| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé | ||
| Date of birth | January 20, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Braga | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pepsi Football Academy | |||
| 2001–2004 | Wikki Tourists | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2007 | Bendel Insurance | 35 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Rennes | 19 | (0) |
| 2010– | Braga | 28 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Nigeria U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2009– | Nigeria | 16 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé (born 20 January 1988 in Benin City) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Sporting de Braga in Portugal, as a left defender.
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Echiéjilé began his senior career at Bendel Insurance FC, making his first-team debuts at the age of 16. In August 2007, he was sold to Stade Rennais F.C. in France, making his Ligue 1 debut on 23 December, in a 0–0 draw at Toulouse FC;[1] during his spell however, he ended up appearing more for the reserve side (33 games) than for the main squad (19).
On 16 June 2010, Echiéjilé signed for Sporting de Braga from Portugal for €2,5 million, on a four-year contract.[2] He scored on his official debut for the Minho club, netting from a corner kick in a 3–0 home win against Celtic for the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League (4–2 aggregate win).[3]
Echiéjilé was a member of the Nigerian U-20 team at the 2007 World Cup in Canada, playing five matches and scoring once.
Having made his debuts for the senior side in 2009, he was picked for the following year's FIFA World Cup in South Africa, appearing in two group stage matches in an eventual group stage exit.[4]
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