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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Izunna Arnest Uzochukwu | ||
Date of birth | 11 April 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | OKS | ||
Youth career | |||
–2004 | Makbet | ||
2004–2006 | Ebedei | ||
2006–2009 | Midtjylland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2015 | Midtjylland | 150 | (4) |
2015–2016 | Amkar Perm | 9 | (0) |
2016–2018 | OB | 52 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Meizhou Hakka | 8 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Aalesund | 36 | (0) |
2021 | Honka | 13 | (0) |
2022–2023 | B1909 | ||
2024– | OKS | ||
International career | |||
2015 | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2023 | B1909 (player-assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2021 |
Izunna Arnest Uzochukwu (born 11 April 1990) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Denmark Series club OKS.
During the summer of 2013, Uzochukwu was subject to a transfer bid from Valenciennes, but the deal fell through. [1]
In July 2015, Uzochukwu signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League side Amkar Perm. [2] [3]
He returned to Denmark in January 2016 to play for OB. [4] He left the club by mutual termination on 2 January 2018. [5]
Uzochukw joined China League One side Meizhou Hakka on 29 January 2018. [6]
At the end of March 2022, Uzochukwu joined Danish amateur club B1909. [7] In January 2023, the club confirmed that Uzochukwu would serve as a playing assistant coach going forward. [8] In December 2023, Uzochukwu was expelled from Denmark when his residence permit was taken away from him on January 1, 2018, when he switched to Chinese MZ Hakka, despite having a girlfriend and a daughter in Denmark. [9] By March 2024, Izunna would be back in Denmark, confirmed the Funen-based club, OKS. Here, Izunna would serve as a player until the summer, after which he would serve as a playing assistant coach from the upcoming 2024-25 season. [10]
Uzochukwu was called up to the Nigeria national team for the first time in September 2015, [11] [12] making his debut against Tanzania on 5 September. [13]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Midtjylland | 2008–09 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 1 | ||||
2010–11 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 2 | ||||
2011–12 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 35 | 0 | |||
2012–13 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 30 | 0 | |||
2013–14 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 22 | 1 | |||
2014–15 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 150 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 170 | 4 | ||
Amkar Perm | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
Total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
Odense BK | 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
2017–18 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 1 | ||||
Total | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 52 | 1 | ||
Meizhou Hakka | 2018 | China League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
Aalesund | 2019 | OBOS-ligaen | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
2020 | Eliteserien | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | |||
Total | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 39 | 0 | ||
Career total | 255 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 280 | 5 |
Nigeria | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2015 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 5 September 2015 [15]
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