We’re delighted to announce the loan signing of Nigerian winger Meshack Ubochioma from Dundee United for the remainder of the season.

Having joined Dundee United from Hungarian side Zalaegerszegi TE in the Summer, the 23-year old has featured 3 times for the Tangerines so far this season, scoring a brilliant last-gasp winner against Hibernian at Tannadice in his last appearance for the club.

As the Premiership side described when announcing the signing of Meshack, a native of south-east Nigeria, the winger honed his talents in the local area of Onuimo, before catching the eye of Ligue 1 giants Paris St Germain. Aged just 17, Ubochioma headed for the French capital to partake in a trial, affording him his first taste of an elite-level environment as he shared an office with stars such as Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Marco Verrati.

As his Parisian adventure came to a close, another European opportunity arose via a diplomatic partnership between the football associations of Hungary and Nigeria, and newly-promoted Zalaegerszegi TE tabled his first professional contract. Immediately after putting pen to paper on the deal, he embarked on a scintillating loan spell with Slovenian second-tier side NK Nafta.

Ubochioma took the division by storm, scoring no fewer than 12 goals in just 17 appearances as his temporary employers finished just one point off the promotion play-offs having lost just four games throughout the term. His stint at the Lendava Sports Park also brought a first hat-trick, rippling the net three times in a comfortable victory over Beltinci.

Upon his return to ZTE, Ubochioma’s form outwith the building aided his efforts to nail down a place in the starting XI of his parent club, and he would feature in all but three of their league matches across the next two campaigns. In that time, Ubochioma found the back of the net on eight occasions and supplemented his strikes with four assists.

Furthermore, the season culminated with Zalaegerszegi securing the first Magyar Kupa of their 104-year history, and Zete entered European competition for the first time in over a decade as a result. Meshackt started both legs of the subsequent UEFA Europa Conference League Second Qualifying Round tussle with NK Osijek of Croatia.

With his parent club having a terrific campaign so far, the winger will now look to continue his development here at the Home of the Set Fare Arena for the best of the season.

Welcome to West Lothian, Meshack!

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