Kelvin Etuhu
Etuhu in Cardiff jersey ( 2009)
Kelvin Etuhu (born 30 May 1988 in Kano ) is a Nigerian football player, who is currently at Barnsley FC is under contract and had to serve from March to November 2011 due to injury an eight- month sentence.
Career
Etuhu began his career in the youth academy of Manchester City in November 2005 and received his first professional contract. 2005/ 05 it reached with the youth team the final of the FA Youth Cup after he scored the winning goal in the semi-final against arch-rivals Manchester United. In the final, however, one had to be beaten with 2:3 the offspring of Liverpool FC.
In order to gain match practice in the professional field, he has been awarded to fourth division Rochdale AFC in January 2007. In his first competitive game at senior level against Wycombe Wanderers he scored as a substitute in the 80th minute the goal for a 1-1 draw. Etuhu was in the next three games on the grid and in a 5-0 victory against Milton Keynes Dons scored another goal before he returned for the treatment suffered in a game against FC Walsall serious knee injury to Manchester City.
After the summer break, he became the 24th Academy player of Manchester City, who brought it to duty stakes in the professional team. Making its debut on 25 September 2007 at the League Cup game against Norwich City, the powerful and fast right winger was in the 90th minute an assist decisive 1-0 victory goal from Georgios Samaras. As a result, he came occasionally to brief appearances in the Premier League, created a stir especially his outstanding performance in the 4-2 home win against Bolton Wanderers when he came off the bench for the second half and decisively with a goal and an assist to make it 4-2 contributed success. In March 2008 he was taken by coach Ian Holloway on loan to second division relegation-threatened Leicester City. There, however, it was not possible to assert themselves to him and he came to the end of the season only to four inserts, Leicester missed during which nearly the league.
In the 2008 /09 season Etuhu was in the first weeks in the UEFA Cup and the Premier League still regularly in the squad, inserts were in the aftermath but rare. In April 2009, he stood in the 1:3 home defeat against Fulham a surprise in the starting lineup and was officially introduced to his six -year-older brother Dickson Etuhu, a regular player in the midfield at Fulham. After the takeover of the club in September 2008 by Mansour Zayed Al Nahyan am the team was strengthened in the summer of 2009 for about 100 million pounds and under other Emmanuel Adebayor, Carlos Tévez and Roque Santa Cruz obliged, making use Etuhus chances continued to fall. He was therefore given 22 August 2009 for a year on loan at Cardiff City in the second division.
Recurrent injury problems ensured that he could not establish the Welsh ascension candidates and only seven of his 16 league bets stand on the grid and temporarily stayed for treatment in Manchester. At the end of the season Cardiff reached the ascension play-offs. In the final, before 82,000 spectators at Wembley Etuhu came after a quarter of an hour for injured striker Jay Bothroyd on the field, Cardiff lost against FC Blackpool but despite twice leading with 2:3 and missed thus ascension.
In February 2010, Etuhu was arrested by police after a brawl at the " Manchester 235 Casino" three people were injured. He was charged with assault and sentenced in March 2011 to an eight-month prison sentence. He had previously admitted a dejected man and entered on the lying on the ground three times. Before his contract was terminated with Manchester City already at the beginning of the year in which he did not score in the 2010/11 season for Premier League squad, of which he had rejected a new contract offer.
After Etuhu had served his sentence, trained from November 2011 with the Portsmouth until a contract offer to him was made up to the end of season 19 January 2012, which he accepted. His league debut came two days later in the 2:3 defeat to Cardiff City, but he later " Pompey " led a week for a 3-0 win against Peterborough United. After a hamstring injury, he scored on 20 March in a 4-1 victory over Birmingham City 's first goal. Due to the poor sporting and financial situation of the association was not clear whether Etuhu leaves the club or not.
On June 8, 2012, he signed a one - year contract with FC Barnsley. Barnsley manager Keith Hill tried to get Etuhu to Barnsley as early as the winter break 2011/12, but then he decided to Portsmouth.
Others
So far Etuhu completed no 'A' matches, he has the opportunity for England or Nigeria to play. In May 2009, he said he wanted to play in the event of a nomination for Nigeria.