Eke Uzoma
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eke Uzoma | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Owerri, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chemnitzer FC | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Eleme United | ||
| 2005 | Alemannia Mühlheim | ||
| 2005–2007 | SC Freiburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2010 | Freiburg | 54 | (2) |
| 2010 | → 1860 München (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | 1860 München | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Arminia Bielefeld (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Pécs | 43 | (1) |
| 2014 | Sandhausen | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Pécs | 21 | (1) |
| 2015 | Spartak Subotica | 10 | (0) |
| 2016– | Chemnitzer | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 March 2016. | |||
Eke Uzoma (born 11 August 1989 in Lagos, Imo State[1]) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Chemnitzer FC.
Career
His first real impact in the German football world came when he scored a goal against 1. FC Köln on 26 September 2007, in only his fourth match. This goal was voted goal of the week on German football show Sportschau and was nominated for goal of the month. In 2009, he helped SC Freiburg earn promotion to the Fußball-Bundesliga.[2] On 1 January 2010, he was loaned to TSV 1860 München and he transferred eventually to 1860 München in summer 2010.
After playing the first half of the 2015–16 season in the Serbian SuperLiga with FK Spartak Subotica, in the winter-break he returned to Germany, this time by signing with Chemnitzer FC.[3]
Background
On 24 October 2009 he made his first appearance at the Fußball-Bundesliga for SC Freiburg and became the 5,000th player in the history of the Bundesliga.[4]
Honors
- Freiburg
References
- ↑ "Neue Nummer 22: Uzoma verstärkt die Löwen" (in German). tsv1860.de. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ↑ "Eke Uzoma aus dem Asylbewerberheim in die Zweite Liga" (in German). welt.de. 10 December 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- 1 2 Eke Uzoma at Soccerway
- ↑ "Uzoma - 5000. Bundesligaprofi!". Kicker (sports magazine) (in German). 24 October 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
External links
- Eke Uzoma profile at Fussballdaten