Full name Innocent Emeghara
Name in home country Innocent Nkasiobi Emeghara Date of birth 1989-05-27 (36 yrs)
Place of birth Lagos, Switzerland
Citizenship Switzerland Nigeria
Position Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Foot right
Height 170.00 m
Current club Retired
Joined 2021-07-26
Contract expires —
Agent Good Sportmanagement
Jul 2021
Transfer: FC Winterthur → Retired
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — FC Winterthur
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2020
Transfer: Karagümrük → FC Winterthur
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — FC Winterthur
15 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Aug 2019
Transfer: Qarabag FK → Karagümrük
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Fatih Karagümrük
32 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2018
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2018
Transfer: Ermis Aradippou → Qarabag FK
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Qarabağ FK
18 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Aug 2017
Transfer: Without Club → Ermis Aradippou
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Ermis Aradippou
28 matches · 9 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: SJ Earthquakes → Without Club
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
2016 — San Jose Earthquakes
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — San Jose Earthquakes
7 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2015
Transfer: Qarabag FK → SJ Earthquakes
14/15 · Transfer
Oct 2014
Transfer: Without Club → Qarabag FK
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
Transfer: Robur Siena → Without Club
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Qarabağ FK
8 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2014
Transfer: AS Livorno → AC Siena
13/14 · Return from loan
Apr 2014
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Aug 2013
Transfer: AC Siena → AS Livorno
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — AS Livorno
30 matches · 4 G · 7 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
Transfer: FC Lorient → AC Siena
13/14 · Transfer · €3.09m
Jun 2013
Transfer: AC Siena → FC Lorient
12/13 · Return from loan
Jan 2013
Transfer: FC Lorient → AC Siena
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — FC Lorient, AC Siena
18 matches · 7 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2011
Transfer: Grasshoppers → FC Lorient
11/12 · Transfer · €2.50m
Jul 2011
11/12 — FC Lorient, Grasshopper Club Zurich
38 matches · 12 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Grasshopper Club Zurich
39 matches · 10 G · 11 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: FC Winterthur → Grasshoppers
10/11 · Transfer · €150k
Jul 2009
09/10 — FC Winterthur
31 matches · 21 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: FC Zürich U21 → FC Winterthur
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — FC Zürich U21
26 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
07/08 — FC Zürich U21
15 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
Transfer: FC Zürich U18 → FC Zürich U21
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — FC Zürich U21
7 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €5.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
4,015 min Minutes played by club
FC Winterthur
14.7%
San Jose Earthquakes
12.3%
Fatih Karagümrük
6.0%
Qarabağ FK
6.4%
Ermis Aradippou
11.3%
AS Livorno
9.9%
FC Lorient
9.1%
AC Siena
4.9%
Grasshopper Club Zurich
15.0%
FC Zürich U21
10.5%
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
5 €1.3M 11 €2.5M 16 €3.8M 21 €5M 06/07 — 2 goals (FC Zürich U21) 2 06/07 07/08 — 5 goals (FC Zürich U21) 5 07/08 08/09 — 9 goals (FC Zürich U21) 9 08/09 09/10 — 21 goals (FC Winterthur) 21 09/10 10/11 — 10 goals (Grasshopper Club Zurich) 10/11 — 11 assists 21 10/11 11/12 — 12 goals (FC Lorient) 11/12 — 3 assists 15 11/12 12/13 — 7 goals (AC Siena) 12/13 — 2 assists 9 12/13 13/14 — 4 goals (AS Livorno) 13/14 — 7 assists 11 13/14 14/15 — 5 goals (Qarabağ FK) 5 14/15 17/18 — 9 goals (Ermis Aradippou) 17/18 — 4 assists 13 17/18 18/19 — 5 goals (Qarabağ FK) 18/19 — 2 assists 7 18/19 19/20 — 7 goals (Fatih Karagümrük) 7 19/20 20/21 — 1 goals (FC Winterthur) 20/21 — 1 assists 2 20/21 2015 — 1 goals (San Jose Earthquakes) 1 2015 21/22 09/10 — €300K 11/12 — €2.5M 12/13 — €2.3M 13/14 — €5M 14/15 — €4.5M 17/18 — €700K 18/19 — €700K 19/20 — €500K 20/21 — €500K 21/22 — €100K Goals Assists Market value
Goals by season
06/07: 2 2 06/07 07/08: 5 5 07/08 08/09: 9 9 08/09 09/10: 21 21 09/10 10/11: 10 10 10/11 11/12: 12 12 11/12 12/13: 7 7 12/13 13/14: 4 4 13/14 14/15: 5 5 14/15 17/18: 9 9 17/18 18/19: 5 5 18/19 19/20: 7 7 19/20 20/21: 1 1 20/21 2015: 1 1 2015 2016: 0 0 2016 21/22: 0 0 21/22
Assists by season
06/07: 0 0 06/07 07/08: 0 0 07/08 08/09: 0 0 08/09 09/10: 0 0 09/10 10/11: 11 11 10/11 11/12: 3 3 11/12 12/13: 2 2 12/13 13/14: 7 7 13/14 14/15: 0 0 14/15 17/18: 4 4 17/18 18/19: 2 2 18/19 19/20: 0 0 19/20 20/21: 1 1 20/21 2015: 0 0 2015 2016: 0 0 2016 21/22: 0 0 21/22
Season Competition Club Matches Goals Assists YC RC Minutes
21/22
Challenge League
FC Winterthur
0
0
0
0
0
0
2016
MLS
San Jose Earthquakes
6
0
0
0
0
0
2016
US Open Cup
San Jose Earthquakes
1
0
0
0
0
0
2015
MLS
San Jose Earthquakes
7
1
0
3
0
494
20/21
Challenge League
FC Winterthur
15
1
1
1
0
388
19/20
1.Lig
Fatih Karagümrük
28
7
0
3
0
242
19/20
1.Lig Playoff
Fatih Karagümrük
3
0
0
0
0
0
19/20
Türkiye Kupasi
Fatih Karagümrük
1
0
0
0
0
0
18/19
Azerbaycan Kuboku
Qarabağ FK
0
0
0
0
0
0
18/19
Champions League Qu.
Qarabağ FK
3
0
2
0
0
0
18/19
Europa League
Qarabağ FK
3
0
0
0
0
0
18/19
Europa League Qualifying
Qarabağ FK
1
0
0
0
0
0
18/19
Premyer Liqa
Qarabağ FK
11
5
0
0
0
144
17/18
Protathlima Cyta
Ermis Aradippou
24
8
4
4
0
238
17/18
Relegation Round
Ermis Aradippou
4
1
0
0
0
215
14/15
Premyer Liqa
Qarabağ FK
8
5
0
1
0
112
13/14
Serie A
AS Livorno
30
4
7
3
0
396
12/13
Ligue 1
FC Lorient
1
0
0
0
1
0
12/13
Serie A
AC Siena
17
7
2
3
0
197
11/12
Coupe de France
FC Lorient
1
0
0
0
0
0
11/12
Coupe de la Ligue
FC Lorient
3
2
0
1
0
112
11/12
Ligue 1
FC Lorient
27
5
2
3
0
253
11/12
Super League
Grasshopper Club Zurich
7
5
1
3
0
104
10/11
Europa League Qualifying
Grasshopper Club Zurich
2
0
0
1
0
0
10/11
Super League
Grasshopper Club Zurich
33
9
9
8
0
256
10/11
Swiss Cup
Grasshopper Club Zurich
4
1
2
0
0
241
09/10
Challenge League
FC Winterthur
28
16
0
5
0
136
09/10
Swiss Cup
FC Winterthur
3
5
0
0
0
66
08/09
1. Liga Gr. 3 (- 11/12)
FC Zürich U21
26
9
0
3
0
145
07/08
1. Liga Gr. 3 (- 11/12)
FC Zürich U21
15
5
0
1
0
135
06/07
1. Liga Gr. 3 (- 11/12)
FC Zürich U21
7
2
0
0
0
141
Season Date From To Type Market value Fee
07/08
2007-07-01
FC Zürich U18
FC Zürich U21
Transfer
0
—
09/10
2009-07-01
FC Zürich U21
FC Winterthur
Transfer
0
—
10/11
2010-07-01
FC Winterthur
Grasshoppers
Transfer
300000
€150k
11/12
2011-08-31
Grasshoppers
FC Lorient
Transfer
1200000
€2.50m
12/13
2013-01-22
FC Lorient
AC Siena
Loan
1500000
—
12/13
2013-06-30
AC Siena
FC Lorient
Return from loan
5000000
—
13/14
2013-07-01
FC Lorient
AC Siena
Transfer
5000000
€3.09m
13/14
2013-08-27
AC Siena
AS Livorno
Loan
5000000
—
13/14
2014-06-30
AS Livorno
AC Siena
Return from loan
4500000
—
14/15
2014-07-15
Robur Siena
Without Club
Transfer
3500000
—
14/15
2014-10-06
Without Club
Qarabag FK
Transfer
3500000
—
14/15
2015-01-31
Qarabag FK
SJ Earthquakes
Transfer
3500000
—
16/17
2017-01-01
SJ Earthquakes
Without Club
Transfer
700000
—
17/18
2017-08-17
Without Club
Ermis Aradippou
Transfer
700000
—
18/19
2018-07-24
Ermis Aradippou
Qarabag FK
Transfer
700000
—
19/20
2019-08-09
Qarabag FK
Karagümrük
Transfer
500000
—
20/21
2020-10-05
Karagümrük
FC Winterthur
Transfer
400000
—
21/22
2021-07-26
FC Winterthur
Retired
Transfer
0
—
Season Injury From To Days missed Games missed
13/14
muscular problems
2014-04-26
2014-05-18
23
4
18/19
Meniscus tear
2018-11-23
2019-01-04
43
7
20/21
unknown injury
2021-01-20
2021-01-28
9
1
Current €100k
Peak €5.00m
Low —
Δ since start +€50k
— €1.25m €2.50m €3.75m €5.00m 1970 1970 1970
Date Value
Jan 1, 1970
€100k
Jan 1, 1970
€100k
Jan 1, 1970
—
Jan 1, 1970
€400k
Jan 1, 1970
€500k
Jan 1, 1970
€500k
Jan 1, 1970
€700k
Jan 1, 1970
€600k
Jan 1, 1970
€700k
Jan 1, 1970
€700k
Jan 1, 1970
€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€900k
Jan 1, 1970
€1.50m
Jan 1, 1970
€4.50m
Jan 1, 1970
€3.50m
Jan 1, 1970
€5.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€3.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€1.50m
Jan 1, 1970
€2.25m
Jan 1, 1970
€2.50m
Jan 1, 1970
€2.50m
Jan 1, 1970
€500k
Jan 1, 1970
€900k
Jan 1, 1970
€1.20m
Jan 1, 1970
€300k
Jan 1, 1970
€50k
Team Shirt Matches Goals Debut Age at debut Status
Team #53823
#7
3
1
—
—
former national player
Team #9534
#7
8
5
—
—
former national player
Team #3384
#18
9
0
—
—
former national player
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
Season Competition Club Goals Matches
09/10
Challenge League
FC Winterthur
16
28
10/11
Super League
Grasshopper Club Zurich
9
33
08/09
1. Liga Gr. 3 (- 11/12)
FC Zürich U21
9
26
Top assist seasons
Season Competition Club Assists Matches
10/11
Super League
Grasshopper Club Zurich
9
33
13/14
Serie A
AS Livorno
7
30
17/18
Protathlima Cyta
Ermis Aradippou
4
24
Every loan spell across this player's career.
Season Date From To Type Fee Value at transfer
13/14
2014-06-30
AS Livorno
AC Siena
Return from loan
—
€4.50m
13/14
2013-08-27
AC Siena
AS Livorno
Loan
—
€5.00m
12/13
2013-06-30
AC Siena
FC Lorient
Return from loan
—
€5.00m
12/13
2013-01-22
FC Lorient
AC Siena
Loan
—
€1.50m
Teams faced most often by Innocent Emeghara's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions
(team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
Opponent P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Los Angeles Galaxy
32
13
9
10
50
48
+2
41%
Seattle Sounders
26
8
6
12
24
38
-14
31%
Colorado Rapids
26
9
10
7
30
28
+2
35%
Real Salt Lake
25
8
7
10
28
37
-9
32%
FC Dallas
23
9
10
4
34
31
+3
39%
Vancouver Whitecaps
22
6
7
9
34
38
-4
27%
Portland Timbers
20
4
6
10
24
36
-12
20%
Houston Dynamo
19
7
2
10
24
28
-4
37%
CD Chivas
18
6
4
8
21
17
+4
33%
New York RB
16
4
4
8
20
32
-12
25%
Toronto FC
15
5
6
4
20
21
-1
33%
Chicago Fire
15
5
4
6
25
24
+1
33%
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
Season / Year Milestone Date
06/07
Senior debut season
06/07
First senior goal
11/12
Goal #50 (career)
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
Season Matches Mins YC 2nd YC RC Cards / 90′
2015
7
494
3
0
0
0.55
20/21
15
388
1
0
0
0.23
19/20
32
242
3
0
0
1.12
18/19
18
144
0
1
0
0.63
17/18
28
453
4
0
0
0.79
14/15
8
112
1
0
0
0.8
13/14
30
396
3
1
0
0.91
12/13
18
197
3
0
1
1.83
11/12
38
469
7
0
0
1.34
10/11
39
497
9
0
0
1.63
09/10
31
202
5
0
0
2.23
08/09
26
145
3
0
0
1.86
07/08
15
135
1
0
0
0.67