Vincent Emmanuel Ani Tochukwu (Arabic: فنسنت إيمانويل; born 29 April 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bahraini Premier League club Sitra. Born in Nigeria, he plays for the Bahrain national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vincent Emmanuel Ani Tochukwu | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sitra | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Al-Najma | ||
| 2022–2023 | Sitra | ||
| 2023–2024 | Al-Khaldiya | ||
| 2023–2024 | →East Riffa (loan) | ||
| 2024– | Sitra | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Bahrain | 10 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:18, 13 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:18, 13 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEmmanuel began his senior career in Bahrain with Al-Najma in 2018. After four seasons there, moved to Sitra in 2022. On 8 July 2023, he transferred to Al-Khaldiya and immediately went on loan to East Riffa.[1]
International career
editBorn in Nigeria, Emmanuel moved to Bahrain at a young age and was naturalized as Bahraini.[2] He was first called up to the Bahrain national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in September 2024.[3]
References
edit- ↑ "الإعلان رسميًا عن التعاقد مع «جبار» وإيمانويل ودابو والحاج". Alayam.com.
- ↑ "خصم إندونيسيا، البحرين تعزز 2 لاعبين متجنسين". VOI - Waktunya Merevolusi Pemberitaan.
- ↑ "وكالة أنباء البحرين". www.bna.bh.
External links
edit- Vincent Emmanuel at Soccerway
- Vincent Emmanuel at National-Football-Teams.com