Chima Daniel Uchechi (born 14 September 1989) is a Nigerian[1] football forward for Rayners Lane.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chima Daniel Uchechi | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Abia State, Nigeria | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rayners Lane | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2008 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | FC Dender | ||
| 2011 | → Leicester City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Aberdeen | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | AFC United | 11 | (1) |
| 2014 | Dalkurd FF | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | BSV Hürtürkel | ||
| 2016–2017 | Boreham Wood | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Hendon | 19 | (1) |
| 2018 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 18 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Cray Wanderers | 11 | (1) |
| 2019 | South Park | 7 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Hornchurch | 22 | (2) |
| 2020 | Burgess Hill Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | East Grinstead Town | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | Burgess Hill Town | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Cray Wanderers | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | East Grinstead Town | 34 | (2) |
| 2023– | Rayners Lane | 14 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Nigeria U-20 | 6 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Nigeria U-23 | 5 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:32, 19 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
editUchechi was born in Abia State and moved to England in 2002.[2] Uchechi scored 13 goals with the Charlton Athletic under-18 team,[3] then added five goals in reserve squad matches in 2008–09 season. Uchechi signed for West Ham United in spring 2009.[4] After being released by West Ham, Uchechi returned in summer 2010 to Nigeria National League side FC Dender.
Loan to Leicester City
editUchechi was loaned in January 2011 to Leicester City.[5] He was not given a squad number for the 2010–11 season for Leicester City and did not feature for the first team. In a reserve game for Leicester City, against San Jose Earthquakes in a behind-closed-doors friendly at Belvoir Drive, he scored a penalty after Miguel Vítor had been fouled in the penalty area.[6]
Trials with UK clubs
editUchechi was to start the 2011/2012 pre-season training with Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen on 20 July 2011, however, Uchechi played the second half of a pre-season friendly for English side Peterborough United on trial.[7]
Loan to Sheffield Wednesday
editFollowing a successful short trial at Sheffield Wednesday, Megson was impressed with his good feet, good pace and ability to get a goal and offered him a loan move until January 2012. Uchechi became Gary Megson's seventh summer recruit[8] and was given the number 27. He made his Owls debut in the League Cup win against Blackpool on 11 August 2011 just hours after he put pen to paper.[9] On 24 November 2011 it was confirmed that his loan spell with the club had been cut short.[10]
Aberdeen
editAberdeen FC's Craig Brown signed Uchechi on a six-month deal, with the possibility of a two-year extension, on 31 January 2012 after a week-long trial.
Sweden
editOn 26 November 2012 it was announced that Swedish club AFC United had signed Uchechi on a two-year deal. [11]
He signed with Dalkurd, another Swedish club in April 2014.[12]
Return to England
editFollowing a spell with BSV Hürtürkel in the German fifth tier, Uchechi joined Boreham Wood for the 2016–17 season.[13] Uchechi joined Hendon for the 2017–18 season.[14] After manager Gary McCann joined Hampton & Richmond Borough for the 2018–19 season, Uchechi followed him shortly afterwards.[15] In December 2018 he joined Cray Wanderers, and then South Park in March 2019.[16] Uchechi scored on his debut for Hornchurch on 10 August 2019.[17] He briefly joined Burgess Hill Town in March 2020,[18] before joining East Grinstead Town at the start of the 2020–21 season.[19][20] He re-joined Burgess Hill in August 2021,[21] before re-joining Cray two months later.[22] In February 2022 he re-joined East Grinstead.[23]
International career
editUchechi received his first international callup in the 2008 Intercontinental Cup in Malaysia.[24] He was called up for an African Youth Championship qualifier in Senegal, and for both legs against Sudan, but had to pull out with injury. He played three games by the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup for the Nigeria national under-20 football team.[25]
References
edit- ^ Uchechi: A Patriot From Queen's Land −020809 Archived 18 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Charlton's Uchechi set to join Wigan Archived 11 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Charlton Profile[permanent dead link]
- ^ West Ham Pick Up Promising Charlton Youngster, Danny Uchechi Archived 21 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Leicester boss Eriksson lands Daniel Uchechi from FC Dender". Yahoo!. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^ Tunchev Returns In Quakes Friendly Leicester City F.C..COM, 24 February 2011
- ^ "Uchechi on trial with Posh". Peterborough United official website. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Sheffield Wed | Owls secure loan forward". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Blackpool (4–2 penalties)". BBC News. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Owls boss confirms Uchechi departure". Vitalfootball. 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ "Spelare från Premier League klar för AFC United". afcunited. 26 November 2012. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ "KLART: Dalkurd FF värvar Daniel Uchechi".
- ^ Daniel Uchechi: Boreham Wood sign Nigerian forward
- ^ Squad – Daniel Uchechi
- ^ Gary McCann Reveals First Crop of New Players
- ^ "Appearances | Danny Uchechi". Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Hornchurch | Appearances | Daniel Uchechi | Football Web Pages". Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Burgess Hill Town | Appearances | Daniel Uchechi | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages".
- ^ "East Grinstead Town | Appearances | Danny Uchechi | Football Web Pages".
- ^ "East Grinstead Town | Appearances | Chima Uchechi | Football Web Pages".
- ^ "Burgess Hill Town | Appearances | Daniel Uchechi | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages".
- ^ "Cray Wanderers | Appearances | Daniel Uchechi | Football Web Pages".
- ^ "East Grinstead Town | Appearances | Daniel Uchechi | Football Web Pages".
- ^ Charlton Addickt. "Uchechi Inspires Nigeria to International Success". Charlton.vitalfootball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- ^ "FIFA.com – FIFA Spielerstatistik Danny UCHECHI". FIFA. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012.