Uba Charles Nwokoma

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Uba Charles Nwokoma (born 10 October 2002) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lillestrøm in the Norwegian Eliteserien.

Uba Charles
Personal information
Full name Uba Charles Nwokoma
Date of birth (2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 (age 22)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Lillestrøm
Number 16
Youth career
–2020 Idol Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Linköping City 21 (0)
2022 Ljungskile 27 (2)
2023– Lillestrøm 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2024

Ahead of the 2021 season in Sweden, Uba Charles Nwokoma went from the Nigerian Idol Football Academy to Swedish team FC Linköping City, where he played 21 matches in the 2021 Ettan.[1]

He joined Ljungskile SK in the 2022 Ettan, and already after a few months he reportedly attracted attention from Swedish top-flight clubs GIF Sundsvall, IFK Göteborg and BK Häcken. However, a Norwegian club won the race to sign Nwokoma. He would join Lillestrøm SK after the 2022 season was over.[2][3] Lillestrøm had a history of having Nigerian players, of whom Nwokoma was compared to Mathew Ifeanyi.[4][5]

He made his Lillestrøm debut in March 2023, in the postponed 2022 Norwegian cup match against Sogndal, and was an unused substitute in the 2022 Norwegian Football Cup final. He made his Eliteserien debut in April 2023 against Viking.[6][7] Not entirely satisfied with the chances given to him in his first season, which impacted him mentally, Nwokoma vowed to be a stronger player in 2024.[8] He missed several games from May to July as he was under scrutiny for a possible heart problem; also he lost his father in the same period.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of matches played on 29 September 2024.[6]
Club Season League National Cup[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Linköping City 2021 Ettan 21 0 0 0 21 0
Ljungskile 2022 Ettan 27 2 1 0 28 2
Lillestrøm 2023 Eliteserien 8 0 2 0 10 0
2024 Eliteserien 19 0 2 0 21 0
Total 27 0 4 0 31 0
Career total 75 2 5 0 80 2

References

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  1. ^ "Uba Charles Nwokoma". Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ "IFK Göteborg och Häcken intresserade av Ljungskiles succéspelare". Bohusläningen (in Swedish). 15 June 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  3. ^ Avdic, Anel (29 July 2022). "Snuvar allsvenska klubbar på talangen". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  4. ^ Svesengen, Morten (27 January 2023). "Klar for årets første kamp: – Han har litt av Mathew i seg". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Uba Charles om övergången till Lilleström". Bohusläningen (in Swedish). 11 August 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b Uba Charles Nwokoma at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  7. ^ Uba Charles Nwokoma at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  8. ^ Svesengen, Morten (7 February 2024). "Jeg var litt stresset og slet mentalt, men nå er Uba tilbake". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  9. ^ Bjelland, Vegard (16 July 2024). "Fikk sjokkbeskjed: – Jeg var veldig deprimert" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 19 July 2024.