Uche Nwofor
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Uche Innocent Nwofor | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Anambra Pillars | 19 | (7) |
| 2009–2010 | → Shooting Stars (loan) | ? | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | Enugu Rangers | ? | (5) |
| 2011–2014 | VVV-Venlo | 57 | (13) |
| 2013–2014 | → Heerenveen (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Lierse | 11 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Boavista | 5 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | AS Trenčín | 17 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Rivers United | - | (-) |
| 2018–2019 | JS Kabylie | 19 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Nigeria U20 | 4 | (2) |
| 2010–2014 | Nigeria | 9 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2014 | |||
Uche Innocent Nwofor (born 17 September 1991) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker. He is currently unattached.
Club career
[edit]Born in Lagos, Nwofor began his career with Power United also called Anambra Pillars.[1] He left in summer 2009 to go on loan to Nigerian premier league side Shooting Stars[2] where he played for one season before joining Enugu Rangers.
Nwofor signed with VVV Venlo in August 2011,[3] On 11 September 2011, he announced his arrival by scoring on his debut for Venlo in a 3–3 home draw with PSV Eindhoven in the Dutch top-flight on Sunday.[4] In his first season, he scored four goals in the Eredivisie.[5]
On 30 August 2013, Nwofor joined SC Heerenveen on a season-loan move.[6]
On 12 September 2014, Nwofor joined Belgian club Lierse on a free transfer, signing a one-year contract.[7]
International career
[edit]In April 2011 Nwofor represented Nigeria under-20 team where he netted four goals in five games to finish highest goal scorer of the 2011 African Youth Championship as Nigeria won a sixth continental title in Johannesburg[8] and he was named the Goal.com star of the week in the tournament.[9]
In August 2011 Nwofor represented Nigeria in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. He was an instant hit, coming off the bench to score two goals in six minutes against Croatia,[10] Nigeria was subsequently knocked out by France in the quarter-finals in a 3–2 thriller.[11]
Nwofor earned his first full-international cap for the Nigeria senior national team on 3 March 2010 in a friendly game against the Congo DR national football team. He was also instrumental when Nigeria's B team beat Republic of Benin 4–0 in the WAFU Nations Cup.[12]
In July 2013, Nwofor was called up by the Nigerian national team for an international friendly match against South Africa in Durban on 14 August.[13] He scored two goals in the 49th and 68th minutes as Nigeria won the match 2–0.
In the first of Super Eagles' World Cup warm-up matches of 2014, Nwofor scored a last-minute equaliser to spare Nigeria's blushes against an in-form Scotland. The match ended 2–2. Nwofor made the World Cup roster when it was announced three days later.
References
[edit]- ^ Anambra Pillars F.C. Players Profile Archived 9 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Oluwaniyi, Nwafor make Super Eagles Team B Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Supersport 5th Aug 2011". Supersport.com. 5 August 2011.
- ^ "Africaplays Nwofor makes Venlo scoring September 11th, 2011". Africaplays.com. 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Topscorers Eredivisie". Eredivisie. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Nigeria striker Uche Nwofor joins Heerenveen on loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Nigeria striker Uche Nwofor happy with move to Lierse". BBC Sport. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Tribune 2/05/11 Nigeria rules Africa again". Tribune.com.ng. 2 May 2011.
- ^ "Goal.com's African Star of the Week: Uche Nwofor Apr 21, 2011". Goal. 21 April 2011.
- ^ Next 7 August From bench to glory – the Uche Nwofor story
- ^ Nunez, Eric (14 August 2011). "deseretnews Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011 France beats Nigeria 3–2 in extra time". Deseret News.
- ^ "Line Ups: Nigeria's Super Eagles". Supereaglesnation.com.
- ^ "Keshi recalls Nsofor, Ameobi – the Punch – Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper". Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013. The punch 18 July 2013
External links
[edit]- Uche Nwofor at WorldFootball.net
- Uche Nwofor at Soccerway
- Uche Nwofor at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Footballers from Lagos
- Nigeria men's international footballers
- Nigeria men's under-20 international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- 2014 FIFA World Cup players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Anambra Pillars F.C. players
- Shooting Stars S.C. players
- VVV-Venlo players
- SC Heerenveen players
- Lierse S.K. players
- Boavista F.C. players
- AS Trenčín players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Algeria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Algeria