{{Short description|English footballer (born 2005)}} {{Use British English|date=January 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Favour Onukwuli | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Favour Onukwuli<ref>{{cite web |url=https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-media-assets.gc.eflservices.co.uk/04fb4a30-48a0-11f0-ae65-e36a68f94bdb.pdf|title=EFL Professional Retain List 2024-25|publisher=English Football League |page=35 |accessdate=16 September 2025}}</ref> | birth_place = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|4|9|df=y}} | height = | position = Left winger | currentclub = Sheffield Wednesday | clubnumber = 41 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2023 | youthclubs1 = Volenti Academy | youthyears2 = 2023–2025 | youthclubs2 = Sheffield Wednesday | clubs1 = Sheffield Wednesday | years1 = 2025–2026 | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 0 | club-update = 17:03, 4 January 2026 (UTC) }} '''Favour Onukwuli''' (born 9 April 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for {{English football updater|SheffieW}} side Sheffield Wednesday.<ref name="SW">{{Cite news |title=F. Onukwuli |url=https://www.soccerway.com/player/onukwuli-favour/MufiJPjt/|publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=26 August 2025}}</ref> He will become a free agent on 30 June 2026.

==Club career== ===Sheffield Wednesday=== After a successful trial, Onukwuli signed his first professional contract with Sheffield Wednesday in January 2023.<ref>{{cite news |title=Favour Onukwuli makes S6 switch|url=https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2023/january/young-winger-makes-s6-switch/|access-date=30 January 2023 |publisher=Sheffield Wednesday FC |date=30 January 2023}}</ref> He extended his contract in the summer of 2025 after struggling with injuries the season before.<ref>{{cite news |title=Favour Onukwuli signs new Owls contract |url=https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2025/july/11/favour-onukwuli-signs-new-owls-contract/|access-date=11 July 2025 |publisher=Sheffield Wednesday FC |date=11 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Pacy attacker' signals delight after signing Sheffield Wednesday contract |url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-wednesday/sheffield-wednesday-favour-onukwuli-contract-5220637|access-date=16 September 2025 |publisher=Sheffield Star |date=11 July 2025}}</ref> He made his debut against Hull City on Boxing Day 2025, replacing Svante Ingelsson in a 2–2 draw.<ref>{{cite news |title=Struggling Owls rallyto hold high-flying Hull |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c4gpde3plp1t|access-date=26 December 2025 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=26 December 2025}}</ref> At the end of the 2025–26 season, it was confirmed that he would be leaving at the end of his contract.<ref>{{cite news |title=Owls confirm retained list |url=https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2026/may/16/owls-confirm-retained-list/|access-date=16 May 2026 |publisher=Sheffield Wednesday FC |date=16 May 2026}}</ref>

==Career statistics== {{updated|end of 2025–26 season}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |FA Cup ! colspan="2" |EFL Cup ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |Sheffield Wednesday |2025–26<ref name = "2025-26">{{soccerbase season| 196468 |2025|accessdate=13 August 2025}}</ref> |Championship |3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!3!!0 |}

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