Uche Akubuike
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 17, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Akwa Ibom, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Enyimba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997 | NITEL Lagos | ||
| 1998-1999 | Jasper United | ||
| Gabros International | |||
| USM Blida | |||
| Canon Yaoundé | |||
| → Hajduk Kula (loan) | |||
| → B71 Sandoy (loan) | |||
| -2003 | Gombe United | ||
| 2003-2005 | Julius Berger | ||
| 2004-2005 | → Platinum Stars (loan) | ||
| 2005 | Dolphins F.C. | ||
| 2006 | → Kwara United (loan) | ||
| 2007-2008 | Sharks | ||
| 2008-2010 | Wikki Tourists | ||
| 2010-2012 | Gombe United | ||
| 2012 | Enyimba | ||
| National team | |||
| 1998 | Nigeria | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Uche Akubuike (born March 17, 1980 in Akwa Ibom) is a Nigerian football goalkeeper. He plays club football for Enyimba.[1][2]
Playing career
He began his career in 1997 with NITEL Vasco Da Gama F.C., later moving in 1998 to Jasper United. After 1 year with Jasper United, he left the club and moved to Algerian USM Blida. Afterwords he signed with Canon Yaoundé, and also played on loan with FK Hajduk Kula in Serbia, and B71 Sandoy in the Faroe Islands.[3] In January 2003 he transferred to Julius Berger FC,[4] he played on loan for Platinum Stars in 2005.
He controversially left the South African club after being arrested for visa irregularities . He left Berger in 2006 and moved to Dolphins F.C..[5] Later in 2006, he moved on loan to Kwara United F.C.. After the loan returned for one month before moving to crosstown rival Sharks F.C.. On 14 February 2008 left Port Harcourt and signs a contract for Wikki Tourists.[6]
He signed for Enyimba in May 2012.
International
He was called up by Bora Milutinović for the Nigeria national football team[7] as back-up goalkeeper in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He has also played a number of friendly matches and has been part of Nigerian team in the African Nations Cup qualifiers. He was also part of the Nigerian team in the Hong Kong 4 Nations Tournament.