Nedum Onuoha

Nedum Onuoha is a former professional footballer who made his debut for Manchester City at the age of seventeen. Having been the first player to sign for the club's academy, he went on to play nearly 450 games for City and three more teams before retiring in 2020. Born in Nigeria, he was raised in a deprived part of Manchester, where his parents were forced to make huge sacrifices to provide Nedum and his sisters with a good education; he completed his A-Levels while playing in the Premier...See more

Nedum Onuoha is a former professional footballer who made his debut for Manchester City at the age of seventeen. Having been the first player to sign for the club's academy, he went on to play nearly 450 games for City and three more teams before retiring in 2020. Born in Nigeria, he was raised in a deprived part of Manchester, where his parents were forced to make huge sacrifices to provide Nedum and his sisters with a good education; he completed his A-Levels while playing in the Premier League. He is now a sought-after pundit for a number of leading broadcasters for both his analysis of the game and the perspective that his life so far has given him. See less