# Maxwell Chimezie Egwuatu

Maxwell Chimezie Egwuatu (born 20 August 1991) is a Nigerian footballer who last played for Al-Seeb Club in the Oman First Division League.

## Club career
### Youth career

Born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria, Maxwell began his footballing career in 2006 with a local club, Lad-One FC and worked on his footballing skills for a span of two years.

### Julius Berger

Maxwell began his professional footballing career in 2008 with his hometown, Lagos-based side, Julius Berger FC (now knows as Bridge FC).

### Mambas Noirs

A year later, he again moved out of Nigeria and this time to the neighboring country of Benin where he signed a one-year contract with Benin Premier League side, Mambas Noirs FC. He also had a short stint on loan at the AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé in 2011.

### Costuleni

He first moved out to the Europe in 2011 to Moldova where he signed a three-year contract with Costuleni, Ungheni-based, FC Costuleni. He made his Moldovan National Division on 22 October 2011 in a 1-0 loss against FC Academia Chișinău and scored his first goal on 27 April 2012 in a 1-0 win over FC Rapid Ghidighici. He scored 3 goals in 13 appearances in the 2011–12 Moldovan National Division.
He made his first appearance in the 2012–13 Moldovan National Division on 13 July 2012 in a 5-0 loss against FC Sheriff Tiraspol and scored his first goal on 24 November 2012 in a 1-1 draw against FC Tiraspol. He scored 9 goals in 27 appearances in the 2012–13 season of the Moldovan National Division.
In the 2013–14 Moldovan National Division, he made his first appearance on 27 July 2013 in a 2-1 loss against FC Rapid Ghidighici and scored his first goal on 3 August 2013 in a 2-1 loss against FC Speranța Crihana Veche. With 6 goals in 13 appearances he was adjudged the club top scorer for the 2013-14 season.

### Budaiya

In 2015, he moved out to the Middle East and more accurately to Bahrain where he signed a one-year contract with Bahraini Second Division League side, Budaiya Club. He scored 9 goal in 13 appearances in the 2015-16 Bahraini Second Division League and also 5 goals in 5 appearances in the cup competitions of the country, thus becoming the club top scorer for the season.

### Club career statistics

| Club | Season | Division | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Costuleni | 2011–12 | Moldovan National Division | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Costuleni | 2012–13 | Moldovan National Division | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Costuleni | 2013–14 | Moldovan National Division | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
| Costuleni | Total | Total | 53 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 8 |
| Budaiya | 2015–16 | Bahraini Second Division League | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 |
| Budaiya | Total | Total | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 |
| Al-Seeb | 2016–17 | Oman First Division League | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| Al-Seeb | Total | Total | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 77 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 27 |