Ikechukwu Kalu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ikechukwu Kalu | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Chiasso | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Jasper United | ||
| 2002–2003 | Sampdoria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2008 | Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Pro Patria (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | → Pisa (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2005–2007 | → Chiasso (loan) | 48 | (28) |
| 2007–2008 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | AC Bellinzona | 21 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Chiasso | 19 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 2003 | Nigeria | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:32, 26 November 2007 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ikechukwu Kalu (born 18 April 1984) is a Nigerian football (soccer) striker who plays for Chiasso. His name, Ikechukwu, means "Power of God".[1]
[edit] Football career
He started his career at Jasper United in Nigeria. He was signed by U.C. Sampdoria in summer 2002. After played one season in Genoa, A.C. Milan signed him on summer 2003 in joint-ownership bid for €1 million, and saw Luca Antonini move to opposite direction in joint-ownership deal (for €2 million),[2] and sent him on loan to Pisa and Chiasso. He scored 28 goals in 44 games in two season in Swiss second division, which saw Sampdoria recall him in summer 2007. He made his Serie A debut on November 10, 2007 against Empoli F.C..
In summer 2008, Sampdoria signed him permanently from Milan for €250,000 and co-currently Sampdoria signed Paolo Sammarco[3] Kalu then sold to the Swiss side AC Bellinzona.
[edit] References
- ^ Meaning of Ikechukwu in Nigerian.name
- ^ AC MIlan Spa 2006 Annual Report (Italian)
- ^ "AC Milan Group 2008 Annual Report" (in Italian). AC Milan. ca. April 2009. http://media3.acmilan.com/uploads/bilancio/BilancioGruppoMilan_ACM_12-08.pdf. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
[edit] External links
- Nigerianplayers.com profile
- football.ch profile(German)
- AC Bellinzona profile (Italian)
- Soccerway profile
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