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Kelechi Iheanacho

1996 - Today

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Kelechi Promise Iheanacho () (Igbo: Ịheanachọ, born 3 October 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Sevilla, and the Nigeria national team. Iheanacho began his senior career at Manchester City during the 2015–16 season, winning the Football League Cup. He moved to Leicester City in 2017 for a reported £25 million fee, the largest ever transfer amount for a Nigerian player at the time and the second-largest for an African player after Egyptian Mohamed Salah. Iheanacho was instrumental in Leicester City's 2020–21 FA Cup success, scoring a joint-high four goals across the edition as the club won the trophy for the first time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kelechi Iheanacho is the 4,774th most popular soccer player (down from 3,371st in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 44th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Kelechi Iheanacho ranks 4,774 out of 21,273. Before him are Lucas Pérez, Verner Lička, Lino Nessi, Shogo Sakurai, José Manuel Pesudo, and Wilfried Hannes. After him are Dragoslav Mihajlović, Per Røntved, Mehdi Cerbah, Yuto Nagatomo, Kinya Takehara, and René Ferrier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1996, Kelechi Iheanacho ranks 57. Before him are Esteban Ocon, Alessia Cara, Martin Garrix, Bella Hadid, Sofyan Amrabat, and Jasmine Paolini. After him are Scott McTominay, Hwang Hee-chan, Lucas Torreira, Robin Le Normand, Kim Se-jeong, and Joshua Cheptegei.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Kelechi Iheanacho ranks 66 out of 309. Before him are Uche Okechukwu (1967), Israel Adesanya (1989), Victor Ikpeba (1973), Ernest Shonekan (1936), Chukwudi Iwuji (1975), and Flora Nwapa (1931). After him are Celestine Babayaro (1978), Daniel Amokachi (1972), Vincent Enyeama (1982), Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900), Victor Boniface (2000), and Ben Okri (1959).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria

Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Kelechi Iheanacho ranks 18. Before him are Finidi George (1971), Ahmed Musa (1992), Obafemi Martins (1984), Stephen Keshi (1962), Uche Okechukwu (1967), and Victor Ikpeba (1973). After him are Celestine Babayaro (1978), Daniel Amokachi (1972), Vincent Enyeama (1982), Victor Boniface (2000), Peter Rufai (1963), and Momodu Mutairu (1976).

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