Ugonna Uzochukwu

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Ugonna Uzochukwu
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Personal information
Full name Ugonna Uzochukwu
Date of birth (1991-11-05) 5 November 1991 (age 32) [1] [2]
Place of birth Nigeria
Position(s) Midfielder [3]
Youth career
2012 Anambra Pillars
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Enugu Rangers 24 (8)
2014–2016 Chippa United 20 (2)
2016–2019 Olympique De Khouribga 15 (3)
2018-2019 Al-Baqa'a 14 (4)
2019–2020 Al-Washm 13 (3)
International career
2012 Nigeria 110 (29)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ugonna Uzochukwu is a Nigerian professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder. He is currently a free agent.

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He began his professional football career in his homeland Nigeria for Enugu Rangers. [3] [4]

Club career

Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Uzochukwu started his youth football Anambra Pillars F.C. before booming interest from Enugu Rangerswhere he started his professional football career (a premier division club in Nigeria). He featured regularly for the side, also winning the best Midfielder of the Season in 2015.

Chippa United F.C.

Uzochukwu later made a big move to South African club Chippa United F.C. where he made 20 league appearances and scoring two goals.

Olympique Club de Khouribga

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Ugonna in 2018

His talent got the attraction of Moroccan Club Olympique Club de Khouribga which compete in the Botola League in 2016 The North African club signed Uzochukwu on a four-year contract in September 2016. [5]

He signed for Saudi Arabia second tier League club Al-Washm in February 2019. [6]

International career

In January 2014, coach Stephen Keshi, invited him to be included in the Nigeria national football team for the 2014 African Nations Championship. [4] [7] He helped the team to a third-place finish after Nigeria beat Zimbabwe by a goal to nil. [8] [9] He has made nine appearances, scoring two goals for the Nigeria national football team.

International chart

As of 6 September 2014
Nigeria
YearAppsGoals
201492
Total92
ClubAppGoals
Enugu Rangers248
Chippa United F.C.202
Olympique Club de Khouribga153
Al-Washm Club133

Personal life

Uzochukwu was born in Nigeria to Clifford Uzochukwu and Kate Uzochukwu. He is from a family of five siblings.[ citation needed ]

Honours

Club

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References

  1. ↑ "Ugonna Uzochukwu - Sunshine Stars". Footballdatabase.eu.
  2. ↑ "Ugonna Uzochukwu". Whoscored.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Keshi names Chan squad". Kickoffnigeria.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Nigeria name final squad for 2014 CHAN". Google.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Ex-Chippa Midfielder Joins Moroccan Club". Soccerladuma.co.za. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "| Futaa.com Ghana". Futaa.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Nigeria announce 23-man CHAN squad". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Nigeria win Chan bronze". Kickoff.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "CHAN 2014: Eagles win bronze". Sunnewsonline.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.


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