Uche Akubuike 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

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 goalkeeper. He plays club football for Gombe United F.C.

Gombe United F.C.

Gombe United F.C. is a Nigerian football club based in Gombe. They play in the top division in Nigerian football, the Nigerian Premier League.-History:...

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Playing career

He began his career in 1997 with NITEL Vasco Da Gama F.C.

NITEL Vasco Da Gama F.C.

P & T Vasco da Gama was a Nigerian football club based in Enugu. It was sponsored by the Post and Telecommunications Department of the Ministry of Communications....

, later moving in 1998 to Jasper United

Jasper United

Jasper United was a Nigerian football club based in the city of Onitsha.Founded by Jude Ezechukwu in 1991 under the name Premier Breweries FC, they were founding member of the Professional League second division....

. After 1 year with Jasper United, he left the club and moved to Algerian USM Blida

USM Blida

Union Sportive Medinet Blida , known as USM Blida for short, is an Algerian football club based in Blida founded in 1932. The club currently plays in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 and plays its home games at the Stade Mustapha Tchaker....

. Afterwords he signed with Canon Yaoundé

Canon Yaoundé

Canon Sportif de Yaoundé, commonly referred to as Canon Yaoundé, are a Cameroonian football club based in Yaoundé. The club was formed in 1930 and play their games at Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo...

, and also played on loan with FK Hajduk Kula in Serbia, and B71 Sandoy

B71 Sandoy

B71 is a Faroese football club, playing their home games Inni í Dal, Sandur. The team is made up of players from all the towns on the island of Sandoy...

 in the Faroe Islands. In January 2003 he transferred to Julius Berger FC

Julius Berger FC

Bridge Boys FC is a Nigerian football club based in Lagos. It was founded in the mid 1970s by the Julius Berger Nigeria PLC and has won national championships and competed internationally...

, he played on loan for Platinum Stars

Platinum Stars

Platinum Stars are a South African association football club based in Phokeng near Rustenburg, North West Province that plays in the Premier Soccer League...

 in 2005.

He controversially left the South African club after being arrested for visa irregularities http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3645530.stm. He left Berger in 2006 and moved to Dolphins F.C.. Later in 2006, he moved on loan to Kwara United F.C.

Kwara United F.C.

Kwara United F.C. is a Nigerian football club based in Ilorin. They play in the top division in Nigerian football, the Nigeria Premier League after spending 2008-09 in the Nigeria National League...

. After the loan returned for one month before moving to crosstown rival Sharks F.C.

Sharks F.C.

Sharks F.C. is a Nigerian football club based in Port Harcourt. They play in the top division in Nigerian football, the Nigerian Premier League...

. On 14 February 2008 left Port Harcourt and signs a contract for Wikki Tourists

Wikki Tourists

Wikki Tourists Football Club is a Nigerian football club based in Bauchi, Nigeria, and currently playing in the Nigeria National League after relegation by one point.-Performance in CAF competitions:*CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance...

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International

He was called up by Bora Milutinović for the Nigeria national football team

Nigeria national football team

The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles or Green Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation . The team has ranked as high as 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, in April 1994...

 as back-up goalkeeper in the 1998 FIFA World Cup

1998 FIFA World Cup

The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...

. He has also played a number of friendly matches and has been part of Nigerian team in the African Nations Cup qualifiers. He was also part of the Nigerian team in the Hong Kong 4 Nations Tournament.

External links

• Uche Akubuike at Playerhistory.
• Uche Akubuike at Transfermarkt.