Henry Uche

Henry Uche
Personal information
Full name	Henry Iffanyi Uche
Date of birth	18 August 1990 (age 32)
Place of birth	Umuahia, Nigeria
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	AFC Leopards
Youth career
	Shooting Stars
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2014	Enyimba
2014	FK Kukësi
2014–2017	Shooting Stars
2017–	AFC Leopards
International career‡
2012–	Nigeria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:27, 20 February 2018 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:33, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

Last updated July 09, 2023

Henry Iffanyi Uche // ( listen )(born 18 August 1990) is a Nigerian international footballer who plays as a midfielder for AFC Leopards.^[1]

Career

Club career

After playing in Nigeria with Shooting Stars and Enyimba,^[2] Uche moved to Albanian club FK Kukësi in January 2014.^[3]^[4]

Uche signed for AFC Leopards on 15 December 2017.^[5]

International career

He made his international debut for Nigeria in 2012.^[2]^[6]

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References

1 2 3 Henry Uche at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
1 2 3 4 5 "Henry Uche". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
↑ Kolade Oni (16 January 2014). "Enyimba to Henry Uche: You can't do without us". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
↑ "Enyimba to cash in on Henry Uche transfer". MTN Football. 6 February 2014. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
↑ Super Eagles Midfielder Henry Uche Joins AFC Leopards‚ allnigeriasoccer.com, 15 December 2017
↑ "Henry Uche set to fly with Eagles". MTN Football. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.

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[SW-1] 1 2 3 Henry Uche at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

[NFT-2] 1 2 3 4 5 "Henry Uche". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

[3] Kolade Oni (16 January 2014). "Enyimba to Henry Uche: You can't do without us". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.

[4] "Enyimba to cash in on Henry Uche transfer". MTN Football. 6 February 2014. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.

[5] Super Eagles Midfielder Henry Uche Joins AFC Leopards‚ allnigeriasoccer.com, 15 December 2017

[6] "Henry Uche set to fly with Eagles". MTN Football. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.

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Personal information
Full name	Henry Iffanyi Uche^[1]
Date of birth	(1990-08-18) 18 August 1990 (age 32)
Place of birth	Umuahia, Nigeria^[2]
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)^[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	AFC Leopards
Youth career
	Shooting Stars
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2014	Enyimba
2014	FK Kukësi ^[1]	11	(0)
2014–2017	Shooting Stars
2017–	AFC Leopards
International career^‡
2012–	Nigeria ^[2]	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:27, 20 February 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:33, 9 February 2015 (UTC)