PLAYER PROFILE

Nedum Onuoha

Position: Defence

Height: 6'2

Weight: 12st 4lbs

Date of Birth: 1986-11-12 Warri, Nigeria

Nedum Onuoha

Manchester City youngster Nedum Onuoha made his Barclays Premiership debut for Manchester City in a 1-1 home draw with Norwich City.

The 18-year-old, who had only recently signed professional terms with the Citizens, broke into the team and never looked back in 2004/05, making 18 appearances all in all.

He told the club's official website: "I know competition with be tougher now as I am in a bigger pool of players and I will have to show what I am worth.

"I am a competitive person but at the same time I wouldn't want to take it too far.

"I know playing in defence that you need that killer instinct and that is something in my game that I need to develop more.

"I think it is a case of learning to concentrate for the whole 90 minutes of a game."

He continued to impress in 2005/06, despite picking up a red card in the Carling Cup exit to Doncaster. However, his season was cut short in February by a serious knee injury.

He recovered from this in 2006/07 to become a useful utility player for the Citizens.