Joseph Onoja (born 6 November 1998) is a Nigerian professional

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who plays for

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club Al- Naft Basra.

Career

In 2019 season, Onoja joined

Gombe United Gombe United Football Club is a Nigerian football (soccer), football club based in Gombe, Nigeria, Gombe. They play in the Nigeria Professional Football League. Their home stadium is the new Pantami Stadium, having moved from Abubakar Umar Memori ...

but left the same season for Heartland FC before moving to the Portharcourt-based side, Rivers United. With Rivers United, Onoja won the

2021–22 Nigeria Professional Football League The 2021–22 Nigeria Professional Football League was the 51st season of Nigeria's top-flight association football league and the 32nd since attaining professionalism. The season started on 17 December 2021 and was concluded on 17 July 2022. Thi ...

title. Onoja has represented Rivers United in the

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. Onoja put in a good shift in the first leg of their CAF Champions League second preliminary round against Wydad Casablanca. His side come from behind to beat the Moroccans 2–1 in that game. His performances for his club earned him a national team call up to represent Nigeria B in the

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. He made his debut for Nigeria on the 28 August 2022 against Ghana in Cape Coast. On 27 February 2023, Onoja joined

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side

Becamex Binh Duong Becamex Binh Duong Football Club (), simply known as Becamex Binh Duong, is a professional football club based in Thủ Dầu Một, Bình Dương province, Vietnam. It currently plays in Vietnam's top division, the V.League 1. Their home grou ...

Playing style

Apart from being a

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, Onoja is versatile and can play multiple position. He has been seen to play in the defensive midfield, left side of the midfield and attacking midfield position.

Honours

Rivers United * Nigeria Professional League: 2021–2022

References

Living people Nigerian men's footballers 1998 births Men's association football midfielders Rivers United F.C. players Heartland F.C. players Gombe United F.C. players Becamex Binh Duong FC players V.League 1 players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen {{Nigeria-footy-midfielder-stub