Michael Ugwu (footballer)
{{short description|Nigerian footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name= Michael Ugwu
|fullname = Michael Junior Ugwu
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|1|10|df=y}}
|birth_place = Nigeria
|position = Forward
|currentclub = Ústí nad Labem
|clubnumber = 94
|years1 = 20xx–2019
|clubs1= Bendel Insurance[https://www.aclsports.com/npfl-match-day-10-results-and-goalscorers/ NPFL: Match Day 10 results and goalscorers] ACLSports
|years2 = 2019–2022
|clubs2 = Bohemians 1905
|caps2 = 26
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2019
|clubs3 = →→ Bohemians 1905 B
|caps3 = 33
|goals3 = 15
|years4 = 2020–2021
|clubs4 = → Dukla Prague (loan)
|caps4 = 7
|goals4 = 1
|years5 = 2022–2023
|clubs5 = Sellier & Bellot Vlašim
|caps5 = 7
|goals5 = 0
|years6 = 2023
|clubs6 = FK Přepeře
|caps6 = 14
|goals6 = 4
|years7 = 2023–2024
|clubs7 = SK Sokol Brozany
|caps7 = 13
|goals7 = 3
|years8 = 2024
|clubs8 = TJ Spoje Praha
|caps8 =
|goals8 =
|years9 = 2024–
|clubs9 = Ústí nad Labem
|caps9 = 11
|goals9 = 0
}}
Michael Ugwu (born 10 January 1999) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Ústí nad Labem in the Bohemian Football League.
Career
Ugwu started his senior career with Bendel Insurance. In 2019, he signed a three-year contract with Czech First League club Bohemians 1905,{{cite web |last=Tomášek|first=Petr|title=Michael Ugwu podepsal smlouvu na 3 roky|url=https://bohemians.cz/article/21547-Michael-Ugwu-podepsal-smlouvu-na-3-roky|website=Bohemians 1905|access-date=17 February 2025|date=23 September 2019|language=cs}} where he has made five appearances and scored two goals.[https://us.soccerway.com/players/michael-junior-ugwu/621343/ at Soccerway]
In 2022, Ugwu signed a one-year contract with Czech National Football League club Sellier & Bellot Vlašim.{{cite web |last=Paýr|first=Jiří|title=Michael Ugwu novou posilou|url=https://www.fcsbvlasim.cz/michael-ugwu-novou-posilou/|website=FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim|access-date=17 February 2025|date=8 August 2022|language=cs}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/prvni-liga/bohemians-praha-1905-michael-ugwu.A190831_202721_fotbal_vp2 Ugwu, nový objev Bohemians: Budu jedním z nejlepších útočníků v Česku]
- [https://jindrichohradecky.denik.cz/fotbal-zajimavosti/chci-byt-lepsi-nez-lewandowski-rika-mlady-utocnik-bohemians-20190823.html Chci být lepší než Lewandowski, říká nigerijský útočník Bohemians]
- [https://www.efotbal.cz/clanek-201575-Nadejny-nigerijsky-talent-ve-sluzbach-Bohemky-se-chce-stat-jednim-z-nejlepsich-utocniku-Fortuna-ligy.html Nadějný nigerijský talent ve službách Bohemky se chce stát jedním z nejlepších útočníků Fortuna ligy]
- {{Fotbal DNES|new_id=47759}}
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Category:Nigerian men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Bohemians 1905 players
Category:Bendel Insurance F.C. players
Category:FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim players
Category:FK Viagem Ústí nad Labem players
Category:FK Dukla Prague players
Category:Czech First League players
Category:Czech National Football League players
Category:Bohemian Football League players
Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
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