 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Uche Kalu | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-05-16)16 May 1986 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Aba, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bussdor United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Bussdor United | 10 | (7) |
| 2007–2013 | Enyimba | 9 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | →Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 12 | (9) |
| 2013–2014 | Çaykur Rizespor | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | →Adanaspor (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Tobol | 22 | (5) |
| 2016 | Adanaspor | 14 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Gaziantep BB | 28 | (6) |
| 2018 | Adanaspor | 11 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Al-Markhiya | ||
| 2019 | Altyn Asyr | ||
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Nigeria | 7 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Uche KaluListenⓘ (born 16 May 1986)[1] is aNigerian former football player.
He is not related to former Enyimba teammateHenry Uche nor fellow Nigeria international and India-based midfielderKalu Uche.
In 2007, he was named[by whom?] as "Most Valuable Player" in the Nigerian Premier League after joiningEnyimba from second-level teamBussdor United F.C.[2] He however struggled with injuries the next few years. After a failed transfer attempt toBotola teamWydad Casablanca in February 2012,[3] he rejoined Enyimba.
He moved to Turkish second-tier teamÇaykur Rizespor in August 2012, and had a goal and assist in his debut.[4]
In January 2014, Uche Kalu joinedAdanaspor on a loan deal.[5]
In January 2015, Kalu went on trial withKazakhstan Premier League sideFC Tobol,[6] signing a year-long contract with the club on 6 February 2015.[7]
Kalu returned toAdanaspor in January 2016, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract.
On 24 April 2016 Adanaspor guaranteed to play in the first tier of Turkish football after 12 years. Kalu Uche played a very pig part in this success story.[8]
In August 2019, Niger Uche Kalu and KenyaPeter Opiyo signed a contract withFC Altyn Asyr fromTurkmenistan.[9] This is the first foreign footballer in the history of the club and the first legionnaire in the2019 Ýokary Liga season.
He was a member of the Nigeria B team that won the2010 WAFU Nations Cup.His regained form saw him called up by Nigeria coachStephen Keshi in 2012. He made his senior debut in the Eagles' 0-0 tie againstAngola in January 2012. He scored his first goal in a friendly later that year againstEgypt.