Eze Kingsley Obumneme (born 22 November 1991) is a Nigerian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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in the

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Career

India

Kingsley Obumneme has spent the majority of his career playing in the

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. He has played for clubs such as

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, in I-league 2nd division and Peerless in the

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Aizawl

On 24 December 2016, Obumneme signed with professional

side

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. He made his debut for the club on 7 January 2017 against

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. He started the match and played the full ninety minutes as Aizawl drew 1–1.

Mohun Bagan A.C

In 2017, he signed a one-year contract with

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, and appeared in both the I-League and CFL Premier Division matches.

Career statistics

Club

Honours and titles

Club

;

Aizawl FC Aizawl Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Aizawl, Mizoram. The club competes in the I-League, the second tier of Indian football league system. Founded in 1984, Aizawl earned entry in I-League in 2015–16 season, a ...

(1): 2016–17 ;

(1): 2018–19 ; Mohammedan SC *

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(1): 2019–20

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Obumneme, Kingsley Living people Nigerian men's footballers Aizawl FC players Men's association football defenders Calcutta Football League players Mizoram Premier League players I-League players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in India Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in India 1996 births 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen