Tariq Uwakwe

Tariq Uwakwe

Personal information
Full name	Tariq Onyedika Uwakwe [1]
Date of birth	(1999-11-19) 19 November 1999 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth	Islington, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s)	Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team	Swindon Town
Number	19
Youth career
2007–2020	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Chelsea	0	(0)
2020–2021	→ Accrington Stanley (loan)	15	(1)
2022–2023	Crewe Alexandra	44	(1)
2023–	Swindon Town	8	(0)
2024	→ Maidenhead United (loan)	1	(0)
International career
2017	England U19	2	(0)
2017	England U20	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:21, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

Tariq Onyedika Uwakwe (born 19 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for EFL League Two club Swindon Town. ^[3]

Early life

Uwakwe was born in Islington, London, ^[1] and is of Nigerian descent. ^[4]

Club career

Uwakwe began his career at Chelsea, after joining at the age of 8, ^[5] and signed on loan for Accrington Stanley in September 2020. ^[6] He made his Accrington debut on 8 September 2020, in an EFL Trophy tie against Leeds United U21s, and scored a hat-trick in the process. ^[7] He made his league debut four days later against Peterborough United, scoring a goal. ^[8]

On 28 January 2022, Uwakwe joined EFL League One side Crewe Alexandra on an 18-month contract, ^{[9] [10]} and made his debut in Crewe's 1–0 league defeat at Gillingham on 1 February 2022. ^[11] On his fifth appearance for Crewe, against Oxford United, he suffered a knee injury, ruling him out for several weeks. ^[12] He scored his first (and only) Crewe goal in a 2-2 draw at Harrogate Town on 18 February 2023. ^[13] At the end of the season, he was offered a new contract by the club, ^[14] but on 30 June 2023, it was announced he was leaving Crewe by mutual consent. ^[15]

On 4 August 2023 he signed for Swindon Town. ^[16]

In September 2024, he joined National League side Maidenhead United on a short-term loan deal. ^[17]

International career

Uwakwe has represented England at under-18, under-19 and under-20 youth levels. ^{[18] [19]}

Career statistics

As of 19 October 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chelsea U23	2018–19 [20]	—			—		—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	2019–20 [21]	—			—		—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2021–22 [22]	—			—		—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	1	1	1
	Total		—		—		—		4	1	4	1
Chelsea	2020–21 [23]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accrington Stanley (loan)	2020–21 [23]	League One	15	1	1	0	0	0	5 [lower-alpha 1]	3	21	4
Crewe Alexandra	2021–22 [22]	League One	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	2022–23 [24]	League Two	36	1	2	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	40	1
	Total		44	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	48	1
Swindon Town	2023–24 [25]	League Two	8	0	0	0	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	1	11	1
Maidenhead United (loan)	2024–25 [25]	National League	1	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	2	0
Career total			68	2	3	0	1	0	13	5	83	7

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Appearance in National League Cup

References

1. "Player Details: Tariq Uwakwe" . English National Football Archive. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
2. "Tariq Uwakwe". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. Accrington Stanley F.C. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
3. Tariq Uwakwe at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
4. "Chelsea's Tomori Admits He Has A Special Relationship With Abraham Due To His". All Nigeria Soccer. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
5. "Tariq Uwakwe". chelseafc.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
6. "Tariq Uwakwe: Chelsea youngster joins Accrington Stanley on loan". BBC Sport. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
7. Robshaw, Jack (8 September 2020). "Match Recap and Ratings: Accrington Stanley 7 - 0 Leeds United u21s". throughitalltogether.com. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
8. "Accrington Stanley 2–0 Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
9. "Tariq Uwakwe Becomes A Red". CreweAlex.net. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
10. "Crewe sign Alebiosu, Uwakwe & Agyei". BBC Sport.
11. "Gillingham 1-0 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
12. "Uwakwe Facing Spell On Sidelines After Knee Injury". CreweAlex.net. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
13. "Harrogate Town 2-2 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
14. "Crewe Alexandra Retained List 2023". CreweAlex.com. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
15. "Uwakwe leaves by mutual consent". CreweAlex.net. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
16. "Swindon sign former Crewe defender Uwakwe" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
17. "Tariq Uwakwe is a Magpie!". www.maidenheadunitedfc.org. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
18. "England Football Online – under-19". England Football Online. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
19. "England Football Online – under-20". England Football Online. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
20. "Games played by Tariq Uwakwe in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
21. "Games played by Tariq Uwakwe in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
22. "Games played by Tariq Uwakwe in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
23. "Games played by Tariq Uwakwe in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
24. "Games played by Tariq Uwakwe in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
25. "Games played by Tariq Uwakwe in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2024.