| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 March 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaduna State, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 | NITEL Lagos | ||
| 1998–1999 | Jasper United | ||
| Gabros International | |||
| USM Blida | |||
| Canon Yaoundé | |||
| –2003 | Gombe United | ||
| 2003–2005 | Julius Berger | ||
| 2004–2005 | → Platinum Stars (loan) | ||
| 2005 | Dolphins | ||
| 2006 | → Kwara United (loan) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Sharks | ||
| 2008–2010 | Wikki Tourists | ||
| 2010–2012 | Gombe United | ||
| 2012 | Enyimba | ||
| International career | |||
| 1998 | Nigeria | 5[ citation needed ] | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Uche Akubuike (born 17 March 1980) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. [1] [2]
Akubuike began his career in 1997 with NITEL Vasco Da Gama F.C. later moving in 1998 to Jasper United. After one year with Jasper United, he left the club and moved to Algerian USM Blida. [3] Afterwards he signed with Canon Yaoundé. [3] In January 2003 he transferred to Julius Berger, [4] and, later, he played on loan for Platinum Stars in 2005.
He controversially left the South African club after being arrested for visa irregularities. [5] He left Berger in 2006 and moved to Dolphins F.C. [6] Later in 2006, he moved on loan to Kwara United After the loan returned for one month before moving to crosstown rival Sharks F.C. On 14 February 2008, left Port Harcourt and signs a contract for Wikki Tourists. [7] AKubuike then played with Gombe United between 2010 and 2012.[ citation needed ]
He signed for Enyimba in May 2012. [8]
Akubuike was called up by Bora Milutinović for the Nigeria national team [9] as back-up goalkeeper in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He has also played a number of friendly matches and was part of Nigerian team in the African Nations Cup qualifiers. He was also part of the Nigerian team in the Hong Kong 4 Nations Tournament.