Ugo Ukah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ugochukwu Ukah | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Parma, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Čukarički | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Parma | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2002 | U.S. Brescello | ||
| 2002–2003 | Reggiana | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Truentina | 30 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Pro Vasto | 25 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | Giulianova | 13 | (0) |
| 2007–2012 | Widzew Łódź | 113 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 53 | (1) |
| 2014– | Čukarički | 12 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 March 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ugochukwu "Ugo" Ukah (born 18 January 1984) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Serbian SuperLiga team FK Čukarički. Born in Italy, Ukah played for the Nigerian national team.
Club career
Early career
Ugo Ukah played for the youth team of Parma F.C.[1] His first season as senior started in the season 2001–02 when he joined fourth level side U.S. Brescello. In summer 2002 he signed with Italian top-league side A.C. Reggiana 1919 but failed to make an appearance in the Serie A. At the end of the season he left Reggiana and for the next two seasons he played with lower level sides Truentina Castel di Lama and F.C. Pro Vasto.[2]
Queens Park Rangers
Ukah arrived at Queens Park Rangers F.C. in the summer of 2005. He stayed with QPR for one and a half seasons. The club played in the Championship, English second level, and Ukah, still young, spent most of the time on the bench making one appearance in the Championship in the 2005–06 season. In May 2006, QPR announced that Ukah had joined the Italian club Nuorese Calcio on a three year contract. However, in November 2006, Ukah was suddenly listed as being back at QPR, with no explanation from the club. He was finally released from his contract and left the club in January 2007. He played the rest of the 2006–2007 season back in Italy with Serie C side Giulianova Calcio.[2]
Career in Poland
Ukah then moved to Widzew Łódź in Poland and will play in the club for the next 5 seasons. He was one of the crutial players when Widzew became Polish champions two seasons in a row in 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons. In April 2011, Ukah was suspended indefinitely from first team duties after he was convicted of driving under the influence.[3]
After 5 seasons in Łódź, Ukah moved to another Polish top-flight side, Jagiellonia Białystok, where he played for the next two seasons.[2]
Čukarički
In summer 2014 he became a free agent, and signed a one-year contract with an ambitious Serbian top-flight side FK Čukarički from the capital Belgrade.[4]
International career
Ukah who was born and raised in Parma, Italy stated that his family was very excited after he made his debut for the Eagles in Kaduna against Zambia. The 27-year old player at time was first invited by coach Samson Siasia, but he never got his chance until the Kaduna game.[5] On March 29, 2015 Ugo was called to the Nigeria squad again a friendly against South Africa however he was unused substiute in the game.
Honours
- Widzew Łódź
References
- ↑ Ugo Ukah at 90minut.pl
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ugo Ukah at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ http://www.sports.pl/Pilka-nozna/Ugo-Ukah-odsuniety-od-skladu-Widzewa,artykul,106002,1,726.html
- ↑ Exclusive : Ugo Ukah Signs One - Year Deal With Serbian Team, FK Cukaricki at allnigeriansoccer.com, 21-8-2014
- ↑ http://allafrica.com/stories/201112020501.html
- ↑ Ugo Ukah at Soccerway
External links
- Ugo Ukah career statistics at Soccerbase
- Ugo Ukah at 90minut.pl (Polish)
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