Izunna Uzochukwu

Izunna Uzochukwu
Personal information
Full name	Izunna Arnest Uzochukwu
Date of birth	11 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Nigeria
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Aalesund
Number	30
Youth career
0000–2004	Makbet
2004–2006	Ebedei
2006–2009	Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2015	Midtjylland
2015–2016	Amkar Perm
2016–2018	OB
2018–2019	Meizhou Hakka
2019–	Aalesund
International career‡
2015	Nigeria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 August 2019; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2015

Izunna Arnest Uzochukwu (born 11 April 1990) is a Nigerian professional football midfielder who currently plays for Norwegian side Aalesund.

Career

During the summer of 2013, Uzochukwu was subject to a transfer bid from Valenciennes, but the deal fell through.^[1]

In July 2015, Uzochukwu signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League side Amkar Perm.^[2]^[3]

He returned to Denmark in January 2016 to play for OB.^[4] He left the club by mutual termination on 2 January 2018.^[5]

Uzochukw joined China League One side Meizhou Hakka on 29 January 2018.^[6]

Uzochukwu was called up to the Nigeria national team for the first time in September 2015,^[7]^[8] making his debut against Tanzania on 5 September.^[9]

As of match played 28 July 2019^[10]^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Midtjylland	2008–09	Danish Superliga	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
	2009–10		21	1	4	0	–		–		25	1
	2010–11		30	2	4	0	–		–		34	2
	2011–12		30	0	1	0	4	0	–		35	0
	2012–13		26	0	2	0	2	0	–		30	0
	2013–14		19	1	1	0	2	0	–		22	1
	2014–15		22	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	Total		150	4	12	0	8	0	–	–	170	4
Amkar Perm	2015–16	Russian Premier League	9	0	2	0	–		–		11	0
Amkar Perm	Total		9	0	2	0	–	–	–	–	11	0
Odense BK	2015–16	Danish Superliga	14	0	0	0	–		–		14	0
	2016–17		24	0	0	0	–		–		24	0
	2017–18		14	1	0	0	–		–		14	1
	Total		52	1	0	0	–	–	–	–	52	1
Meizhou Hakka	2018	China League One	8	0	0	0	–		–		8	0
Meizhou Hakka	Total		8	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	8	0
Aalesund	2019	OBOS-ligaen	12	0	3	0	–		–		15	0
	2020	Eliteserien	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	Total		12	0	3	0	–	–	–	–	15	0
Career total			231	5	17	0	8	0	–	–	256	5

Statistics accurate as of match played 5 September 2015^[11]

^ "Valenciennes fail to conclude Izunna Uzochukwu deal". en.starafrica.com/. Star Africa. 12 July 2013. Archived from the original on 16 July 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
^ Лучший опорный полузащитник Дании перебрался в "Амкар" (in Russian). FC Amkar Perm. 8 July 2015.
^ "Russian side Amkar Perm hand Izunna Uzochukwu three-year deal". www.goal.com/. Goal.com. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
^ Изунна Узочакву перешел в «Оденсе» (in Russian). FC Amkar Perm. 25 January 2016.
^ OB og Izunna ophæver samarbejdet‚ bold.dk, 2 January 2018
^ "梅州客家官方宣布尼日利亚球员加盟将穿15号球衣". www.163.com/. 163.com. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
^ "New Super Eagle Uzochukwu: Bring On Tanzania!". www.completesportsnigeria.com/. Complete Sports Nigeria. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
^ "Ikeme, Izunna earn surprise Nigeria call". www.supersport.com/. SuperSport. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
^ "Tanzania hold Nigeria in Group G". www.kingfut.com/. kingfut. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
^ "I.Uzochukwu". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Izunna Uzochukwu". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

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