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{{Short description|Nigerian-Hungarian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Eke Uzoma
| name = Eke Uzoma
| image = Eke Uzoma 1860 2010 2.JPG
| image = Eke Uzoma 1860 2010 2.JPG
| caption = Uzoma training with [[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]] in 2010
| fullname = Eke Uzoma
| height = 1.68 m
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|8|11|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|8|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Owerri]], Nigeria
| birth_place = [[Owerri]], Nigeria
| height = 1.68 m
| currentclub = [[Budapest Honvéd FC|Budapest Honvéd]]
| currentclub = [[FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin|Viktoria Berlin]]
| clubnumber = 3
| clubnumber = 3
| position = [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|Defensive midfielder]]
| position = [[Left-back]]
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2005 | youthclubs1 = Eleme United
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2005 | youthclubs1 = Eleme United
| youthyears2 = 2005 | youthclubs2 = Alemannia Mühlheim
| youthyears2 = 2005 | youthclubs2 = Alemannia Mühlheim
| youthyears3 = 2005–2007 | youthclubs3 = [[SC Freiburg]]
| youthyears3 = 2005–2007 | youthclubs3 = [[SC Freiburg]]
| years1 = 2007–2010 | clubs1 = [[SC Freiburg|Freiburg]] | caps1 = 54 | goals1 = 2
| years1 = 2007–2010 | clubs1 = [[SC Freiburg]] | caps1 = 54 | goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2010 | clubs2 = → [[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]] (loan) | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 0
| years2 = 2010 | clubs2 = → [[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]] (loan) | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2010–2012 | clubs3 = [[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]] | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 0
| years3 = 2010–2012 | clubs3 = [[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]] | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2011 | clubs4 = → [[Arminia Bielefeld]] (loan) | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 0
| years4 = 2011 | clubs4 = → [[Arminia Bielefeld]] (loan) | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2012–2013 | clubs5 = [[Pécsi Mecsek FC|Pécs]] | caps5 = 43 | goals5 = 1
| years5 = 2012–2013 | clubs5 = [[Pécsi Mecsek FC|Pécs]] | caps5 = 43 | goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2014 | clubs6 = [[SV Sandhausen]] | caps6 = 1 | goals6 = 0
| years6 = 2014 | clubs6 = [[SV Sandhausen]] | caps6 = 1 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2014–2015 | clubs7 = [[Pécsi Mecsek FC|Pécs]] | caps7 = 21 | goals7 = 1
| years7 = 2014–2015 | clubs7 = [[Pécsi Mecsek FC|Pécs]] | caps7 = 21 | goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2015 | clubs8 = [[FK Spartak Subotica|Spartak Subotica]] | caps8 = 10 | goals8 = 0
| years8 = 2015 | clubs8 = [[FK Spartak Subotica|Spartak Subotica]] | caps8 = 10 | goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2016 | clubs9 = [[Chemnitzer FC]] | caps9 = 10 | goals9 = 0
| years9 = 2016 | clubs9 = [[Chemnitzer FC]] | caps9 = 10 | goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2016–2017 | clubs10 = [[Berliner AK 07]] | caps10 = 31 | goals10 = 0
| years10 = 2016–2017 | clubs10 = [[Berliner AK 07]] | caps10 = 31 | goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2017–2018 | clubs11 = [[Balmazújvárosi FC|Balmazújváros]] | caps11 = 33 | goals11 = 0
| years11 = 2017–2018 | clubs11 = [[Balmazújvárosi FC|Balmazújváros]] | caps11 = 33 | goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2018– | clubs12 = [[Budapest Honvéd FC|Budapest Honvéd]] | caps12 = 19 | goals12 = 2
| years12 = 2018–2021 | clubs12 = [[Budapest Honvéd FC|Budapest Honvéd]] | caps12 = 48 | goals12 = 2
| years13 = 2021–2022 | clubs13 = [[Tiszakécske FC]] | caps13 = 29 | goals13 = 0
| pcupdate = {{date|2019-9-14}}
| years14 = 2022–2023 | clubs14 = [[Tennis Borussia Berlin]] | caps14 = 15 | goals14 = 2
| years15 = 2023– | clubs15 = [[FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin|Viktoria Berlin]] | caps15 = 25 | goals15 = 0
| club-update = 24 April 2024
}}
}}
'''Eke Uzoma''' {{IPAc-en||audio=Ig-Eke Uzoma.ogg}} (born 11 August 1989) is a Nigerian-Hungarian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[left-back]] for [[FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin|Viktoria Berlin]].<ref>{{kicker|eke-uzoma}}</ref>
'''Eke Uzoma''' (born 11 August 1989<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tsv1860.de/de/aktuell/news/2009/news_2010-01-01_uzoma.php | title = Neue Nummer 22: Uzoma verstärkt die Löwen | language = German | publisher = tsv1860.de | accessdate = 15 August 2010 | date = 1 January 2010 | deadurl = yes | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100308075834/http://www.tsv1860.de/de/aktuell/news/2009/news_2010-01-01_uzoma.php | archivedate = 8 March 2010 | df = }}</ref>) is a Nigerian [[Association football|footballer]] who plays for [[Budapest Honvéd FC|Budapest Honvéd]].


==Career==
==Career==
Uzoma was born in [[Owerri]], [[Imo State]], Nigeria. He began his professional career with [[SC Freiburg]]. His first real impact in the German football world came when he scored a goal against [[1. FC Köln]] on 26 September 2007, in only his fourth match. This goal was voted goal of the week on German football show ''Sportschau'' and was nominated for goal of the month. In 2009, he helped SC Freiburg earn promotion to the [[Bundesliga]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.welt.de/sport/article1444654/Aus_dem_Asylbewerberheim_in_die_Zweite_Liga.html | title = Eke Uzoma aus dem Asylbewerberheim in die Zweite Liga | language = German | publisher = welt.de | accessdate = 15 August 2010 | date = 10 December 2007}}</ref> On 24 October 2009, he made his first appearance in the Bundesliga for Freiburg and became the 5,000th player in the history of the Bundesliga.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/516266/artikel_Uzoma---5000-Bundesligaprofi.html | title = Uzoma - 5000. Bundesligaprofi! |work = [[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]] |date = 24 October 2009 | accessdate = 24 October 2009 | language = German}}</ref>
Uzoma was born in [[Owerri]], [[Imo State]], Nigeria. He began his professional career with [[SC Freiburg]]. His first real impact in the German football world came when he scored a goal against [[1. FC Köln]] on 26 September 2007, in only his fourth match. This goal was voted goal of the week on German football show ''Sportschau'' and was nominated for goal of the month. In 2009, he helped SC Freiburg earn promotion to the [[Bundesliga]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.welt.de/sport/article1444654/Aus_dem_Asylbewerberheim_in_die_Zweite_Liga.html | title = Eke Uzoma aus dem Asylbewerberheim in die Zweite Liga | language = de | publisher = welt.de | access-date = 15 August 2010 | date = 10 December 2007}}</ref> On 24 October 2009, he made his first appearance in the Bundesliga for Freiburg and became the 5,000th player in the history of the Bundesliga.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/516266/artikel_Uzoma---5000-Bundesligaprofi.html | title = Uzoma - 5000. Bundesligaprofi! |work = [[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]] |date = 24 October 2009 | access-date = 24 October 2009 | language = de}}</ref>


On 1 January 2010, he was loaned to [[TSV 1860 Munich]] and he transferred eventually to 1860 Munich in summer 2010.<ref name="soccerway">[https://int.soccerway.com/players/eke-uzoma/20142/ Eke Uzoma] at Soccerway</ref>
On 1 January 2010, he was loaned to [[TSV 1860 Munich]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tsv1860.de/de/aktuell/news/2009/news_2010-01-01_uzoma.php | title = Neue Nummer 22: Uzoma verstärkt die Löwen | language = de | publisher = tsv1860.de | access-date = 15 August 2010 | date = 1 January 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100308075834/http://www.tsv1860.de/de/aktuell/news/2009/news_2010-01-01_uzoma.php | archive-date = 8 March 2010 }}</ref> and he transferred eventually to 1860 Munich in summer 2010.<ref name="soccerway">[https://int.soccerway.com/players/eke-uzoma/20142/ Eke Uzoma] at Soccerway</ref>


After playing the first half of the [[2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga|2015–16]] season in the [[Serbian SuperLiga]] with [[FK Spartak Subotica]], in the winter-break he returned to Germany, this time by signing with [[Chemnitzer FC]].<ref name="soccerway"/>
After playing the first half of the [[2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga|2015–16]] season in the [[Serbian SuperLiga]] with [[FK Spartak Subotica]], in the winter-break he returned to Germany, this time by signing with [[Chemnitzer FC]].<ref name="soccerway"/>

Following a season with Hungarian club [[Tiszakécske FC]] in the [[Nemzeti Bajnokság II]], Uzoma moved to [[Tennis Borussia Berlin]] of the [[Regionalliga Nordost]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Uzoma ist bei Tennis Borussia Berlin sofort mittendrin |url=https://www.kicker.de/uzoma-ist-bei-tennis-borussia-berlin-sofort-mittendrin-913978/artikel |website=kicker |access-date=24 August 2022 |language=de |date=20 August 2022}}</ref>


==Honors==
==Honors==
'''Freiburg'''
'''SC Freiburg'''
*[[2. Bundesliga]]: [[2008–09 2. Bundesliga|2008–09]]<ref name="soccerway"/>
*[[2. Bundesliga]]: [[2008–09 2. Bundesliga|2008–09]]<ref name="soccerway"/>


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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Fussballdaten|uzomaeke|Eke Uzoma}}
* {{Fussballdaten|uzomaeke|Eke Uzoma}}

{{Budapest Honvéd FC squad}}


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Latest revision as of 09:07, 11 November 2024

Eke Uzoma
Uzoma training with 1860 Munich in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-08-11) 11 August 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Owerri, Nigeria
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Viktoria Berlin
Number 3
Youth career
–2005 Eleme United
2005 Alemannia Mühlheim
2005–2007 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 SC Freiburg 54 (2)
20101860 Munich (loan) 6 (0)
2010–2012 1860 Munich 2 (0)
2011Arminia Bielefeld (loan) 10 (0)
2012–2013 Pécs 43 (1)
2014 SV Sandhausen 1 (0)
2014–2015 Pécs 21 (1)
2015 Spartak Subotica 10 (0)
2016 Chemnitzer FC 10 (0)
2016–2017 Berliner AK 07 31 (0)
2017–2018 Balmazújváros 33 (0)
2018–2021 Budapest Honvéd 48 (2)
2021–2022 Tiszakécske FC 29 (0)
2022–2023 Tennis Borussia Berlin 15 (2)
2023– Viktoria Berlin 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2024

Eke Uzoma // (born 11 August 1989) is a Nigerian-Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Viktoria Berlin.[1]

Career

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Uzoma was born in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. He began his professional career with SC Freiburg. His first real impact in the German football world came when he scored a goal against 1. FC Köln on 26 September 2007, in only his fourth match. This goal was voted goal of the week on German football show Sportschau and was nominated for goal of the month. In 2009, he helped SC Freiburg earn promotion to the Bundesliga.[2] On 24 October 2009, he made his first appearance in the Bundesliga for Freiburg and became the 5,000th player in the history of the Bundesliga.[3]

On 1 January 2010, he was loaned to TSV 1860 Munich[4] and he transferred eventually to 1860 Munich in summer 2010.[5]

After playing the first half of the 2015–16 season in the Serbian SuperLiga with FK Spartak Subotica, in the winter-break he returned to Germany, this time by signing with Chemnitzer FC.[5]

Following a season with Hungarian club Tiszakécske FC in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II, Uzoma moved to Tennis Borussia Berlin of the Regionalliga Nordost.[6]

Honors

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SC Freiburg

References

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  1. ^ Eke Uzoma at kicker (in German)
  2. ^ "Eke Uzoma aus dem Asylbewerberheim in die Zweite Liga" (in German). welt.de. 10 December 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Uzoma - 5000. Bundesligaprofi!". kicker (in German). 24 October 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  4. ^ "Neue Nummer 22: Uzoma verstärkt die Löwen" (in German). tsv1860.de. 1 January 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  5. ^ a b c Eke Uzoma at Soccerway
  6. ^ "Uzoma ist bei Tennis Borussia Berlin sofort mittendrin". kicker (in German). 20 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
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