Eintracht Frankfurt have announced the signing of Super Eagles midfielder Raphael Onyedika from Belgian side Club Brugge on a five-year contract.
The Bundesliga club confirmed that the 25-year-old Nigeria international has signed a deal that will keep him at the club until June 30, 2031. He has also been handed the No. 25 shirt.
In a statement, the club said:
“Eintracht Frankfurt have completed the signing of Raphael Onyedika from Club Brugge. The Nigeria international, who has been given the number 25 shirt, has put pen to paper on a contract until 30 June 2031.”
Onyedika joins Frankfurt after a successful spell at Club Brugge, where he won two Belgian league titles, the Belgian Cup and the Belgian Super Cup. Before moving to Belgium, he also lifted the Danish Cup with FC Midtjylland.
The 1.84m midfielder has made 268 senior club appearances in all competitions, including 24 UEFA Champions League matches over the past three seasons. He has also earned 26 caps for the Super Eagles and was part of Nigeria’s squad at the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations.
Frankfurt’s board member for sport, Markus Krösche, described Onyedika as a player whose consistency and experience made him an ideal addition to the squad.
“Raphael Onyedika has not only impressed us with his physicality and strategic understanding of the game, but above all with his extraordinary consistency.
“Onyedika was among the most-used players in Belgian football during his four seasons with Brugge, making 40, 49, 52 and 42 appearances respectively in all competitions.
“He has been a regular starter in recent years and has won numerous trophies in Belgium. He also boasts valuable international experience. At 25, he still has great potential and is an important building block in terms of the structure of our squad.”
