Chukwuma Akabueze

Chukwuma Akabueze (born 6 May 1989), nicknamed "Bentley", is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Ümraniyespor.

Chukwuma Akabueze
Chukwuma Akabueze in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-05-06) 6 May 1989
Place of birth Ilorin, Nigeria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger / Forward
Club information
Current team
 Ümraniyespor
Number 12
Youth career
0000–2004 Kwara United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Kwara United 18 (9)
2007–2011 Odd 95 (32)
2011–2012 SK Brann 53 (13)
2013 Wuhan Zall 27 (3)
2014–2016 Odd[1] 89 (19)
2017–2019 Boluspor 79 (16)
2019– Ümraniyespor 33 (3)
National team
2007 Nigeria 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 July 2020

Club career

The former striker of Kwara United before he was taken to Odd Grenland in July 2007. He has a very good left foot which he utilised in scoring a stunner against Zambia in the second round stage of the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. His skill is another asset to him evident by the goal he scored in the 1–1 draw with Rosenborg BK on 2 August 2009. On 24 February 2011 he signed for SK Brann.

On 19 February 2013, Bentley transferred to Chinese Super League club Wuhan Zall.[2]

International career

He was a member of the Nigerian team that took part in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada in which they were eliminated in the quarter-final by Chile.

International goals
Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first.[3]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 May 2007Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya Kenya1–01–0Friendly

References
  1. "Alle Eliteserie-overgangene i januar" (in Swedish). m.nettavisen.no. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  2. 卓尔签尼日利亚新锐国脚 Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)
  3. "Akabueze, Chukwuma". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 May 2017.


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