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Michael Uwezu Personal information Full name Michael Uwezu Date of birth 12 December 1990 Place of birth Irete, Imo State, Nigeria Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Forest Green Rovers Youth career Arsenal ?–2009 Fulham Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2009–2010 Fulham 0 (0) 2010 → Lincoln City (loan) 2 (0) 2010 Lincoln City 0 (0) 2011 Northampton Town 3 (1) 2011- Forest Green Rovers 2 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:28, 2 April 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Michael Uwezu (born 12 December 1990 in Irete, Imo State) is a Nigerian professional footballer. He is currently with Forest Green Rovers.
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Career
Early career
Uwezu began his career with Arsenal's academy before moving to their London rivals Fulham. Michael can play wide or as a central striker and signed his first professional contract with Fulham at the end of the 2008–09 season after scoring 11 goals in 18 games for the Academy Under-18s that season.[1]
Fulham
At the beginning of the 2009–10 season, Uwezu was given the number 40 shirt. He was an unused substitute three times for Fulham's Europa League group matches against CSKA Sofia (home and away),[2][3] and FC Basel (away).[4]
He was sent on a month loan to Lincoln City on 1 January 2010, along with Matthew Saunders.[5] He made his first senior appearance and debut the following day in a 4–0 loss to Bolton Wanderers in the FA Cup third round, coming on as a substitute for Lenell John-Lewis.[6]
Uwezu returned to Fulham on 1 February 2010, after appearing twice for Lincoln in the league and once in the FA Cup. [7] He then continued his good form for Fulham's reserve side, scoring two goals in four games towards the end of the season, and this form was good enough for him to be given a trial at Carlisle United, with an eye to a loan move for the 2010–11 season. On 1 July 2010, Fulham announced that Uwezu had been released from his contract with Fulham.[8] He made no senior appearances for the club.
Forest Green Rovers
On 6 August 2011, Uwezu featured as a trialist for Forest Green Rovers in a 2–1 win over Gloucester City. And on 3 November 2011, Uwezu signed a short term contract with Forest Green.[9][10] Uwezu made his Forest Green debut on 5 November 2011 coming on as a substitute in Forest Green's home win over Alfreton Town.[11]
Career statistics
- Last updated 2010-02-06
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total 2009–10 Fulham Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009–10 Lincoln City League Two 2 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 0 Total England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 References
- ^ Who Are Milson, Uwezu and Saunders; Vitalfootball.co.uk
- ^ "CSKA Sofia v Fulham". Fulham F.C.. http://www.fulhamfc.com/MatchAndTeam/MatchCentre/Matches/0910/EuropaLeague/CSKASofiaAway.aspx. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
- ^ "Fulham 1–0 CSKA Sofia". Fulham F.C.. http://www.fulhamfc.com/MatchAndTeam/MatchCentre/Matches/0910/EuropaLeague/CSKASofiaHome.aspx. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
- ^ "Basel 2–3 Fulham". Fulham F.C.. http://www.fulhamfc.com/MatchAndTeam/MatchCentre/Matches/0910/EuropaLeague/BaselAway.aspx. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ "Quartet Join Lincoln". Fulham F.C.. 31 December 2009. http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2009/December/QuartettoJoinLincoln.aspx. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ^ "Bolton 4–0 Lincoln". BBC Sport. 2 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/8434000.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- ^ "Fulham Duo Return". Lincoln City FC. http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10440~1951750,00.html. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ^ "Player Contract Round-Up". Fulham FC. http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2010/June/PlayerContractRound-Up.aspx. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ^ "Uwezu pens Forest Green deal". Stroud News & Journal. 3 November 2011. http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/sport/9343403.Uwezu_pens_Forest_Green_deal/. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ "Forest Green Rovers sign up striker Michael Uwezu". BBC Sport. 3 November 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15579338.stm. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ "Forest Green Rovers 4-1 Alfreton Town". BBC Sport. 5 November 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15503977.stm. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
External links
Forest Green Rovers F.C. – current squad 1 Bittner · 2 Hodgkiss · 3 Stokes · 4 Turk · 5 Turley · 6 Todd · 7 Norwood · 8 Klukowski · 9 Styche · 10 Griffin · 11 Forbes · 12 Imudia · 13 Bulman · 14 Taylor · 15 Henry · 16 Graham · 17 McDonald · 18 Allen · 19 Rowe · 20 Bangura · 21 Thomson · 22 Oshodi · 23 Uwezu · 24 Henderson · 30 Bond · Manager: Hockaday
Categories:- 1990 births
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- Nigerian footballers
- Fulham F.C. players
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Forest Green Rovers F.C. players
- Nigerian expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Expatriate footballers in England
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