Tariq Uwakwe
{{short description|English footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Tariq Uwakwe
|image =
|image_size =
|caption =
|full_name = Tariq Onyedika Uwakwe{{cite web |url=https://www.enfa.co.uk/ |title=Player Details: Tariq Uwakwe |website=English National Football Archive |access-date=6 May 2024 |url-access=subscription}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|11|19|df=y}}
|birth_place = Islington, England
|height = {{convert|1.83|m|order=flip}}{{Cite web |title=Tariq Uwakwe |url=https://www.accringtonstanley.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/tariq-uwakwe/ |access-date=11 November 2020 |website=www.accringtonstanley.co.uk |publisher=Accrington Stanley F.C.}}
|position = Defender, midfielder
|currentclub = Aldershot Town
(on loan from Swindon Town)
|clubnumber = 37
|youthyears1 = 2007–2020
|youthclubs1 = Chelsea
|years1 = 2020–2022
|clubs1 = Chelsea
|caps1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2020–2021
|clubs2 = → Accrington Stanley (loan)
|caps2 = 15
|goals2 = 1
|years3 = 2022–2023
|clubs3 = Crewe Alexandra
|caps3 = 44
|goals3 = 1
|years4 = 2023–
|clubs4 = Swindon Town
|caps4 = 8
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2024
|clubs5 = → Maidenhead United (loan)
|caps5 = 1
|goals5 = 0
|years6 = 2025–
|clubs6 = → Aldershot Town (loan)
|caps6 = 2
|goals6 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2017
|nationalteam1 = England U19
|nationalcaps1 = 2
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|nationalyears2 = 2017
|nationalteam2 = England U20
|nationalcaps2 = 3
|nationalgoals2 = 0
|club-update = 09:35, 9 March 2025 (UTC)
}}
Tariq Onyedika Uwakwe (born 19 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Aldershot Town on loan from {{English football updater|SwindonT}} club Swindon Town.{{Soccerway|tariq-uwakwe/420567|accessdate=12 September 2020}}
Early life
Club career
Uwakwe began his career at Chelsea, after joining at the age of 8,{{cite web|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/on-loan-players/tariq-uwakwe|title=Tariq Uwakwe|accessdate=12 July 2021|website=chelseafc.com}} and signed on loan for Accrington Stanley in September 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54057761|title=Tariq Uwakwe: Chelsea youngster joins Accrington Stanley on loan|publisher=BBC Sport|date=7 September 2020 |accessdate=12 September 2020}} He made his Accrington debut on 8 September 2020, in an EFL Trophy tie against Leeds United U21s, and scored a hat-trick in the process.{{cite web|url=https://throughitalltogether.sbnation.com/2020/9/8/21427573/match-recap-and-ratings-accrington-stanley-7-0-leeds-united-u21s |title=Match Recap and Ratings: Accrington Stanley 7 - 0 Leeds United u21s |publisher=throughitalltogether.com|date=8 September 2020 |accessdate=9 September 2020|last=Robshaw|first=Jack}} He made his league debut four days later against Peterborough United, scoring a goal.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54038005 |title=Accrington Stanley 2–0 Peterborough United |publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 September 2020 |accessdate=12 September 2020}}
On 28 January 2022, Uwakwe joined EFL League One side Crewe Alexandra on an 18-month contract,{{cite news |title=Tariq Uwakwe Becomes A Red |url=https://www.crewealex.net/news/2022/january/incoming--uwakwe-becomes-a-red/ |access-date=28 January 2022 |work=CreweAlex.net |date=28 January 2022}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60175226|title=Crewe sign Alebiosu, Uwakwe & Agyei|work=BBC Sport }} and made his debut in Crewe's 1–0 league defeat at Gillingham on 1 February 2022.{{cite news |title=Gillingham 1-0 Crewe Alexandra |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59618282 |access-date=2 February 2022 |work=BBC Sport |date=1 February 2022}} On his fifth appearance for Crewe, against Oxford United, he suffered a knee injury, ruling him out for several weeks.{{cite news |title=Uwakwe Facing Spell On Sidelines After Knee Injury |url=https://www.crewealex.net/news/2022/february/knee-injury---tariq/ |access-date=3 March 2022 |work=CreweAlex.net |date=24 February 2022}} He scored his first (and only) Crewe goal in a 2-2 draw at Harrogate Town on 18 February 2023.{{cite news |title=Harrogate Town 2-2 Crewe Alexandra |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64607070 |access-date=19 February 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=18 February 2023}} At the end of the season, he was offered a new contract by the club,{{cite news |title=Crewe Alexandra Retained List 2023 | url=https://www.crewealex.net/news/2023/may/retained-list-2023--crewe-alexandra/ |access-date=16 May 2023 |work=CreweAlex.com |date=15 May 2023}} but on 30 June 2023, it was announced he was leaving Crewe by mutual consent.{{cite news |title=Uwakwe leaves by mutual consent |url=https://www.crewealex.net/news/2023/june/uwakwe-leaves-by-mutual-consent/ |access-date=30 June 2023 |work=CreweAlex.net |date=30 June 2023}}
=Swindon Town=
On 4 August 2023 he signed for Swindon Town.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66406866|title=Swindon sign former Crewe defender Uwakwe|work=BBC Sport |date=4 August 2023 }}
In September 2024, he joined National League side Maidenhead United on a short-term loan deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.maidenheadunitedfc.org/news/tariq-uwakwe-is-a-magpie/|title=Tariq Uwakwe is a Magpie!|website=www.maidenheadunitedfc.org|date=20 September 2024|accessdate=20 September 2024}} On 3 March 2025, he returned to the National League, joining Aldershot Town on loan for the remainder of the season. {{cite web|url=https://www.theshots.co.uk/new-signing-tariq-uwakwe/|title=NEW SIGNING: Tariq Uwakwe|website=www.theshots.co.uk|date=3 March 2025|accessdate=4 March 2025}}
International career
Uwakwe has represented England at under-18, under-19 and under-20 youth levels.{{cite web |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/matchrsl/MatchRslTmU19pg2.html |title=England Football Online – under-19 |accessdate=7 December 2020 |website=England Football Online}}{{cite web |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/matchrsl/MatchRslTmU20.html |title=England Football Online – under-20 |accessdate=7 December 2020 |website=England Football Online}}
Career statistics
{{updated|19 October 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Chelsea U23
|2018–19{{soccerbase season|108688|2018|accessdate=20 April 2022}} |colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 2{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|108688|2019|accessdate=20 April 2022}}
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|108688|2021|accessdate=20 April 2022}}
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|— | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| Chelsea
|2020–21{{soccerbase season|108688|2020|accessdate=20 April 2022}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Accrington Stanley (loan)
|15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 3 | 21 | 4 | |
| rowspan="3"|Crewe Alexandra
|League One |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|108688|2022|accessdate=2 August 2022}}
|League Two |36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!44 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
| Swindon Town
|2023–24{{soccerbase season|108688|2023|accessdate=13 March 2024}} |League Two |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
| Maidenhead United (loan)
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=NLC|Appearance in National League Cup}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!68 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 83 | 7 |
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References
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{{Aldershot Town F.C. squad}}
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Category:People from Islington (district)
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