Personal information | |||
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Full name | Uche Innocent Nwofor | ||
Date of birth | 17 September 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Anambra Pillars | 19 | (7) |
2009–2010 | → Shooting Stars (loan) | ? | (6) |
2010–2011 | Enugu Rangers | ? | (5) |
2011–2014 | VVV-Venlo | 57 | (13) |
2013–2014 | → Heerenveen (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Lierse | 11 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Boavista | 5 | (2) |
2016–2017 | AS Trenčín | 17 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Rivers United | - | (-) |
2018–2019 | JS Kabylie | 19 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2011 | Nigeria U-20 | 4 | (2) |
2010–2014 | Nigeria | 9 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2014 |
Uche Innocent Nwofor (born 17 September 1991) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker. He is currently unattached.
Born in Lagos, Nwofor began his career with Power United also called Anambra Pillars F.C. [1] He left in summer 2009 to go on loan to Nigerian premier league side Shooting Stars F.C. [2] where he played for one season before joining Enugu Rangers.
Nwofor signed with VVV Venlo in August 2011, [3] On 11 September 2011, Nwofor announced his arrival by scoring on his debut for Venlo in a 3–3 home draw with PSV Eindhoven in the Dutch top-flight on Sunday. [4] In his first season, he scored 4 goals in the Eredivisie. [5]
On 30 August 2013, Nwofor joined SC Heerenveen on a season-loan move. [6]
On 12 September 2014, Nwofor joined Lierse S.K. on a free transfer, signing a one-year contract. [7]
In April 2011 Nwofor represented Nigeria under-20 team where he netted four goals in five games to finish highest goal scorer of the 2011 African Youth Championship as Nigeria won a sixth continental title in Johannesburg [8] and he was named the Goal.com star of the week in the tournament. [9]
In August 2011 Nwofor represented Nigeria in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. He was an instant hit, coming of the bench to score two goals in 6 minutes against Croatia, [10] Nigeria was subsequently knocked out by France in the quarter-finals in a 3–2 thriller. [11]
Nwofor earned his first full-international cap for the Super Eagles on 3 March 2010 in a friendly game against the Congo DR national football team. He was also instrumental when Nigeria's B team beat Republic of Benin 4–0 in the WAFU Nations Cup. [12]
In July 2013, Nwofor was called up by the Nigerian national team for an international friendly match against South Africa in Durban on 14 August. [13] He scored 2 goals in the 49th and 68th minutes as Nigeria won the match 2–0.
In the first of Nigeria's World Cup warm-up matches of 2014, Nwofor scored a last-minute equaliser to spare Nigeria's blushes against an in-form Scotland. The match ended 2–2. Nwofor made the World Cup roster when it was announced three days later.
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