Eke Uzoma
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eke Uzoma | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Owerri, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left Back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Budapest Honvéd | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Eleme United | ||
| 2005 | Alemannia Mühlheim | ||
| 2005–2007 | SC Freiburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | SC Freiburg | 54 | (2) |
| 2010 | → 1860 Munich (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | 1860 Munich | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Arminia Bielefeld (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Pécs | 43 | (1) |
| 2014 | SV Sandhausen | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Pécs | 21 | (1) |
| 2015 | Spartak Subotica | 10 | (0) |
| 2016 | Chemnitzer FC | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Berliner AK 07 | 31 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Balmazújváros | 33 | (0) |
| 2018– | Budapest Honvéd | 40 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2020 | |||
Eke Uzoma (born 11 August 1989[1]) is a Nigerian-Hungarian professional footballer who plays for Budapest Honvéd.
Career
Uzoma was born in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. He began his professional career with SC Freiburg. His first real impact in the German football world came when he scored a goal against 1. FC Köln on 26 September 2007, in only his fourth match. This goal was voted goal of the week on German football show Sportschau and was nominated for goal of the month. In 2009, he helped SC Freiburg earn promotion to the Bundesliga.[2] On 24 October 2009, he made his first appearance in the Bundesliga for Freiburg and became the 5,000th player in the history of the Bundesliga.[3]
On 1 January 2010, he was loaned to TSV 1860 Munich and he transferred eventually to 1860 Munich in summer 2010.[4]
After playing the first half of the 2015–16 season in the Serbian SuperLiga with FK Spartak Subotica, in the winter-break he returned to Germany, this time by signing with Chemnitzer FC.[4]
Honors
Freiburg
References
- ^ "Neue Nummer 22: Uzoma verstärkt die Löwen" (in German). tsv1860.de. 1 January 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ "Eke Uzoma aus dem Asylbewerberheim in die Zweite Liga" (in German). welt.de. 10 December 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ "Uzoma - 5000. Bundesligaprofi!". kicker (in German). 24 October 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- ^ a b c Eke Uzoma at Soccerway
External links
- Eke Uzoma at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Owerri
- Nigerian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- SC Freiburg players
- TSV 1860 Munich players
- Arminia Bielefeld players
- Pécsi MFC players
- SV Sandhausen players
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- Chemnitzer FC players
- Berliner AK 07 players
- Balmazújvárosi FC players
- Budapest Honvéd FC players
- Bundesliga players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
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