Chima Daniel "Danny" Uchechi (born September 14, 1989) is a Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

n football forward currently playing for Nigeria National League

Nigeria National League

The Nigeria National League is the second tier of club football in Nigeria.- History :Since 1997, the league has been split into 1A for Northern teams and 1B for southern teams. The top two from each division are promoted to the Nigerian Premier League the next season...

 side FC Dender.

Early career

Uchechi scored 13 goals with the Charlton Athletic

Charlton Athletic F.C.

Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...

 under-18 team, then added five goals in reserve squad matches in 2008-09 season. Uchechi signed for West Ham United

West Ham United F.C.

West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...

 in spring 2009. After being released by West Ham, Uchechi returned in summer 2010 to Nigeria National League

Nigeria National League

The Nigeria National League is the second tier of club football in Nigeria.- History :Since 1997, the league has been split into 1A for Northern teams and 1B for southern teams. The top two from each division are promoted to the Nigerian Premier League the next season...

 side FC Dender.

Loan to Leicester City

Uchechi was loaned in January 2011 to Leicester City

Leicester City F.C.

Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...

. He was not given a squad number for the 2010-11 season

2010–11 Leicester City F.C. season

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 for Leicester City

Leicester City F.C.

Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...

. In his first game for Leicester City

Leicester City F.C.

Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...

 reserves, against San Jose Earthquakes

San Jose Earthquakes

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 in a behind-closed-doors friendly

Exhibition game

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 at Belvoir Drive, he scored a penalty after Miguel Vítor

Miguel Vítor

Miguel Ângelo Leonardo Vítor is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica as a central defender.-Club career:...

 had been fouled in the penalty area.

Trials with UK clubs

Uchechi was to start the 2011/2012 pre-season training with Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen

Aberdeen F.C.

Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...

, where Nigerian team mate Sone Aluko

Sone Aluko

Omatsone "Sone" Aluko is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premier League club Rangers. Aluko began his career at Birmingham City but failed to make any league appearances. He joined Aberdeen on loan in the 2007–2008 season and was loaned to Blackpool at the...

 plays. On 20 July 2011, however, Uchechi played the second half of a pre-season friendly for English side Peterborough United on trial.

Loan to Sheffield Wednesday

Following a successful short trial at Sheffield Wednesday, Megson was impressed with his good feet, good pace and ability to get a goal and offered him a loan move until January 2012. Uchechi became Gary Megson's seventh summer recruit and was given the number 27. He made his Owls debut in the League Cup

Football League Cup

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 win against Blackpool

Blackpool F.C.

Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...

 on 11 August 2011 just hours after he put pen to paper. On 24 November 2011 it was confirmed that his loan spell with the club had been cut short.

International career

Uchechi received his first international callup in the 2008 Intercontinental Cup

Inter Continental Cup

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 in Malaysia. He was called up for an African Youth Championship

2009 African Youth Championship

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 qualifier in Senegal

Senegal

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, and for both legs against Sudan

Sudan

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, but had to pull out with injury. He played three games by the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup

2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup

The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, was the 17th U-20 tournament, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October, in the cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Suez and Ismaïlia...

 for the Nigeria national under-20 football team

Nigeria national under-20 football team

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.