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)
Playing 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 31 (3)
National team
2007 Nigeria 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:56, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

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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