Chukwuma Akabueze

Chukwuma Akabueze

Chukwuma Akabueze in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Chukwuma Akabueze [1]
Date of birth	(1989-05-06) 6 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Ilorin, Nigeria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Team information
Current team	Miracle Degirmenlik SK
Number	39
Youth career
0000–2004	Kwara United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	Kwara United	18	(9)
2007–2011	Odd	95	(32)
2011–2012	SK Brann	53	(13)
2013	Wuhan Zall	27	(3)
2014–2016	Odd [2]	89	(19)
2017–2019	Boluspor	79	(16)
2019–2021	Ümraniyespor	55	(3)
2021–2022	Bandırmaspor	31	(3)
2023–2024	Gençlerbirliği	37	(1)
2024–	Miracle Degirmenlik SK
International career
2007	Nigeria	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2024

Chukwuma Akabueze (born 6 May 1989), nicknamed Bentley, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Northern Cyprus club Miracle Degirmenlik SK. ^[3]

Club career

The former striker of Kwara United before he was taken to Odd Grenland in July 2007. He has a very good left foot which he utilised in scoring a stunner against Zambia in the second round stage of the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. His skill is another asset to him evident by the goal he scored in the 1–1 draw with Rosenborg BK on 2 August 2009. On 24 February 2011, he signed for SK Brann.

On 19 February 2013, Bentley transferred to Chinese Super League club Wuhan Zall. ^[4]

International career

He was a member of the Nigerian team that took part in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada in which they were eliminated in the quarter-final by Chile.

International goals

Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first. ^[5]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 May 2007	Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya	Kenya	1–0	1–0	Friendly

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
2. "Alle Eliteserie-overgangene i januar" (in Swedish). m.nettavisen.no. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
3. Chukwuma Akabueze at Soccerway
4. 卓尔签尼日利亚新锐国脚. Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese).
5. "Akabueze, Chukwuma". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 May 2017.

External links

• FIFA article on Chukwuma Akabueze
• Chukwuma Akabueze at National-Football-Teams.com
• Chukwuma Akabueze at Soccerway