# John Mary

John Mary Honi Uzuegbunam (born 9 March 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serbian Superliga club Novi Pazar. Born in Nigeria, he played for the Cameroon national team internationally.

## Club career

Born in the Anambra State in Nigeria, Mary moved to Cameroon to join AS Fortuna de Mfou Yaoundé's youth team. On 28 March 2012, he was signed by Buriram United in what will be the beginning of three seasons spent in Thai football. His time with Buriram only lasted for a few months before he moved to fourth tier side Bangkok Christian College on 1 August 2012. A move to second tier club Krabi for the 2013 Thai Division 1 League would follow before ending his time in Thailand with fourth tier club Prachuap.
His advisor Ognjen Karisik would bring him to Europe, where he had a trial with Serbian club Vojvodina who signed him on 24 January 2015 on a two-and-a-half-year contract. He made his debut in a Serbian Cup game against Kolubara on 28 October 2015 that ended in a goalless draw, before Vojvodina won 5–4 on penalties. He would see very little playing time with the club after suffering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury. His contract with Vojvodina was eventually terminated, and on 18 July 2016 he signed a one-year deal with Slovenian side Rudar Velenje.
In January 2018, Mary moved to the China League One side Meizhou Hakka. He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club in a league game against Shijiazhuang Ever Bright on 10 March 2018 that ended in a 2–1 defeat. After winning the golden boot award at the end of the 2018 China League One campaign, Chinese top tier club Shenzhen signed him on 2 July 2019 halfway through the 2019 Chinese Super League season.
On 30 January 2022, Mary joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Shabab.

## International career

Despite being born in Nigeria, Mary was naturalized and played for Cameroon under-20s.
In 2021, he was called to the Cameroon senior team. He made his debut on 6 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against the Ivory Coast, a 2–1 away loss. He substituted Moumi Ngamaleu in the 62nd minute.

## Career statistics

    As of 8 October 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Vojvodina | 2014–15 | Serbian SuperLiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Vojvodina | 2015–16 | Serbian SuperLiga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Vojvodina | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rudar Velenje | 2016–17 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 30 | 17 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 18 |
| Rudar Velenje | 2017–18 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 9 |
| Rudar Velenje | Total | Total | 46 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 27 |
| Meizhou Hakka | 2018 | China League One | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 24 |
| Meizhou Hakka | 2019 | China League One | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 12 |
| Meizhou Hakka | Total | Total | 43 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 36 |
| Shenzhen FC | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 9 |
| Shenzhen FC | 2020 | Chinese Super League | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 11 |
| Shenzhen FC | Total | Total | 32 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 20 |
| Avispa Fukuoka (loan) | 2021 | J1 League | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 7 |
| Al Shabab | 2021–22 | Saudi Pro League | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 2 |
| Avispa Fukuoka | 2022 | J1 League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 153 | 88 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 93 |

## Honours

Individual
* Slovenian PrvaLiga top scorer: 2016–17
* China League One top scorer: 2018