Chukwuma Akabueze

Chukwuma Akabueze
	Chukwuma Akabueze in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth	6 May 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth	Ilorin, Nigeria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger / Forward
Club information
Current team	Ümraniyespor
Number	12
Youth career
0000–2004	Kwara United
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2007	Kwara United
2007–2011	Odd
2011–2012	SK Brann
2013	Wuhan Zall
2014–2016	Odd
2017–2019	Boluspor
2019–	Ümraniyespor
National team
2007	Nigeria
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 July 2020

Chukwuma Akabueze (born 6 May 1989), nicknamed "Bentley", is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Ümraniyespor.

Club career[]

The former striker of Kwara United before he was taken to Odd Grenland in July 2007. He has a very good left foot which he utilised in scoring a stunner against Zambia in the second round stage of the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. His skill is another asset to him evident by the goal he scored in the 1–1 draw with Rosenborg BK on 2 August 2009. On 24 February 2011 he signed for SK Brann.

On 19 February 2013, Bentley transferred to Chinese Super League club Wuhan Zall.^[2]

International career[]

He was a member of the Nigerian team that took part in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada in which they were eliminated in the quarter-final by Chile.

International goals[]

Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first.^[3]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 May 2007	Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya	Kenya	1–0	1–0	Friendly

References[]

^ "Alle Eliteserie-overgangene i januar" (in Swedish). m.nettavisen.no. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
^ 卓尔签尼日利亚新锐国脚 Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)
^ "Akabueze, Chukwuma". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 May 2017.

External links[]

FIFA article on Chukwuma Akabueze
Chukwuma Akabueze at National-Football-Teams.com
Chukwuma Akabueze at Soccerway

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[1] "Alle Eliteserie-overgangene i januar" (in Swedish). m.nettavisen.no. Retrieved 4 January 2017.

[2] 卓尔签尼日利亚新锐国脚 Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)

[NFT-3] "Akabueze, Chukwuma". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 May 2017.

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Personal information
Chukwuma Akabueze in 2009
Date of birth	(1989-05-06) 6 May 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth	Ilorin, Nigeria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger / Forward
Club information
Current team	Ümraniyespor
Number	12
Youth career
0000–2004	Kwara United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	Kwara United	18	(9)
2007–2011	Odd	95	(32)
2011–2012	SK Brann	53	(13)
2013	Wuhan Zall	27	(3)
2014–2016	Odd^[1]	89	(19)
2017–2019	Boluspor	79	(16)
2019–	Ümraniyespor	33	(3)
National team
2007	Nigeria	2	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 July 2020