0 game in 7 years : Meet one of Chelsea's longest serving player who has never played a game for the Club

Kenneth Omeruo is a Nigerian defender who has achieved great success with the Super Eagles in his young career.



After representing Nigeria at the FIFA U-17 and U-20 world cup in 2009 and 2011 respectively, Omeruo joined English giants Chelsea from Belgian side Stadard Liege and was loaned out to Dutch side Ado Den Haag.





Omeruo was a regular player for the club side and was rewarded with call up into the Super Eagles in January 2013 and later played a crucial role in Nigeria's 2013 African cup of Nations glory in South Africa.

The lanky defender also played for Nigeria at the 2013 FIFA Confederaions cup and 2014 world cup, where he gave a good account of himself.




However all these performances was not enough to earn a look in at Chelsea as was loaned out year after year.

Omeruo who was regarded as one of the fast rising defender in the world at the time had a loan spell with Clubs like Ado Den Haag, Middlesbrough, Kasimpasa (twice) , Alanyaspor and finally Leganes.




Omeruo finally called it quit with Chelsea in the summer of 2019 after seven frustrating years that saw him become the longest serving player at the time, but without making a single major appearance.






However many believed the bad loan policies of Chelsea affected Omeruo's career and should have left long time when it was crystal clear he wasn't in the plan of the club.

The player and his management were also criticised for staying with Chelsea for too long, many said he stay was for the money and not for football reasons.






Omeruo is now enjoying his career with relegation threatened Spanish side, but many still believed staying at Chelsea affected his chances of playing for big clubs again.






We want you to join the conversation and give your opinion on Omeruo and his spell at Chelsea.

Do you agree that Chelsea loan policy affected his career or the player put money over his own development by remaining at the club for that long?