Kelechi Iheanacho

Nigerian association football player
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Summary

Kelechi Iheanacho was born on October 3, 1996[1], in Owerri[2]. He has worked as an association football player[3]. He ranks in the top 0.52% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,252 views/month, #5,168 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Nigeria[5]
  • Native language: Igbo[6]
  • Sex or gender: male[7]
  • Member of sports team: Manchester City F.C.[8], Leicester City F.C.[9]
  • League or competition: Premier League[10]
  • Commons category: Kelechi Iheanacho[11]
  • Position played on team / speciality: forward[12]
  • Sport: association football[13]
  • Family name: Iheanacho[14]
  • Given name: Kelechi[15], Promise[16]
  • Eye color: dark brown[17]
  • Participant in: 2018 FIFA World Cup[18], 2015–16 Premier League[19], 2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round[20], 2016–17 Premier League[21], 2017–18 Premier League[22], 2018–19 Premier League[23], 2018–19 EFL Cup[24], 2017–18 FA Cup[25], 2017–18 EFL Cup[26], 2016–17 FA Cup[27], 2016–17 UEFA Champions League[28], 2016–17 EFL Cup[29], 2015–16 UEFA Champions League[30], 2015–16 FA Cup[31]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[32], Igbo[33], Nigerian Pidgin[34]
  • Birth name: Promise[35]
  • Country for sport: Nigeria[36], England[37]
  • Name in native language: Kelechi Iheanacho[38]
  • Sport number: 14[39]
  • Hair color: black hair[40]
  • Different from: Kelechi Iheanacho Zeal[41]
  • Start of work period: 2015[42]
  • Height: 185[43]
  • Mass: 77[44]
  • Social media followers: 230,854[45], 222,875[46], 333,542[47], 344,342[48]

Why It Matters

Kelechi Iheanacho has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

Where was Kelechi Iheanacho born?

Kelechi Iheanacho was born in Owerri[2].

What did Kelechi Iheanacho do for work?

Kelechi Iheanacho worked as an association football player[3].

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Roger.ec1 · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Besoccer player id → 198078
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Besoccer player id: 198078, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273812|batch #273812]]"
  2. 5w ago · -Fatih- · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mackolik.com player id (numeric) → 313321
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Mackolik.com player id (numeric): 313321, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789034987482"
  3. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 95BF-6EBE-1B1F-BAF1-4C77
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46470|batch #46470]]: HAND ID (9)"
  4. 12w ago · Beracy · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Owerri
    Image unavailable reason → —
    League or competition → Premier League
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English, Igbo, Nigerian Pidgin
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Pronunciation audio: Ig-kelechi promise iheanacho.ogg"
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