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Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis ( wear 15 November 1997 ) is a nigerian professional football player who presently plays as a striker for Premier League golf club Watford and Nigeria national team .

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Dennis began his career at Accademia di Abuja, located in Abuja, Nigeria. [ 2 ]

Zorya Luhansk [edit ]

In March 2016, Dennis signed with ukrainian Premier League club Zorya Luhansk. [ 3 ] He made his debut in a game against Olimpik Donetsk on 24 July 2016, where he scored the undoer in a 3–0 victory. [ 4 ] Dennis started the temper on the bench by and large before being given his UEFA Europa League debut to Feyenoord on 3 November, which ended 1–1. After impressing against Feyenoord, he besides played in the ukrainian side ‘s other group stage games, to Fenerbahçe and Manchester United. Zorya lost 2–0 in both matches and were eliminated from the group having finished in stopping point place. On 11 December, Dennis scored his irregular goal in a 2–0 gain over Stal Kamianske. His performances attracted both Manchester City a well as an strange Bundesliga side, who were matter to in signing him in the winter transfer window. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] however, Dennis alternatively ended up staying with Zorya for the respite of the season, helping them to a one-third place in the league with his six goals in 22 league appearances .

Club Brugge [edit ]

Club Brugge announced on 30 May 2017 that they had signed Dennis on a four-year-deal for a fee of €1.2 million. [ 7 ] He was given the numeral 42 jersey shirt. Dennis started the season highly well, scoring five goals in six matches, including one on his debut on 26 July 2017 to İstanbul Başakşehir, a 3–3 draw and a brace three days late in the league over Lokeren, which finished in a 4–0 victory. On 1 October 2019, Dennis scored twice in a 2–2 reap at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium against Real Madrid in the group stage of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League season. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ]

1. FC Köln [edit ]

On 25 January 2021, Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln announced that they had signed Dennis on a lend consider until the end of the season. [ 11 ] He made a total of nine league appearances during his meter in Germany.

Watford [edit ]

On 21 June 2021, Watford confirmed they had reached an agreement with Club Brugge for the transfer of Dennis. [ 12 ] A five-year contract was signed two days late. [ 13 ] On 14 August, Dennis scored on his Watford debut in their league opener against Aston Villa, where Watford won 3–2. [ 14 ]

International career [edit ]

Dennis represented Nigeria at under-23 charge [ 2 ] before being called up to the elder team. He made his debut on 10 September 2019 in a 2–2 friendly draw to Ukraine, coming on as a 82nd-minute substitute for Samuel Chukwueze. [ 15 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 10 December 2021[16]
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Two appearances and one finish in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Ten appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, one appearance and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

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International [edit ]

As of match played 13 October 2019[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Nigeria 2019 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours [edit ]

Club Brugge

References [edit ]

  • Emmanuel Dennis at FootballDatabase.eu