Uchenna Ogundu

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Uchenna Ogundu
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-05-12) 12 May 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Alanyaspor
Number 22
Youth career
–2024 Diamond Football Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024–2025 Şanlıurfaspor 19 (6)
2025– Alanyaspor 6 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 September 2025

Uchenna Ogundu (born 12 May 2006) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Alanyaspor.

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Career

As a youth player, Ogundu joined Nigerian side Diamond Football Academy. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Turkish side Şanlıurfaspor during the summer of 2024 and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2025, where he made nineteen league appearances and scored six goals. [1]

Ahead of the 2025–26 season, he signed for Turkish side Alanyaspor. Turkish newspaper wrote in 2025 that he "quickly became a shining star in Alanyaspor's attacking line" while playing for the club. [2]

Style of play

Ogundu plays as a forward. Right-footed, he has received comparisons to Nigeria international Victor Osimhen. [3]

References

  1. Uchenna Ogundu at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Uchenna Ogundu, Alanyaspor'un Geleceğinin Osimhen'i Oluyor" [Uchenna Ogundu Becomes Alanyaspor's Future Osimhen] (in Turkish). Manset Alanya. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  3. "Osimhen'in yeni rakibi Şanlıurfaspor'dan çıktı" [Osimhen's new opponent is Şanlıurfaspor] (in Turkish). OdaTV. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.