Jesurun Uchegbulam
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chelmsford City | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AC Milan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Stockport Town | (8) | |
| 2018–2021 | Mossley | 32 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | Matlock Town | 32 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Chesterfield | 34 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Rochdale | 30 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Oldham Athletic | 27 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Eastleigh (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2025 | Eastbourne Borough | 13 | (0) |
| 2025– | Chelmsford City | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:00, 13 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Jesurun Uchegbulam (born 1 January 2001) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Chelmsford City.[2]
Early life
Uchegbulam was born in Lagos and moved to Italy as a young child.[3] After his parents lost their jobs the family moved to England, when he was 15, settling in Harpurhey.[3]
Career
Early career
Uchegbulam joined the youth team of AC Milan at the age of 7.[3] After his family moved to England, he had a trial with Everton, but he was not signed by the club after he had heart surgery.[3] He also had trials with Sheffield Wednesday, Wigan Athletic, Brentford and Salford City.[4][5]
He then spent time in non-league football with Stockport Town, scoring eight goals in his debut season for the club,[6] and Mossley, for whom he was named the fans' young player of the year in June 2020,[7] having scored four goals in 32 league appearances for the club.[8] He joined Matlock Town in May 2021,[9] scoring nine goals in 38 appearances for the Northern Premier League Premier Division club.[5][10]
Chesterfield
In July 2022, Uchegbulam signed his first professional contract with Chesterfield.[4][5][11][3] By September 2022 he was appearing for the club primarily as a substitute,[12] and he scored his first goal for the club that month.[13]
Rochdale
On 11 August 2023, Uchegbulam signed for Rochdale for a nominal undisclosed fee.[14]
Oldham Athletic
On 3 July 2024, Uchegbulam signed for Oldham Athletic,[15] and scored on his Oldham debut, against Braintree Town.[16] He signed on loan for Eastleigh in January 2025,[17] being recalled by Oldham in March.[18] He featured for Oldham in the National League playoff final at Wembley, as the club won promotion to the Football League.[19]
Later career
On 22 July 2025, Uchegbulam signed for National League South club Eastbourne Borough.[20]
On 1 November 2025, he signed for Chelmsford City.[21] On the same day he signed for Chelmsford, Uchegbulam scored and assisted on his debut, in a 4–1 win against Braintree Town in the first round of the FA Cup.[22]
Honours
Oldham Athletic
References
- ^ "Jeserum Uchegbulam". Mosseleyweb.com.
- ^ Jesurun Uchegbulam at Soccerway
- ^ a b c d e "From AC Milan to Chesterfield via heart surgery". BBC Sport.
- ^ a b "Winger signs for Spireites | Chesterfield FC".
- ^ a b c "Chesterfield fend off competition from other clubs to sign rapid winger". Derbyshire Times.
- ^ "Stockport Town Results". North West Counties Football League. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ "Virtual awards for Lilleywhites". Tamesidecorrespomdent.co.uk. 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Statistics". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Matlock Town sign former AC Milan youngster-Matlock Town have completed the signing of winger Jesurun Uchegbulam". Derbyshire Times.
- ^ "Matlock Town | Appearances | Jesurun Uchegbulam | 2021–2022". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Spireites set to sign rapid winger who was at AC Milan as kid and had trials at EFL clubs". Derbyshire Times.
- ^ "'Progressing nicely' – is exciting prospect Jez ready to start games regularly?". Derbyshire Times.
- ^ "'Heaven' – Jez opens up about life as a pro footballer at Spireites after scoring his first goal". Derbyshire Times.
- ^ "Dale Sign Winger Uchegbulam". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Jes Makes Latics Switch". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk.
- ^ "Oldham 3–0 Braintree (10 Aug, 2024) Final Score – ESPN (UK)". ESPN.
- ^ "Jesurun Uchegbulam joins the Spitfires!". eastleighfc.com.
- ^ https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/2025/march/03/uchegbulam-recalled-from-loan/
- ^ "Oldham Athletic 3–2 Southend United (AET) – Latics promoted back to EFL". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Uchegbulam Signs For The Sports". ebfc.co.uk.
- ^ Lowe, Josh (1 November 2025). "Jesurun Uchegbulam is a Claret".
- ^ "Chelmsford City 4–1 Braintree Town". Chelmsford City F.C. 1 November 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ "Oldham Athletic 3–2 Southend United: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.