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Nigerian footballer

Lucky Opara

Personal information
Full name Lucky Onyebuchi Opara
Date of birth (1999-12-09) 9 December 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team Spokane Velocity
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Spartaks Jūrmala 47 (5)
2021 → Lugano (loan) 4 (1)
2021 → AC Oulu (loan) 15 (4)
2022 → Narva Trans (loan) 0 (0)
2023–2024 Northern Colorado Hailstorm 51 (5)
2025– Spokane Velocity 27 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:59, 2 November 2025 (UTC)

Lucky Onyebuchi Opara Listenⓘ (born 9 December 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for USL League One club Northern Colorado Hailstorm.

Opara began his professional career in Latvia with Spartaks Jūrmala, before joining FC Lugano on loan on 22 January 2021.[1] Opara made his professional debut with FC Lugano in a 3-0 Swiss Super League win over FC Sion on 4 March 2021.[2]

On 13 July 2021, he joined AC Oulu in Finland on loan.[3]

On 2 February 2023, Opara signed with USL League One side Northern Colorado Hailstorm.[4]

On 21 February 2025, Opara signed with USL League One team Spokane Velocity.[5]

  1. ^ "Il Lugano si assicura Opara". www.cdt.ch. January 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Sion vs. Lugano - 4 March 2021 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Yhden pelaajan verran lisää onnea liittyy joukkueeseen — Lucky Opara lainalle loppukaudeksi" (in Finnish). Oulu. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. ^ USLLeagueOne com Staff (February 2, 2023). "Nigerian defender Lucky Opara joins Hailstorm". USL League One.
  5. ^ USL Spokane (February 21, 2025). "Spokane Velocity FC Adds Lucky Opara to Club's Back Line". USL Spokane. Retrieved February 21, 2025.