*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:01, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
Kenneth Josiah OmeruoOON MON (born 17 October 1993) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa and the Nigeria national team.[2][3] Omeruo signed for Chelsea from Standard Liège in January 2012 and upon signing went on loan to Dutch top-flight side ADO Den Haag.
Then only 19, he impressed enough in the Eredivisie to earn a call up to the Nigerian national team.
Now a regular international, Omeruo has represented Nigeria at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2013 Confederations Cup in Brazil. Omeruo cemented a place in the starting line-up at the Africa Cup of Nations as the Super Eagles emerged victorious in the tournament.[4] In 2019 he scored his first goal in the Africa Cup of Nations against Guinea.[5] He was a key part of the Super Eagles team that won the bronze medal in 2019.[6]
^ ab"2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
^Eredivisie. "Kenneth Omeruo, ADO Den Haag". Eredivisielive.nl. Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
^"Kenneth Omeruo". Worldfootball.net. 17 October 1993. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
^"Is Nigeria's Kenneth Omeruo Chelsea's best kept secret?". BBC Sport. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
^"Nigeria vs Guinea: Kenneth Omeruo Voted Man Of The Match". For latest Sports news in Nigeria & World. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
^"AFCON 2019: Nigeria beat Tunisia, win bronze". Punch Newspapers. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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