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Kelechi John

€500KMarket Value
União Santarém
União Santarém•Defender•
NigeriaNigeria
6.9
Season Score
28
Sep 7, 1998
191 cm
Height
0.05
Goals/Match
17
Shirt Number
Card stats based on
2025/2026

Performance Overview

Season Performance 26/27
All Competitions
Matches
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Goals
—
Assists
—
Goal Contributions
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Mins/game
—
Avg Rating
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Career Statistics

Career

Career Progress

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

85
Full match
4
Substituted off
14
From Bench

Kelechi John — computed career insights

Career figures, computed
Best-rated season
2023/2024 · 7.39Liga Portugal 2
Lowest-rated season
2024/2025 · 6.46Liga Portugal 2
Career involvement (league)
0.07 G+A per 905 goals + 0 assists across 6 league seasons (per-90 from 6785 minutes on record)
League seasons on record
6 (2019–2024)
Clubs with recorded appearances
5
Among position peers, computed
Rating percentile
7thrating 6.46 vs 67 rated peers
Goals rank
#22 of 711 goal
G+A per 90 percentile
56th0.15 per 90

Cohort: 71 Liga Portugal 2 defenders, 2024/2025, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.

Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-09-17

Rival Clubs(35)

Player stats against each opponent club

TeamMPWDLGA
FeirenseFeirense51311010
TorreenseTorreense40040000
Paços de FerreiraPaços de Ferreira31110000
União de LeiriaUnião de Leiria30030010
MarítimoMarítimo31021000
Academico ViseuAcademico Viseu31110010
LeixõesLeixões32101020
ChavesChaves21010000
Porto IIPorto II21100000
VilafranquenseVilafranquense22000000
VarzimVarzim21010000
NacionalNacional20020000
FarenseFarense22000000
VizelaVizela20110000
Felgueiras 1932Felgueiras 193221100010
MafraMafra21100001
UD OliveirenseUD Oliveirense22000000
AlvercaAlverca21011000
Sporting CPSporting CP10010000
Gil VicenteGil Vicente11000000
1–20 of 35
Transfers

Transfers

Transfer History

Portimonense SAD
Portimonense SAD
-
Unknown
Jul 1, 2025
UD Oliveirense
UD Oliveirense
Portimonense SAD
Portimonense SAD
Jul 1, 2024
Belenenses
Belenenses
UD Oliveirense
UD Oliveirense
Jul 12, 2023
Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners
Belenenses
Belenenses
Jan 31, 2023
Casa Pia
Casa Pia
Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners
Aug 15, 2022
Rio Ave U23
Rio Ave U23
Casa Pia
Casa Pia
Jan 1, 2020

About Kelechi John

In 2024/2025, Kelechi John hit 1 goal over 15 Liga Portugal 2 outings (592 minutes) and provided no assists — 0.15 goal involvements per 90. Per-match rating over the season: 6.46. Against 71 Liga Portugal 2 defenders (2024/2025, at least 450 minutes), his match rating places in the 7th percentile — goals rank: 22nd of 71.

The database holds 6 league seasons for him, from 2019 to 2024 across 5 clubs. No season rated higher than 2023/2024 (7.39, Liga Portugal 2); none lower than 2024/2025 (6.46).

In 1 of the 6 campaigns on record he played at least 25 league games. Three straight seasons stand out for volume — 2020/2021–2022/2023, 50 league games, 17 a year.

Frequently Asked Questions

What position does Kelechi John play?
Kelechi John plays as a Defender for União Santarém in Liga 3.
What team does Kelechi John play for?
Kelechi John currently plays for União Santarém in Liga 3.
How old is Kelechi John?
Kelechi John is 28 years old, born on September 7, 1998. He is from Nigeria.
How tall is Kelechi John?
Kelechi John is 191 cm tall.
What nationality is Kelechi John?
Kelechi John is from Nigeria. At club level, he plays for União Santarém.