Uchenna Kanu
.jpg) Kanu with Racing Louisville FC in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Uchenna Grace Kanu | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Abia, Nigeria[2] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Louisville | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Southeastern Fire | 78 | (157) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Pensacola FC | 12 | (17) |
| 2020 | Sevilla | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Linköpings FC | 42 | (22) |
| 2022–2023 | UANL | 38 | (22) |
| 2023– | Racing Louisville | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Nigeria U17 | 4 | (3) |
| 2014 | Nigeria U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Nigeria | 20 | (7) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2023 | |||
Uchenna Grace Kanu (born 20 June 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for NWSL club Racing Louisville. Internationally, Kanu represents the Nigeria women's national team.
International career
Kanu represented Nigeria at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She made her senior debut on 8 April 2019 in a 1–2 friendly loss to Canada.
On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[4]
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 February 2021 | Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Ilıca, Turkey |  Equatorial Guinea |
5–0 | 9–0 | 2021 Turkish Women's Cup |
| 2 | 20 October 2021 | Onikan Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria |  Ghana |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 2–0 | |||||
| 4 | 10 July 2022 | Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat, Morocco |  Burundi |
3–0 | 4–0 | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations |
| 5 | 4–0 | |||||
| 6 | 6 September 2022 | Audi Field, Washington D.C., United States |  United States |
1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 7 | 27 July 2023 | Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia |  Australia |
1–1 | 3–2 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
References
- ^ a b Uchenna Kanu at Soccerway
- ^ "Uchenna Grace Kanu". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Uchenna Kanu – 2018 Women's Soccer – Southeastern University". Southeastern University Athletics.
- ^ Ryan Dabbs (14 June 2023). "Nigeria Women's World Cup 2023 squad: most recent call ups". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
External links
- Uchenna Kanu at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
- Uchenna Kanu at ESPN FC
- Uchenna Kanu at FBref.com
- Uchenna Kanu at Soccerway
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