Udo Fortune
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fortune Udo | ||
| Date of birth | February 2, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos , Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Mosta FC | ||
| Number | 83 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Jos United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2005 | Jos United | 20 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Sporting Afrique | 10 | (5) |
| 2006–2008 | Balestier Khalsa | 25 | (23) |
| 2008–2009 | Negeri Sembilan | 20 | (14) |
| 2009–2010 | Arema Malang | 12 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Persikab Bandung | 22 | (9) |
| 2011–2012 | Persiba Bantul | 26 | (34) |
| 2012–2013 | Bình Dương | 24 | (8) |
| 2013–2014 | Ramat HaSharon | 14 | (6) |
| 2014 | Persib Bandung | 0 | (0) |
| 2014- | Persik Kediri | 6 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2004-2005 | Nigeria U-17 | 5 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Udo Fortune popularly known as Ekeocha Stanley (born February 2, 1988 in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria) is a professional soccer player, who currently plays as a striker for Persib Bandung. Udo began his career as a youth player for Jos United in Nigeria for several years until 2005. In 2006, he left Nigeria to Singapore to kick of his professional career out of his country.[1]
Club careers
Sporting Afrique FC (Singapore)
Jan 2006 – Dec 2006
Udo Fortune was part of the starting eleven of Sporting Afrique FC, when the club made its debut to the S-League Singapore League in 2006. Udo netted in 5 goals out of the first 10 matches for the club but unfortunately, a knee injury ruled him out for the rest for the season. His talents, however, did not go unnoticed as he was invited for a training stint with the Singapore U-23 team as he was in the process of recovering.
Thessenson Khalsa FC (Singapore)
Jan 2007 – May 2007
Udo was called on to play for Thessenson Khalsa FC as soon as his contract with Sporting Afrique ended and the club, due to controversy, did not carry on in the league the following season. There, Udo scored 14 goals in 14 matches and landed Thessenson Khalsa the 2nd spot of the 1st Division League that season. Impressed by his contribution and work ethics, Udo was called upon by officials of the club to play for Thessenson Khalsa FC's sister club, Balestier Khalsa FC, who are part of the S-League, for the rest of the S-League season.
Balestier Khalsa FC (Singapore)
July 2007 – Dec 2007
Not new to the S-League in Singapore, Udo, always willing to prove his worth to any club he plays for, netted in 9 goals out of 11 games for Balestier Khalsa FC. He was Quoted as "Balestier's good Fortune" by a local journalist in an article although the club ended the league at mid table by the end of the season, where they were at the bottom half before his appearance.
Negeri Sembilan FA (Malaysia)
Jan 2008 – Sep 2008
With a totally different style of play as compared to the S-League, Udo struggled to find form when he first started playing for the Malaysian, Seremban based team, Negeri Sembilan Naza FC. After a couple of matches, Udo managed to find the back of the net and was consistent from then on, scoring a total of 14 goals in 20 matches played. With the hope of playing for the same club the following season, the Malaysian FA ruled for there to be no foreigners in the Malaysian Super League and Premier league the next season onwards.
Arema Malang (Indonesia)
Feb 2009 (6 months)
Udo was signed to Arema Malang FC, a Malang based team in Indonesia, after 2 days of trials with them. He went on to have a good season consistently making the first eleven line up. He was recognized mainly for working very well with his team mates by assisting most of the goals on top of the 5 which he scored in 12 matches played in total.
Persikab Bandung (Indonesia)
2009 – 2010
9 Goals.
Persiba Bantul (Indonesia)
2010 – 2011
Top scorer in Liga Indonesia Premier Division (2nd level) with 34 goals in 2010 – 2011 .
Bình Dương F.C. (VIETNAM)
2011 – 2012
As one of the promising players of the V-league 2012. Udo started his Vietnam football career in a bright note after winning the top goal score in 2 previous competitions before the league started but the coach that brought him was sacked and a new coach replaced him,after the 1st league game where Udo scored his very 1st goal the coach started playing him out of position and this coursed lots of problems limiting Udo Fortune from his really potential as a goal scorer,but the coach was later sacked after the 1st round and now Udo is back to his really position and hopng to start scoring goals again.
- TOPSCORE BTV CUP 2011: 4 GOALS IN 5 GAMES
- TOPSCORE NAVIBANK CUP 2011: 8 GOALS IN 5 GAMES
Ironi Ramat HaSharon (Israel)
2013 – 2014
In January 2013, Fortune signed at Ironi Ramat HaSharon for just 4 months where he helped the club into playoff.
Honours
U-17 caps 8 goals 7 U-21 caps 6 goals 5
Club honors
- Champion of Liga Indonesia Premier Division: Persiba Bantul (2010–11)
Individual honors
- Liga Indonesia Premier Division Top Scorer: Persiba Bantul (2010–11)
References
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