Michael Chibuikem Udebuluzor ( zh, 米高; born 1 April 2004) is a

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professional

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n descent who currently plays as a

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for

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Nord club

FC Ingolstadt 04 II The FC Ingolstadt 04 II is a German association football club from the city of Ingolstadt, Bavaria. It is the reserve team of FC Ingolstadt. History FC Ingolstadt 04 was formed in 2004 through a merger of two local rivals, MTV Ingolstadt and ESV ...

Club career

FC Ingolstadt

In July 2023, Udebuluzor was promoted from the youth team to

. On 6 August 2023, Udebuluzor made his first team debut for FC Ingolstadt 04 in

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against

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International career

On 8 September 2023, it was announced that Udebuluzor had received his HKSAR passport after giving up his

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, making him eligible to represent

internationally. On 11 September 2023, Udebuluzor made his international debut for

in a friendly match against

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. On 12 October 2023, he scored his first international goals, in a game against

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, scoring a brace in the match.

Personal life

Udebuluzor is the son of former

n professional

Cornelius Udebuluzor Cornelius Chi-Dubem Udebuluzor (; born 27 August 1974) is a former Nigerian professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Udebuluzor started his career at Górnik Zabrze. He represented Hong Kong League XI in various friendly ma ...

. He was born when his father was playing for

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in the

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at that time.

Career statistics

International

International goals

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Udebuluzor, Michael Living people 2004 births Nigerian men's footballers Hong Kong men's footballers Hong Kong men's international footballers Hong Kong people of Nigerian descent Men's association football forwards Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Hong Kong expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany 3. Liga players Bayernliga players FC Ingolstadt 04 players FC Ingolstadt 04 II players