| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franklin Degaulle Tebo Uchenna | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Abuja, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Digital Foot | |||
| Waco Academy | |||
| 2018–2019 | Abuja | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Nasarawa United | 37 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Häcken (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Häcken | 16 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Sarpsborg 08 | 52 | (4) |
| 2025– | Red Star Belgrade | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 July 2022 | |||
Franklin Degaulle Tebo Uchenna (born 15 January 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade. He was named the best centre back in Scandinavia last season.
Tebo Uchenna is a product of the youth academies of FC Digital Foot, Waco Academy and Abuja before beginning his senior career with Nasarawa United in 2019. [2] On 7 August 2021, he transferred to the Swedish club Häcken. [3] He made his professional debut with Häcken in a 1–1 Allsvenskan tie with Hammarby on 26 September 2021. [4] Originally signed on loan, Häcken activated the buyout clause in the winter of 2022. [5]
On 31 August 2023, Tebo Uchenna moved to Norway to play for Sarpsborg 08 in Eliteserien. He made a four-year contract. [6]
On 15 August 2025, Tebo Uchenna joined Serbian SuperLiga side Red Star Belgrade on a three-year deal with an option for a fourth. [7]
Tebo Uchenna represented the Nigeria national team in a friendly 4–0 loss to Mexico on 4 July 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 66th minute. [8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nasarawa United | 2019–20 | Nigeria Premier Football League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Nigeria Premier Football League | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||||
| BK Häcken (loan) | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| BK Häcken | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 [a] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2023 | Eliteserien | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2025 | Eliteserien | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 52 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 60 | 5 | ||||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2025–26 | Serbian SuperLiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 114 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 5 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |