Gozie Ugwu

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Gozie Ugwu
Personal information
Full name Chigozie Eze Ugwu[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-22) 22 April 1993 (age 20)
Place of birth Oxford, England
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)[2]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Reading
Number 36
Youth career
2006–2011 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011– Reading 0 (0)
2012 → Ebbsfleet United (loan) 9 (4)
2012–2013 → Yeovil Town (loan) 15 (3)
2013 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:27, 9 March 2013 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Chigozie Eze "Gozie" Ugwu (born 22 April 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Reading. He made his debut in the Football League in 2012.

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Playing career [edit]

Ugwu was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire.[3][4] He began his career with Reading and progressed through the club's academy to sign a first professional contract in June 2011.[2][5][6] He joined Conference National side Ebbsfleet United on a one-month loan in January 2012,[7] and made his debut in a 1–0 FA Trophy defeat at York City.[8] Ugwu his first goal for the club in a 3–2 win at Bath City,[9] and two more in his next three appearances, against Southport and Gateshead, before the loan was extended by a further month.[3][10] He returned to Reading at the start of April to try and earn a new contract after scoring four goals in ten league and cup appearances for Ebbsfleet.[11][12]

He signed a new two-year contract with Reading in July 2012 and joined League One side Yeovil Town on loan for six months.[13][14] Ugwu made his debut in a 3–0 League Cup win against Colchester United in August,[15] and scored his first two goals for Yeovil in a 4–0 win at Scunthorpe United eleven days later.[16][17] He scored one more goal, against Doncaster Rovers,[18] and returned to Reading at the start of January 2013 after making five starts and 13 substitute appearances for Yeovil.[19][20] Soon after his return, Ugwu was included in a Reading match-day squad for the first time ahead of an FA Cup tie with Crawley Town.[21] He was named among the substitutes but did not make an appearance in a 3–1 win for Reading.[22]

Later in January, Ugwu joined League Two club Plymouth Argyle on a one-month youth loan.[6][23][24] In his second week with the club, he injured his ankle and was unavailable for two matches.[25] He resumed training in February and made his debut for Argyle two days later in a 2–1 win at Aldershot Town as a second-half substitute.[26][27] Despite his injury hit start, manager John Sheridan was keen to extend Ugwu's stay and on 19 February his loan was extended for a further month.[28][29] Having started only two games, and with Reading keen for Ugwu to get playing time,[30] he was recalled from loan on 11 March.[31]

Career statistics [edit]

As of match played on 9 March 2013.[12][32]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reading 2011–12 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ebbsfleet United (loan) 2011–12 Conference National 9 4 0 0 — — 1[a] 0 10 4
Yeovil Town (loan) 2012–13 League One 15 3 0 0 2 0 1[b] 0 18 3
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2012–13 League Two 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Totals 30 7 0 0 2 0 2 0 34 7
  1. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Player Details: Gozie Ugwu". The English National Football Archive. SoccerData. Retrieved 18 January 2013. 
  2. ^ a b "Gozie Ugwu". Reading F.C. Retrieved 18 January 2013. 
  3. ^ a b Munford, Colin (8 March 2012). "Ebbsfleet United striker Gozie Ugwu hails team-mates and fans after extending loan". The Reporter (Ilford). Retrieved 18 January 2013. 
  4. ^ "Terry Skiverton: Reading striker Gozie Ugwu a great addition to Yeovil Town squad". Western Morning News (Plymouth). 20 July 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013. 
  5. ^ "Icelandic defender Ivar Ingimarsson to leave Reading". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2013. 
  6. ^ a b "Striker Ugwu gets second shot at becoming a Pilgrim". The Herald (Plymouth). 18 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013. 
  7. ^ "Ebbsfleet United sign Gozie Ugwu from Reading". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013. 
  8. ^ Flett, Dave (15 February 2012). "Match report: York City 1, Ebbsfleet United 0 – FA Trophy third round". The Press (York). Retrieved 18 January 2013. 
  9. ^ Rose, Neil (18 February 2012). "Sorry City are given the Shakes by ten-man Ebbsfleet". Bath Chronicle (Bath). Retrieved 18 January 2013. 
  10. ^ Munford, Colin (5 March 2012). "Reading loanee Gozie Ugwu extends loan with Ebbsfleet United". The Reporter (Ilford). Retrieved 18 January 2013. 
  11. ^ Munford, Colin (4 April 2012). "Ugwu loan not extended at Ebbsfleet". The Reporter (Ilford). Retrieved 18 January 2013. 
  12. ^ a b "Gozie Ugwu". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 18 January 2013. 
  13. ^ "Ugwu pens new deal". Reading F.C. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012. 
  14. ^ "Yeovil Town sign Reading striker Gozie Ugwu on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013. 
  15. ^ "Yeovil Town 3, Colchester United 0: Richard Hinds double sees Glovers through". Western Daily Press (Bristol). 15 August 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013. 
  16. ^ "Scunthorpe 0–4 Yeovil". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013. 
  17. ^ "Gozie Ugwu: Yeovil Town's League One climb is no surprise to me". Western Gazette (Yeovil). 31 August 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013. 
  18. ^ "Yeovil 2–1 Doncaster". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013. 
  19. ^ Sweet, Chris (1 January 2013). "Yeovil Town close in on permanent deal for striker Paddy Madden". Western Gazette (Yeovil). Retrieved 18 January 2013. 
  20. ^ "Plymouth Argyle sign new striker". The Herald (Plymouth). 18 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013. 
  21. ^ "Team News: Seven changes". Reading F.C. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013. 
  22. ^ "Crawley 1–3 Reading". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013. 
  23. ^ "Ugwu joins Argyle on loan". Reading F.C. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013. 
  24. ^ "Good Gozie". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013. 
  25. ^ "Gozie Ugwu is in frame for first call to action for Plymouth Argyle". The Herald (Plymouth). 8 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013. 
  26. ^ Errington, Chris (9 February 2013). "Jason Banton scores twice to secure a crucial win for Plymouth Argyle". The Herald (Plymouth). Retrieved 15 February 2013. 
  27. ^ Parsons, Chris (14 February 2013). "More Gozie". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 15 February 2013. 
  28. ^ Cowdery, Rick (19 February 2013). "Gozie Extends Stay". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 19 February 2013. 
  29. ^ "Plymouth: Gozie Ugwu extends loan from Reading". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013. 
  30. ^ "Reading recall striker Gozie Ugwu from Plymouth Argyle". The Herald (Plymouth). 11 March 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013. 
  31. ^ Media, Argyle (11 March 2013). "Gozie Ugwu Returns to Reading". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 11 March 2013. 
  32. ^ "Gozie Ugwu". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2013. 

External links [edit]

Reading F.C. – current squad


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