Kalu Uche

Kalu Uche (* November 15, 1982 in Aba ) is a Nigerian football player who plays for Kasımpaşa. Uche is used as a striker or midfielder and is of Nigerian national team. He also holds Spanish nationality.

Career

Association

His professional career began in 1998 when Uche Nigerian first division club FC Enyimba. In the same year he moved to FC Heartland ( Iwuanyanwu Nationale), who also played in the Nigerian Premier League. Until 2001, he played with his brother at FC Heartland, and then moved to the Spanish club Espanyol. In the 2001 / 02 season, the Nigerian footballer has been committed by the Polish sports club Wisła Kraków, where he graduated in 61 league games and scored 14 goals three years. In 2004, he was loaned out for a year at Girondins Bordeaux in France, where he had 24 League Appearances. A month after his return to Wisła Kraków, he moved in 2005 for an undisclosed fee for UD Almería.

In summer 2011, Uche moved to Switzerland to Neuchatel Xamax will change. He signed a two-year contract. However, this lost already in January 2012, its validity after Xamax the license had been revoked and the first club later filed for bankruptcy little. On 30 January 2012, he then moved back to Spain to his former club Espanyol, where he signed a contract until June 2013.

For the summer of 2012 his change was announced in Turkey to Erstliganeuling Kasımpaşa Istanbul. With his new club, he advanced from the start as service providers. Over the entire season, he was on the first three places of the scorers in the league. At season's end, he was charged with 19 goals Burak Yılmaz behind, who with 24 goals scorer of the Süper Lig, Second scorer in the Süper Lig season 2012/13.

National

His debut for the Nigerian national football team he gave in 2003 in a qualifying match for the African Cup in 2004 against Angola.

Others

His younger brother, Ikechukwu Uche is also a Nigerian professional football player.

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