# Kingsley Onuegbu

Kingsley Onuegbu (born 5 March 1986) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for China League One club Nanjing City.

## Career

Onuegbu played street football in Nigeria, before his football career began in Germany in the summer of 2005 with SC Idar-Oberstein. In his first professional season for Idar-Oberstein in 2007–08, Onuegbu scored twelve goals in 26 games. In the summer of 2008 he joined Eintracht Braunschweig. On 11 May 2010, he left Braunschweig to sign with SpVgg Greuther Fürth. He signed with MSV Duisburg in 2013. On 9 May 2018, it was announced that he will leave Duisburg at the end of the 2017–18 season.
For the 2018–19 season, he joined Cypriot club Nea Salamis Famagusta.
On 30 August 2020, Onuegbu signed with Chinese club Shaanxi Chang'an Athletics. On 23 October 2020, Onuegbu joined fellow China League One club Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard on loan.
On 3 May 2022, Onuegbu joined fellow China League One club Qingdao Hainiu.
In April 2023, Onuegbu joined fellow China League One club Dongguan United.
On 7 February 2024, Onuegbu joined fellow China League One club Nanjing City.

## Personal life

He was born as Kingsley Ugochuwu and moved when he was twenty years with his father from Lagos, Nigeria to Paris, France.

## Career statistics

    As of 6 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| SC Idar-Oberstein | 2006–07 | Oberliga | 26 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 12 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 2008–09 | 3. Liga | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 7 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 2009–10 | 3. Liga | 29 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 10 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | Total | Total | 58 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 59 | 17 |
| Greuther Fürth | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 7 |
| Greuther Fürth | 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Greuther Fürth | 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Greuther Fürth | Total | Total | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 7 |
| Greuther Fürth II | 2011–12 | Regionalliga | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Greuther Fürth II | 2012–13 | Regionalliga | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 5 |
| Greuther Fürth II | Total | Total | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 5 |
| SV Sandhausen (loan) | 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| MSV Duisburg | 2013–14 | 3. Liga | 37 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 14 |
| MSV Duisburg | 2014–15 | 3. Liga | 34 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 14 |
| MSV Duisburg | 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| MSV Duisburg | 2016–17 | 3. Liga | 33 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 11 |
| MSV Duisburg | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 2 |
| MSV Duisburg | Total | Total | 163 | 45 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 170 | 45 |
| Nea Salamis Famagusta | 2018–19 | Cypriot First Division | 32 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 12 |
| Nea Salamis Famagusta | 2019–20 | Cypriot First Division | 23 | 14 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 14 |
| Nea Salamis Famagusta | Total | Total | 55 | 25 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 59 | 26 |
| Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 2020 | China League One | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 2021 | China League One | 33 | 20 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 21 |
| Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | Total | Total | 35 | 20 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 21 |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard (loan) | 2020 | China League One | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Qingdao Hainiu | 2022 | China League One | 32 | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 27 |
| Dongguan United | 2023 | China League One | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 10 |
| Nanjing City | 2024 | China League One | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 447 | 171 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 467 | 173 |