Dickson Etuhu
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Dickson Paul Etuhu is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Fulham
in the Premier League. His younger brother Kelvin
is also a footballer. He grew up in Peckham
, South London
but plays his international football for the Nigerian national football team.He also attended St Francis Xavier College
from Manchester City
in 2002 for £300,000. He had started just 11 league games for City. He was very much a bit-part player during Preston's successful season of 2004–2005, when the Whites reached the play-off final. Despite his side losing to West Ham United
, he attracted the attention of Premiership clubs Everton
and West Brom
.
signed him during the January transfer window for £450,000 after a loan deal initially brought him to the club. His form began to improve towards the end of the season and in the early stages of the 2006–07 campaign.
Etuhu scored his first goal for Norwich in a 2–0 win against Torquay United
in a League Cup match on 23 August 2006, and got his first league goal for the club in a 3–3 draw at Southend United
on 12 September 2006. On 21 October 2006 he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against Cardiff
at Carrow Road to help his new manager Peter Grant
win his first home game after replacing Nigel Worthington
.
It was incorrectly reported during September 2006 that following the 3–1 defeat at Plymouth Argyle
, Etuhu and team-mate Youssef Safri
traded punches on the team bus on their return journey to East Anglia
.
in a deal worth £1.5m in the summer of 2007. On February 9, 2008, Etuhu scored his first goal for Sunderland in their home match against Wigan. It came from a free kick floated in by Dean Whitehead
, opening the scoring in the 2–0 defeat of the Latics.
, before joining for a fee of around £1.5 million on a three-year contract at Craven Cottage. Etuhu scored his first goal for Fulham on Easter Sunday 2009 in a game against his former club Manchester City in the 59th minute to put Fulham up 2–1 after a goal from American Clint Dempsey
in the 50th minute.
He scored his first goal in European Competition, and his first goal at Craven Cottage, the week after his first son was born with a header to put Fulham 1–0 up against Lithuanian team FK Vetra
. On 28 August 2010, Etuhu rescued his team in a match vs. Blackpool
, by scoring in the 87th minute and playing the full 90 minutes in a 2-2 draw, at Bloomfield Road
. On 18 September 2010, Etuhu played the full 90 minutes against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park
in a 1-1 draw. In September 2010, Etuhu, signed a three-year contract extension, which will see him contracted to Craven Cottage until summer 2014. He made his 50th Premier League appearance for them against Newcastle United
, in a 0–0 draw on 13 November, when he replaced Zoltan Gera
, in the 69th minute in the game at St James' Park
. Etuhu scored his fifth goal in Fulham colours when he netted the second in a 6-2 victory over Peterborough United on 8 January 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in the FA Cup
3rd round. On 5 March he started and completed the full ninety minutes in a 3-2 win over Blackburn. On 3 April, he scored on 72 minutes thanks to an assist from defender Brede Hangeland
in the game against Blackpool
at Craven Cottage
, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3-0 victory. On 9 April, he started the 2-0 defeat against Manchester United at Old Trafford
but was replaced on 67 minutes by Zoltan Gera. As of April 2011, Etuhu has now made 89 appearances and has scored 6 goals in all competitions, picking up just nine yellow cards in the process. So far during the 2010-11 season, he has made 27 appearances and has scored 3 goals in total for Fulham. Etuhu has also netted two goals in 24 Barclays Premier League outings.
in January 2008. Etuhu was part of the Nigeria squad for the 2010 World Cup held in South Africa
. He turned down a callup in August 2011 as a replacement player and stated he would not play for Nigeria coach Samson Siasia
, temporarily ending his international career. He was however recalled in November 2011 for a pair of friendlies under new coach Stephen Keshi
.
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!colspan="2"|Play-Offs
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Total
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!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|2001–02||Manchester City
||rowspan="4"|Division One
||12||0||-||-||1||0||-||-||-||-||13||0
|-
|2001–02||rowspan="5"|Preston North End
||16||3||0||0||-||-||-||-||-||-||16||3
|-
|2002–03||39||6||1||0||4||0||-||-||-||-||44||6
|-
|2003–04||31||4||2||1||1||0||-||-||-||-||34||4
|-
|2004–05||rowspan="2"|Championship
||35||3||1||0||3||0||3||0||-||-||42||3
|-
|2005–06||13||2||-||-||0||0||-||-||-||-||13||2
|-
!colspan="3"|Preston North End Total
!134!!18!!4!!1!!8!!0!!3!!0!!-!!-!!149!!19
|-
|rowspan="2"|2005–06||Norwich City
(Loan)||rowspan="3"|Championship
||8||0||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||8||0
|-
|rowspan="2"|Norwich City
||11||0||1||0||-||-||-||-||-||-||12||0
|-
|2006–07|||43||6||4||0||3||1||-||-||-||-||50||7
|-
!colspan="3"|Norwich City Total
!62!!6!!5!!0!!3!!1!!-!!-!!-!!-!!70!!7
|-
|2007–08||Sunderland
||Premier League||20||1||0||0||1||0||-||-||-||-||21||1
|-
!colspan="3"|Sunderland Total
!20!!1!!0!!0!!1!!0!!-!!-!!-!!-!!21!!1
|-
|2008–09||rowspan="4"|Fulham
||rowspan="4"|Premier League||21||1||4||0||0||0||-||-||-||-||25||1
|-
|2009–10
||20||0||3||0||0||0||-||-||14||2||37||2
|-
|2010–11||28||2||1||1||2||0||-||-||-||-||31||3
|-
|2011–12||6||0||0||0||0||0||-||-||11||0||17||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Fulham Total
!75!!3!!8!!1!!2!!0!!-!!-!!25!!2!!110!!6
|-
303||28||17||2||15||1||3||0||22||2||363||33
2011-12 appearances includes match in Uefa Cup, away to Dnipro on 25/8/2011, which is currently not included on Soccerbase website.
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
in the Premier League. His younger brother Kelvin
Kelvin Etuhu
'Kelvin Etuhu' is a Nigerian-English professional football player who is currently without a club after his release from Manchester City....
is also a footballer. He grew up in Peckham
Peckham
Peckham is a district in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Southwark. It is situated south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London...
, South London
South London
South London is the southern part of London, England, United Kingdom.According to the 2011 official Boundary Commission for England definition, South London includes the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark, Sutton and...
but plays his international football for the Nigerian national football team.He also attended St Francis Xavier College
Early career
Etuhu signed for Preston North EndPreston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
from Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
in 2002 for £300,000. He had started just 11 league games for City. He was very much a bit-part player during Preston's successful season of 2004–2005, when the Whites reached the play-off final. Despite his side losing to 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...
, he attracted the attention of Premiership clubs Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
and West Brom
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
.
Norwich City
Norwich CityNorwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
signed him during the January transfer window for £450,000 after a loan deal initially brought him to the club. His form began to improve towards the end of the season and in the early stages of the 2006–07 campaign.
Etuhu scored his first goal for Norwich in a 2–0 win against Torquay United
Torquay United F.C.
Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...
in a League Cup match on 23 August 2006, and got his first league goal for the club in a 3–3 draw at Southend United
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...
on 12 September 2006. On 21 October 2006 he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against Cardiff
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
at Carrow Road to help his new manager Peter Grant
Peter Grant (footballer)
Peter Grant is a Scottish former footballer and was, until October 2007, manager of Norwich City. This was Grant's first role in management, but he had previously held coaching jobs at Bournemouth, West Ham United and West Bromwich Albion...
win his first home game after replacing Nigel Worthington
Nigel Worthington
Nigel Worthington is a former Northern Ireland international footballer and manager.He was manager of the Northern Ireland national team from 2007 until after their final Euro 2012 qualifying campaign match against Italy in October 2011.As a player, he was a left full back and occasional left...
.
It was incorrectly reported during September 2006 that following the 3–1 defeat at Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
, Etuhu and team-mate Youssef Safri
Youssef Safri
Youssef Safri is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Qatar SC in the Qatari League.-Career:Safri had played for Coventry City from 2001 to 2004 where he made his name in the English game after a transfer from Raja Casablanca of Morocco. This time was not without controversy however...
traded punches on the team bus on their return journey to East Anglia
East Anglia
East Anglia is a traditional name for a region of eastern England, named after an ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom, the Kingdom of the East Angles. The Angles took their name from their homeland Angeln, in northern Germany. East Anglia initially consisted of Norfolk and Suffolk, but upon the marriage of...
.
Sunderland
Etuhu signed for newly promoted SunderlandSunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
in a deal worth £1.5m in the summer of 2007. On February 9, 2008, Etuhu scored his first goal for Sunderland in their home match against Wigan. It came from a free kick floated in by Dean Whitehead
Dean Whitehead
Dean Whitehead is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Stoke City.Whitehead joined his local non-league club Abingdon Town before he signed for Football League side Oxford United in 1999. He impressed in the lower divisions and was signed by Championship side...
, opening the scoring in the 2–0 defeat of the Latics.
Fulham
On 29 August 2008, Etuhu announced that he was having a medical with Premier League side FulhamFulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
, before joining for a fee of around £1.5 million on a three-year contract at Craven Cottage. Etuhu scored his first goal for Fulham on Easter Sunday 2009 in a game against his former club Manchester City in the 59th minute to put Fulham up 2–1 after a goal from American Clint Dempsey
Clint Dempsey
Clinton Drew "Clint" Dempsey is an American soccer player who plays for Fulham and the United States national team. Dempsey usually plays as either an attacking midfielder, or a striker....
in the 50th minute.
He scored his first goal in European Competition, and his first goal at Craven Cottage, the week after his first son was born with a header to put Fulham 1–0 up against Lithuanian team FK Vetra
FK Vetra
FK Vėtra was a Lithuanian football team from the capital city of Vilnius.- History :The club was founded in 1997 and was initially based in Rūdiškės, a settlement in Vilnius district, and moved in 2003 to Vilnius city with the purchase of its own stadium....
. On 28 August 2010, Etuhu rescued his team in a match vs. Blackpool
Blackpool
Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...
, by scoring in the 87th minute and playing the full 90 minutes in a 2-2 draw, at Bloomfield Road
Bloomfield Road
Bloomfield Road is an all-seater football stadium in the English town of Blackpool, Lancashire. It has been the permanent home of Blackpool F.C. since 1901 and is named after the road on which the stadium's main entrance used to stand. The stadium has been in a process of redevelopment since 2000...
. On 18 September 2010, Etuhu played the full 90 minutes against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park
Ewood Park
Ewood Park is a football stadium in the English town of Blackburn, Lancashire, and is the home of Blackburn Rovers Football Club — one of the founder members of the Football League and Premier League. Rovers have played there since they moved from Leamington Street in the summer of 1890. The...
in a 1-1 draw. In September 2010, Etuhu, signed a three-year contract extension, which will see him contracted to Craven Cottage until summer 2014. He made his 50th Premier League appearance for them against Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
, in a 0–0 draw on 13 November, when he replaced Zoltan Gera
Zoltán Gera
Zoltán Gera is a Hungarian footballer who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion. He usually plays as an attacking midfielder, though he has also played on both the right and left wings throughout his career...
, in the 69th minute in the game at St James' Park
St James' Park
St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'...
. Etuhu scored his fifth goal in Fulham colours when he netted the second in a 6-2 victory over Peterborough United on 8 January 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
3rd round. On 5 March he started and completed the full ninety minutes in a 3-2 win over Blackburn. On 3 April, he scored on 72 minutes thanks to an assist from defender Brede Hangeland
Brede Hangeland
Brede Paulsen Hangeland is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Fulham in the Premier League and the Norwegian national team, of which he is the captain. The son of a Norwegian oil company worker, Hangeland was born in Houston, Texas during his parents' two-year spell in the United States, but...
in the game against Blackpool
Blackpool
Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...
at Craven Cottage
Craven Cottage
Craven Cottage is the name of a football stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the home ground of the association football team Fulham F.C. since 1896....
, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3-0 victory. On 9 April, he started the 2-0 defeat against Manchester United at Old Trafford
Old Trafford
Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:* Old Trafford, home of Manchester United F.C.* Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket ClubOld Trafford can also refer to:...
but was replaced on 67 minutes by Zoltan Gera. As of April 2011, Etuhu has now made 89 appearances and has scored 6 goals in all competitions, picking up just nine yellow cards in the process. So far during the 2010-11 season, he has made 27 appearances and has scored 3 goals in total for Fulham. Etuhu has also netted two goals in 24 Barclays Premier League outings.
International career
It was announced in late September 2007 that Etuhu had been called up to play for his country on October 14. He first played in two friendlies for his country and he then made his competitive international debut in the African Cup of NationsAfrican Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as the African Cup of Nations or African Nations Cup, officially CAN , is the main international association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football , and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been...
in January 2008. Etuhu was part of the Nigeria squad for the 2010 World Cup held in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. He turned down a callup in August 2011 as a replacement player and stated he would not play for Nigeria coach Samson Siasia
Samson Siasia
Samson Siasia is a former football striker from Nigeria and the former head coach of the Nigerian Men National football team from 2010 to 2011.-Club career:...
, temporarily ending his international career. He was however recalled in November 2011 for a pair of friendlies under new coach Stephen Keshi
Stephen Keshi
Stephen Okechukwu Keshi is a former football defender from Nigeria.-Playing career:An important player for Nigeria, Keshi was captain of the squad for the 1994 FIFA World Cup and played in five different African Nations Cup tournaments, helping to win the 1994 African Nations Cup.His last club was...
.
Club
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!rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Division
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
!colspan="2"|League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
!colspan="2"|Play-Offs
Football League Play-Offs
The Football League play-offs are an annual series of football matches to determine some of the promotion places within the Football League. Essentially, each division of the league offers a certain number of automatic promotion places to the top two or three clubs. A further promotion place is...
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|2001–02||Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
||rowspan="4"|Division One
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
||12||0||-||-||1||0||-||-||-||-||13||0
|-
|2001–02||rowspan="5"|Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
||16||3||0||0||-||-||-||-||-||-||16||3
|-
|2002–03||39||6||1||0||4||0||-||-||-||-||44||6
|-
|2003–04||31||4||2||1||1||0||-||-||-||-||34||4
|-
|2004–05||rowspan="2"|Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
||35||3||1||0||3||0||3||0||-||-||42||3
|-
|2005–06||13||2||-||-||0||0||-||-||-||-||13||2
|-
!colspan="3"|Preston North End Total
!134!!18!!4!!1!!8!!0!!3!!0!!-!!-!!149!!19
|-
|rowspan="2"|2005–06||Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
(Loan)||rowspan="3"|Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
||8||0||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||8||0
|-
|rowspan="2"|Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
||11||0||1||0||-||-||-||-||-||-||12||0
|-
|2006–07|||43||6||4||0||3||1||-||-||-||-||50||7
|-
!colspan="3"|Norwich City Total
!62!!6!!5!!0!!3!!1!!-!!-!!-!!-!!70!!7
|-
|2007–08||Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
||Premier League||20||1||0||0||1||0||-||-||-||-||21||1
|-
!colspan="3"|Sunderland Total
!20!!1!!0!!0!!1!!0!!-!!-!!-!!-!!21!!1
|-
|2008–09||rowspan="4"|Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
||rowspan="4"|Premier League||21||1||4||0||0||0||-||-||-||-||25||1
|-
|2009–10
Fulham F.C. season 2009–10
The 2009–10 season was Fulham's 112th professional season and their 9th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League, since their return in 2001. They also competed in European competition for the second time in their history, in the newly formed UEFA Europa League...
||20||0||3||0||0||0||-||-||14||2||37||2
|-
|2010–11||28||2||1||1||2||0||-||-||-||-||31||3
|-
|2011–12||6||0||0||0||0||0||-||-||11||0||17||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Fulham Total
!75!!3!!8!!1!!2!!0!!-!!-!!25!!2!!110!!6
|-
303||28||17||2||15||1||3||0||22||2||363||33
2011-12 appearances includes match in Uefa Cup, away to Dnipro on 25/8/2011, which is currently not included on Soccerbase website.