Personal information | |||
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Full name | Chima Daniel Uchechi | ||
Date of birth | 14 September 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Abia State, Nigeria | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Sheffield Wednesday (on loan from FC Dender) |
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Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2009 | Charlton Athletic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2009–2010 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
2010– | FC Dender | 0 | (0) |
2011 | → Leicester City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2011– | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 1 | (0) |
National team | |||
2009 | Nigeria U-20 | 3 | (1) |
2008-2011 | Nigeria U-23 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 2, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
Chima Daniel "Danny" Uchechi (born September 14, 1989) is a Nigerian[1] football forward currently playing for Nigeria National League side FC Dender.
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Chima was born in Abia State and moved to England in 2002.[2] Uchechi scored 13 goals with the Charlton Athletic under-18 team,[3] then added five goals in reserve squad matches in 2008-09 season. Uchechi signed for West Ham United in spring 2009.[4] After being released by West Ham, Uchechi returned in summer 2010 to Nigeria National League side FC Dender.
Uchechi was loaned in January 2011 to Leicester City.[5] He was not given a squad number for the 2010-11 season for Leicester City. In his first game for Leicester City reserves, against San Jose Earthquakes in a behind-closed-doors friendly at Belvoir Drive, he scored a penalty after Miguel Vítor had been fouled in the penalty area.[6]
Uchechi was to start the 2011/2012 pre-season training with Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen, where Nigerian team mate Sone Aluko plays. On 20 July 2011, however, Uchechi played the second half of a pre-season friendly for English side Peterborough United on trial.[7]
Following a successful short trial at Sheffield Wednesday, Megson was impressed with his good feet, good pace and ability to get a goal and offered him a loan move until January 2012. Uchechi became Gary Megson's seventh summer recruit [8] and was given the number 27. He made his Owls debut in the League Cup win against Blackpool on 11 August 2011 just hours after he put pen to paper.[9] On 24 November 2011 it was confirmed that his loan spell with the club had been cut short.[10]
Uchechi received his first international callup in the 2008 Intercontinental Cup in Malaysia.[11] He was called up for an African Youth Championship qualifier in Senegal, and for both legs against Sudan, but had to pull out with injury. He played three games by the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup for the Nigeria national under-20 football team.[12]
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