Valentine Ozornwafor


Valentine Ozornwafor is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Spanish club UD Almería on loan from Turkish club Galatasaray.

Club career

Born in Port Harcourt, Ozonwafor joined Enyimba in 2017, after impressing while playing for a local side in a friendly against the club. He made his first team debut on 3 March, in a 0–0 away draw against Bendel Insurance, and played his second match on 17 March, in a draw at Sunshine Stars for the same scoreline.
On 28 June 2019, it was announced that Ozornwafor signed a four year deal with Galatasaray, for a rumoured fee of €300,000. On 22 August, he joined Spanish club UD Almería on loan for the 2019-20 season.
Ozornwafor made his league debut on 6 October 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Jonathan in a 0–0 away draw against Deportivo de La Coruña.

International career

Ozornwafor represented Nigeria at under-20 level in the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations and in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He was first called up to the full side in March 2019, for a friendly game against Seychelles and Egypt, but was only an unused substitute.

Honours

;Galatasaray