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Onyedika signs five-year Brugge contract

Club Brugge have announced the signing of Nigerian midfielder Raphael Onyedika on a five-year contract.

The Belgian Jupiler giants announced Onyedika’s signing in a statement released on their website on Sunday.

“Club Brugge and FC Midtjylland reached an agreement for the transfer of Raphael Onyedika,” the club announced.

“Onyedika (21) is a defensive midfielder who can also play centrally in the defence. He was trained at FC Ebedei in Nigeria and came to Europe in 2019.

“After a loan to FC Fredericia, he broke through last season with the main squad of Midtjylland. Onyedika impressed in the Danish top league and in the Europa League and won the cup. His good performances were rewarded with the best young player award in Denmark.

“He signs a contract until 2027.”

In his first full season in FC Midtjylland, Onyedika impressed in the U-19 League and in the UEFA Youth League with his physique, speed and playing style and on 1 July 2020 signed his first five-year professional contract with the club until June 2025.

To gain some more experience, Onyedika was loaned out to Midtjylland’s affiliate club, Danish 1st Division-side FC Fredericia, on 19 August 2020 for the whole 2020-21 season.

Onyedika did well on his loan spell, playing 28 games and scoring three goals. The season went so well that he came on TV3 Sport’s Team of the Year in the Danish 1st Division.

Idoko Dennis

Idoko Dennis is a creative videographer/drone pilot and sport writer. He heads the sport desk and deputizes the head of Idoma TV

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