Uche Nwofor

Uche Innocent Nwofor (born 17 September 1991) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker. He is currently unattached.

Uche Nwofor
Personal information
Full name Uche Innocent Nwofor
Date of birth (1991-09-17) 17 September 1991
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Anambra Pillars 19 (7)
2009–2010 → Shooting Stars (loan) ? (6)
2010–2011 Enugu Rangers ? (5)
2011–2014 VVV-Venlo 57 (13)
2013–2014 → Heerenveen (loan) 3 (0)
2014–2015 Lierse 11 (2)
2015–2016 Boavista 5 (2)
2016–2017 AS Trenčín 17 (2)
2017–2018 Rivers United - (-)
2018–2019 JS Kabylie 19 (4)
National team‡
2011 Nigeria U-20 4 (2)
2010– Nigeria 9 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 June 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2014

Club career

Born in Lagos, Nwofor began his career with Power United also called Anambra Pillars F.C.[1] He left in summer 2009 to go on loan to Nigerian premier league side Shooting Stars F.C.[2] where he played for one season before joining Enugu Rangers.

Nwofor signed with VVV Venlo in August 2011,[3] On 11 September 2011, Nwofor announced his arrival by scoring on his debut for Venlo in a 3–3 home draw with PSV Eindhoven in the Dutch top-flight on Sunday. [4] In his first season, he scored 4 goals in the Eredivisie.[5]

On 30 August 2013, Nwofor joined SC Heerenveen on a season-loan move.[6]

On 12 September 2014, Nwofor joined Lierse S.K. on a free transfer, signing a one-year contact. [7]

International career

In April 2011 Nwofor represented Nigeria under-20 team where he netted four goals in five games to finish highest goal scorer of the 2011 African Youth Championship as Nigeria won a sixth continental title in Johannesburg [8] and he was named the Goal.com star of the week in the tournament. [9]

In August 2011 Nwofor represented Nigeria in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. He was an instant hit, coming of the bench to score two goals in 6 minutes against Croatia,[10] Nigeria was subsequently knocked out by France in the quarter finals in a 3–2 thriller.[11]

Nwofor earned his first full-international cap for the Super Eagles on 3 March 2010 in a friendly game against the Congo DR national football team. He was also instrumental when Nigeria's B team beat Republic of Benin 4–0 in the WAFU Nations Cup.[12]

In July 2013, Nwofor was called up by the Nigerian national team for an international friendly match against South Africa in Durban on 14 August.[13] He scored 2 goals in the 49th and 68th minutes as Nigeria won the match 2–0.

In the first of Nigeria's World Cup warm-up matches of 2014, Nwofor scored a last-minute equaliser to spare Nigeria's blushes against an in-form Scotland. The match ended 2–2. Nwofor made the World Cup roster when it was announced three days later.

References
  1. Anambra Pillars F.C. Players Profile Archived 9 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Oluwaniyi, Nwafor make Super Eagles Team B Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Supersport 5th Aug 2011". Supersport.com. 5 August 2011.
  4. "Africaplays Nwofor makes Venlo scoring September 11th, 2011". Africaplays.com. 11 September 2011.
  5. "Topscorers Eredivisie". Eredivisie. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  6. "Nigeria striker Uche Nwofor joins Heerenveen on loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  7. "Nigeria striker Uche Nwofor happy with move to Lierse". BBC Sport. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  8. "Tribune 2/05/11 Nigeria rules Africa again". Tribune.com.ng. 2 May 2011.
  9. "Goal.com's African Star of the Week: Uche Nwofor Apr 21, 2011". Goal.com. 21 April 2011.
  10. Next 7 August From bench to glory – the Uche Nwofor story
  11. Nunez, Eric (14 August 2011). "deseretnews Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011 France beats Nigeria 3–2 in extra time". Deseret News.
  12. "Line Ups: Nigeria's Super Eagles". Supereaglesnation.com.
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) The punch 18 July 2013
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