Izunna Arnest Uzochukwu (born 11 April 1990) is a Nigerian professional
footballer
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who plays for
Denmark Series
The Denmark Series ( da, Danmarksserien) is the fifth tier in the Danish football league system. Teams are divided into four groups of ten. The top team in each group is promoted to the Danish 3rd Division. The bottom three teams in each group are ...
club
B1909.
Career
Club
During the summer of 2013, Uzochukwu was subject to a transfer bid from
Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
, but the deal fell through.
In July 2015, Uzochukwu signed a three-year contract with
Russian Premier League
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side
Amkar Perm
FC Amkar Perm (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб "Амка́р" Пермь ) is a professional football club. Originally founded in 1994, it is based in the city of Perm. It was a participant in second-tier football from 1995 and ...
.
He returned to Denmark in January 2016 to play for
OB. He left the club by mutual termination on 2 January 2018.
Uzochukw joined
China League One
The Chinese Football Association China League (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (中甲联赛), is the second level of professional football in China. Above League One is the Chinese Super League.
Prior to the formation of ...
side
Meizhou Hakka
Meizhou Hakka Football Club (; Hakka language: Mòi-Chû Hag-Ga chuk-khiù khî-lo̍k-phu) is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). ...
on 29 January 2018.
At the end of March 2022, Uzochukwu joined Danish amateur club
B1909. In January 2023, the club confirmed that Uzochukwu would serve as a playing assistant coach going forward.
International
Uzochukwu was called up to the
Nigeria national team for the first time in September 2015, making his debut against
Tanzania
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on 5 September.
Career statistics
Club
International
''Statistics accurate as of match played 5 September 2015''
Honours
Club
;Midtjylland
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Danish Superliga
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(1):
2014–15
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
Nigerian men's footballers
Nigeria men's international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
F.C. Ebedei players
FC Midtjylland players
FC Amkar Perm players
Odense Boldklub players
Meizhou Hakka F.C. players
Aalesunds FK players
FC Honka players
Danish Superliga players
Russian Premier League players
China League One players
Norwegian First Division players
Eliteserien players
Veikkausliiga players
Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Expatriate men's footballers in China
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in China
Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
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