Dickson Etuhu

Dickson Etuhu Fulham FC (2009)

Dickson Etuhu Paul ( born June 8, 1982 in Kano ) is a Nigerian football player and active as a midfielder for Blackburn Rovers and the Nigerian national team.

Club career

Etuhu grew up in London's Nunhead and visited the St. Thomas the Apostle College. He is the eldest of four brothers, the youngest, Kelvin Etuhu is also a professional footballer. First professional stop was Manchester City, followed by a move in January 2002 for £ 300,000 to Preston North End and played there until November 2005.

Norwich City

In November 2005, he was loaned to Norwich City. Although his performances were more mixed during the Leihphase, he was two months later committed from Norwich for £ 450,000. His performance improved towards the end of the season and Etuhu was able to convince the following season.

His first league goal for Norwich in September 2006, he scored against Southend United, on 21 October of the same year, he scored the 1-0 winner over Cardiff City, and thus helped his new coach Peter Grant, who previously Nigel Worthington replaced two weeks to a victory in the first home game.

Sunderland

For newly promoted Sunderland, he signed a contract in July 2007, the transfer fee was 1.5 million pounds. Etuhu succeeded at the Premier League club to win a regular place immediately and completed in the first round 18 league bets.

National team career

Etuhu was already before the World Cup 2002 in view of the Nigerian national team, but was ultimately not included. In September 2007 he was appointed national coach Berti Vogts for the first time in the national team of his country, but had to cancel due to injury. The following month, made ​​his debut in a friendly against Mexico. The midfielder is also in the squad of Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations 2008 in Ghana.