Kalu Uche

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Kalu Uche
Personal information
Full name	Kalu Uche
Date of birth	November 15, 1982 (1982-11-15) (age 25)
Place of birth	Aba, Nigeria
Height	1.79 m
Playing position	Winger, striker
Club information
Current club	UD Almería
Number	5
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001–2005 2004–2005 2005–	Enyimba FC Iwuanyanwu Nationale RCD Espanyol Wisła Kraków →Bordeaux (loan) UD Almería	? (?) ? (?) ? (?) 54 (10) 24 (1) 79 (15)
National team2
2003 -	Nigeria	8 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 March 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 24 August 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Kalu Uche (born 15 November 1982 in Aba) is a Nigerian football (soccer) midfielder who plays for UD Almería of La Liga. He is the older brother of Ikechukwu Uche.

His career began in Nigeria with Enyimba FC and Iwuanyanwu Nationale. He joined Spanish team RCD Espanyol but did not play any senior games. He joined the Polish team Wisła Kraków in 2001 and played there until 2006, except for the 2004-05 season when he played for Girondins de Bordeaux. With Wisła he won the Polish League in 2003 and the Cup in 2002 and 2003.

He played with the Nigerian Olympic team in the qualifications for the 2000 Olympics, but did not make his full international debut for Nigeria until 2003 in an African Nations Cup qualifier against Angola.

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