Nedum Onuoha Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth, Family

The 2016–17 season saw Onuoha continuing to retain his captaincy, as well as, his place in the starting eleven for the side, rotating in either right–back and centre–back position. He started the 2016–17 season well when he scored the opener and set up the third goal of the game, in a 3–1 win over Leeds United in the opening game of the season. However, against Preston North End on 20 August 2016, Onuoha scored an own goal to give the opposition side the second goal, as Queens Park Rangers lost 2–0. The follow–up match saw him score his second goal of the season, making amends from his mistake, as the side won 1–0 against Wigan Athletic. However, in a 3–0 loss against Brighton & Hove Albion on 27 December 2016, Onuoha was sent–off for a professional foul in the 56th minutes. After serving a one match suspension, he returned to the first team, coming on as a substitute in the second half, and set up a goal for Paweł Wszołek, who scored the winning goal, in a 2–1 win over Ipswich Town on 2 January 2017. His performance attracted interests from Premier League strugglers, Sunderland, but he stayed at the club. Over the season, his performance has been a subject of criticism, due to "his inability with the ball at his feet" and leadership. This led Queens Park Rangers' supporters called for Onuoha to be dropped from the first team against Rotherham United, but he proved the supporters wrong when he scored third goal of the season came on 18 March 2017, in a 5–1 win over Rotherham United. Onuoha said at the start of the season that the club's objectives was to challenging for promotion. But poor results throughout the season saw them finished eighteen place in the league. Despite this, both Onuoha and Grant Hall were praised by new signing, Joel Lynch, for their improvement in defence throughout the 2016–17 season, as well as, "pushing each other on to greater heights in order to stay in the team". Although he missed two matches during the 2016–17 season, Onuoha went on to make forty–seven appearances and scoring three times in all competitions. During the season, he was awarded the PFA Community Champion Award.