{"id":513,"date":"2026-08-28T08:07:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T07:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transfertribune.co.uk\/?p=513"},"modified":"2026-08-28T08:07:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T07:07:42","slug":"christy-ucheibe-joins-al-hilal-after-six-years-at-benfica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transfertribune.co.uk\/?p=513","title":{"rendered":"Christy Ucheibe Joins Al-Hilal After Six Years at Benfica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nigerian midfielder moves to Saudi Arabia on a contract until 2028
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Al-Hilal have completed the signing of Nigerian international midfielder Christy Ucheibe from Benfica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ucheibe has signed a contract with the Saudi Arabian club until 2028, ending a six-year spell with Benfica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The move represents a significant new chapter for the midfielder, who now heads to Saudi Arabia to continue her career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Six Years at Benfica<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ucheibe leaves Benfica after spending six seasons with the Portuguese club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During that time, she established herself as an important player at both club and international level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her departure marks the end of a major chapter in her European career and opens the door to a completely new challenge in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reunited With Asisat Oshoala<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the most interesting aspects of the transfer is Ucheibe\u2019s new connection in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The midfielder will join fellow Nigerian international Asisat Oshoala at Al-Hilal. \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec\ud83e\udd1d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The presence of one of Nigeria\u2019s most recognisable attacking players should provide Ucheibe with a familiar face as she adapts to her new surroundings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also adds another Nigerian connection to Al-Hilal\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A New Challenge in Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ucheibe\u2019s move comes as women\u2019s football in Saudi Arabia continues to develop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After six seasons in Portugal, the midfielder will now experience a different footballing environment and take on a new challenge with Al-Hilal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At international level, her experience with Nigeria should also prove valuable as she begins this next stage of her career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transfer Details<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Player: Christy Ucheibe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Nationality: Nigeria \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Position: Midfielder<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Previous club: Benfica \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Benfica spell: 6 seasons<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf New club: Al-Hilal \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Contract: Until 2028<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf International: Nigeria \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf New teammate: Asisat Oshoala \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Status: Official<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transfer Tribune Verdict<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A fascinating new chapter for Ucheibe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leaving Benfica after six seasons is a major career decision, but the move to Al-Hilal gives the Nigerian international a completely new challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fact that she will also join Asisat Oshoala makes the transfer even more interesting from a Nigerian football perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ucheibe now has the opportunity to bring her European experience to Saudi Arabia and play an important role in Al-Hilal\u2019s ambitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you think of this signing? Let us know in the comments and follow Transfer Tribune for the latest transfer news from around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nigerian midfielder moves to Saudi Arabia on a contract until 2028 Al-Hilal have completed the signing of Nigerian international midfielder Christy Ucheibe from Benfica. Ucheibe has signed a contract with the Saudi Arabian club until 2028, ending a six-year spell with Benfica. The move represents a significant new chapter for the midfielder, who now heads […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/transfertribune.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/transfertribune.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/transfertribune.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transfertribune.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transfertribune.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=513"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/transfertribune.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":515,"href":"https:\/\/transfertribune.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513\/revisions\/515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/transfertribune.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transfertribune.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transfertribune.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}