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Full nameChukwubuikem Ikwuemesi
PositionWinger
NationalityNigeria
Age25
Date of birth5 Aug 2001
BirthplaceLagos
Height195 cm
Shirt number#19
ClubOH Leuven
Wingeralso played MID
34
Appearances
4
Goals
0
Assists
1829
Minutes

Domestic-league season · OH Leuven.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of OH Leuven's ~40 games this season through 5 injury absences (injury). He still appeared 34 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Jupiler Pro League344018296.53

Scout report

Squad depthWinger

C. Ikwuemesi is a 25-year-old winger at OH Leuven, rated 53.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 114th of 311 on scout potential in the Jupiler Pro League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (58.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ikwuemesi.

Judged on this season alone, Ikwuemesi graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 9th of 20 of the 20 wingers in the Jupiler Pro League, on 4 goals and 0 assists in 34 appearances (0.197 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 18). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 54, top 30% of the 20 wingers in the Jupiler Pro League. At 25 Ikwuemesi is in his prime years, and a market index of 17 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Ikwuemesi missed 5 games through injury (injury) out of roughly 40 this season. The 34 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Remarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 30% wingers · Jupiler Pro LeagueCurrent season9th of 20 wingers · Jupiler Pro League9th-best winger in the Jupiler Pro League114th in the Jupiler Pro League · potential6th-highest potential winger in the Jupiler Pro League
53.8
Ratingi
6th of 20 wingers
18
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
58.1%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.2
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · OH Leuven finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side

4
Goals
0
Assists
4
G+A
0.12
Goals / app

4 goals in 34 appearances (0.12 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 58.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.2 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

With a Rating of 53.8, Ikwuemesi carries the 6th-highest potential of the wingers in the Jupiler Pro League (top 30%). In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.2 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.