Benjamin Onwuachi (born 9 April 1984) is a Nigerian retired footballer who played as a striker.
Onwuachi started his career in the youth ranks of Reggiana. He continued in the academies of Juventus where he didn't manage to establish himself in the first team. He then moved to Belgium to play for Standard Liège. After a brief spell in Belgium he moved to Greece in 2006, where he played for several clubs having also spells in Cyprus.
Club career In 2003, Onwuachi was purchased by Juventus from Reggiana for €420,000. He played in a 2003–04 Coppa Italia game against Siena and scored the winning goal for Juventus (2–1). In the 2004–05 season he went on loan to Salernitana where he played 15 games and scored 4 goals. In 2005 he signed a 2-year deal with Belgian side Standard Liège but failed to play a single match.
Ionikos Midway through the 2005–06 season, he went to Greece and joined the team of Ionikos. In 2006–07 season Ionikos was relegated to the second division. In 2007–08 Beta Ethniki, he played in 27 games and had 14 goals, finishing as the third-highest scorer of the division. Unfortunately the club did not achieve promotion to the first division. In the match against PAS Giannina which Ionikos won 4–1, Onwuachi scored 2 goals.
APOEL The next year the budget of Ionikos fell and in July 2008, Onwuachi went on loan to APOEL. He played in 20 games in the championship and scored 8 goals helping the team to win the Cypriot First Division and the Super Cup. In May 2009, the player and the chairman of APOEL, Phivos Erotokritou, did not agree on signing a new contract and Onwuachi returned to Greece.
Kavala On 20 August 2009, he signed a 4-year contract with the newly promoted Super League Greece club, Kavala. His first season with his new team, was excellent because he became 4th in top scorers of Super League Greece, scoring 10 goals. In August 2011, FIFA canceled his contract with the club after they failed to pay his salary for two consecutive months.
AEL Limassol On 25 August 2011, he signed with AEL Limassol in Cyprus, but he was released from the club in January 2012.
Panetolikos On 26 January 2012, he returned to Greece and signed a 6-month contract with Panetolikos.http://www.panetolikos.gr/archives/news/item/2406-ypegrapse-onwuathsi.html On 26 April 2012, after the conclusion of the season, Onwuachi and Panetolikos parted their ways, as he could not fit into the team.
Skoda Xanthi On 6 June 2012, Onwuachi signed a contract with Xanthi.
Iraklis On 19 July 2013, Onwuachi signed a contract with Iraklis. He made his league debut for Iraklis on 30 September 2013 in an away loss against Kavala. He scored his first goal for the club on 13 January 2013, in an away win against Ethnikos Gazoros.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsJuventus2003–04Serie A0011000011Salernitana (loan)2004–05Serie B15432——186Ionikos2005–06Alpha Ethniki13300——1332006–07Alpha Ethniki28420——3042007–08Beta Ethniki271400——2714Total682120——7021APOEL (loan)2008–09Cypriot First Division2486430103412Kavala2009–10Super League Greece281064——34142010–11Super League Greece271010——2810Total552074——6224AEL Limassol2011–12Cypriot First Division10000——100Panetolikos2011–12Super League Greece9000——90Skoda Xanthi2012–13Super League Greece21621——237Iraklis2013–14Football League23350——283Oțelul Galați2014–15Liga I1000—1020Aiginiakos2016–17Football League6010——70Nerostellati2017–18Serie D181———181Career total250632712302028275
Honours APOEL Cypriot First Division: 2008–09 Cypriot Super Cup: 2008
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