Raphael Onyedika, born on 19 April 2001 (age 25), is a Nigerian central defensive midfielder with Eintracht Frankfurt. His senior career began to take proper shape in Denmark, where a loan spell at FC Fredericia in 2020-21 gave him regular football and his best league return so far: three goals in 28 appearances.
The serious body of work came at Club Brugge. Across four seasons there, Onyedika made 95 league appearances and scored two league goals, settling into the kind of midfield role that tends to be noticed more when it goes wrong than when it is done properly. Brugge is the spell that gives his career its weight to this point.
He is now with Eintracht Frankfurt, wearing squad number 25. In 2026-27, he has made nine appearances in all competitions and scored twice, including four Bundesliga appearances. He has also been involved for Nigeria this season, making four appearances in African World Cup qualifying and scoring once.
Onyedika’s career has moved from useful early minutes at Fredericia to a substantial spell at Club Brugge and now into the Bundesliga with Frankfurt. At 25, he has already built a solid European record, with Brugge still the main reference point.
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