Ifeanyi Udeze

Ifeanyi Udeze

Personal information
Full name	Ifeanyi Udeze
Date of birth	21 July 1980 (1980-07-21)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	unattached
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997	Bendel Insurance	?	(?)
1997–2000	Kavala	59	(0)
2000–2002	PAOK	33	(0)
2003	→ West Bromwich Albion (loan)	11	(0)
2003–2006	PAOK	44	(0)
2006–2007	AEK Athens	3	(0)
2007–2008	PAOK	0	(0)
National team‡
2000–2004	Nigeria	35	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 March 2008. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 May 2007

Ifeanyi Udeze (born 21 July 1980) is a Nigerian football player. He played for Nigeria and was a participant at the 2002 World Cup and is currently a free agent after being released by PAOK Thessaloniki in the winter of the 2007-08 season.

With a height of 1.79 m, he usually plays as a left fullback, being also used as center back when needed.

Club career

Udeze played for clubs such as Bendel Insurance FC, AO Kavalas (Greece), PAOK Thessaloniki, before joining West Bromwich Albion in 2003. In his first season with the Albion, he played in the Premier League joining the club on loan in the latter stages of the season, however his efforts were to no avail, and Albion were relegated.

He was released from AEK Athens on January 2007 after six months from the signing of a 3 year contract on 11 August 2006.

On 4 July 2007 he returned to PAOK FC signing a two year deal. A niggling knee injury prevented him from grabbing a first team spot and he was released after a year at the club.

External links

• Ifeanyi Udeze career stats at Soccerbase