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  10. "Manu Apeh convence a Curro Torres" [Manu Apeh convinces Curro Torres] (in Spanish). La Opinión de Murcia. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  11. "El Lorca aterriza a lo grande en Segunda" [Lorca land through the big door in Segunda] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  12. "Emmanuel Apeh: fortaleza física, juego aéreo y remate para el ataque del Celta B" [Emmanuel Apeh: physical strength, set pieces and shooting for the attack of Celta B] (in Spanish). Celta de Vigo. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  13. "Emmanuel Apeh, primer fichaje 20/21" [Emmanuel Apeh, first 20/21 signing] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  14. "Emmanuel Apeh, cedido a la AD Alcorcón" [Emmanuel Apeh, loaned to AD Alcorcón] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  15. "XOŞ GƏLDİN, EMMANUEL APEH!". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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