Onazi signs with Acireale: the former Lazio starts from the Serie D

After a career full of international experiences between Serie A, Champions League, Africa and World Cup, Ogenyi Onazi starts from Group I of the D. The Nigerian midfielder, ex Lazio, quality, experience and grit to the Sicilians.

ONAZI AT ACIREAL: international experience in Serie D

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THE’Acireale places a real market blow with the engagement of Ogenyi Onazimidfielder born in 1992 with a very high level curriculum. Originally from Jos, Nigeria, Onazi boasts over 50 appearances with the Nigerian major national team and an Africa Cup won in 2013.

The years to Lazio: from the debut in Serie A to the Italian Cup won

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Arrived in Italy in 2011, Onazi made himself known with the shirt of the Laziowhere he made his Serie A debut under the guidance of Edoardo Reja. With the biancocelesti he played 76 games, marking 4 goals. Among the most important moments of his Roman adventure, the Italian Cup final won in 2013 against Roma, played as a starter, and the debut in the Champions League in 2013.

A global career: from Türkiye to Lithuania

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After the experience in Serie A, Onazi dressed the shirts of Trabzonspor And Denizlisor in Türkiye, and then move to Lithuania to Zalgiris Vilnius. Back in Italy, he also played with the Casertana and theAvezzanodemonstrating great spirit of adaptation and professionalism wherever it has gone.

A champion of Africa with Nigeria

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The highest point of Onazi’s international career is certainly the Africa Cup won in 2013followed by participation in World Championships in Brazil 2014. With Nigeria he collected 53 appearances And 1 goal, being one of the most reliable midfielders of its cycle.

What can give to the acireale

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Interdiction midfielder, tenacious and resistant, Onazi can act both from a median and as a low director. With his 73 kg for 1.73 meters Height and an excellent vision of the game, it is destined to become a point of reference for the Acireale, both on the field and outside, bringing leadership and winning mentality in a competitive group such as Group I of the Serie D.