Kingsley Udoh

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Kingsley Udoh
Personal information
Full name Kingsley Udoh
Date of birth (1990-12-07) December 7, 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Sunshine Stars
Number 35
Youth career
–2006 Global Crystal Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Akwa United 34 (3)
2010–2013 Heartland 63 (8)
2013–2015 Kano Pillars 42 (4)
2015– Sunshine Stars 2 (0)
National team‡
2007 Nigeria U-17 7 (0)
2009 Nigeria U-20 5 (1)
2011 Nigeria U-23 1 (0)
2008 Nigeria 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 30, 2015
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 30, 2015

Kingsley Udoh (born December 7, 1990) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a central defender for Sunshine Stars.

Club career[]

He began his career with the Global Crystal Academy before moving to Akwa United F.C. in winter 2007. In January 2009, Udoh would move to Spanish side Atlético Madrid,[2] but was not signed by the Spanish team.[3] In February 2009 Udoh attracted interest from Olympiacos F.C. and Olympique Lyon.[4] On 14 January 2010 he began a trial with FC Hansa Rostock.[5] He returned to the Nigerian league in February 2010 and signed with Heartland of Owerri[6]

In 2012, he left Nigeria to train with Uruguayan team C.A. Peñarol but failed to sign a contract. After a reported move to Colombian club Llaneros F.C. fell through, he returned to Heartland in January 2013.[7] In December 2013, he joined league rivals Kano Pillars.[8]

International career[]

He recently won the U-17 African and World titles with where Nigeria defeated Spain on penalties.[9]

Udoh was called into the Nigeria camp for the 2008 African Nations Cup but was cut from the final 23-man squad. He did however make his debut for the Super Eagles in the warm-up game with Sudan which Nigeria won 2-0. Nigeria's manager Berti Vogts cited his inclusion as a way of gaining valuable experience. He has also played for the under-20 and Olympic Eagles.

Titles[]

Season Club Title
2007 Nigeria Nigeria African Under-17 Championship
2007 Nigeria Nigeria FIFA U-17 World Cup

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.imscouting.com/players/kingsley-udoh/
  2. ^ http://forum.atleticomadrid.de/showthread.php?tid=1756
  3. ^ http://www.guardiannewsngr.com/sports/article01//indexn2_html?pdate=100108&ptitle=Super
  4. ^ http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2009/02/04/1093384/kingsley-udoh-claims-lyon-and-olympiakos-interest[bare URL]
  5. ^ "Udoh Kingsley zum Probetraining in Rostock".
  6. ^ http://www.sportsday.com.ng/nigeria/news/2010-03-02/udoh-returns-heartland.html?page=2[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Udoh abandons Colombian move
  8. ^ Kano Pillars complete the signing of five premier league players
  9. ^ http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under17/news/kind=1/newsid=581444.html

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