Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ugochukwu Christus Iwu | ||
Date of birth | 28 November 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rubin Kazan | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2018 | El-Kanemi Warriors | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Lori | 48 | (6) |
2019–2020 | → Pyunik (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2020–2023 | Urartu | 84 | (8) |
2023– | Rubin Kazan | 26 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Armenia | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2023 |
Ugochukwu Christus Iwu (Armenian: Ուգոչուկվու Քրիստուս Իվու; born 28 November 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Rubin Kazan. Born in Nigeria, he represents the Armenia national team.
In August 2019, Iwu joined Pyunik on a season-long loan deal from Lori.[2]
In the summer 2020, Iwu moved to the Urartu.[3][4] On 16 July 2023, Iwu left Urartu by mutual consent to join Rubin Kazan.[5]
On 16 July 2023, Rubin Kazan announced the singing of Iwu to a three-year contract.[6]
Iwu made his international debut for Armenia on 25 March 2023 in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, against Turkey. He played for the entire match.[7]
On 20 March 2023, Ugochukwu Iwu received Armenian citizenship, which made him available to play for the Armenia national team.[8]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lori | 2017–18 | Armenian First League | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |
2018–19 | Armenian Premier League | 29 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 35 | 5 | ||
2019–20 | Armenian Premier League | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | ||
Total | 48 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 9 | ||
Pyunik (loan) | 2019–20 | Armenian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Urartu | 2020–21 | Armenian Premier League | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | |
2021–22 | Armenian Premier League | 31 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | 36 | 6 | |
2022–23 | Armenian Premier League | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
2023–24 | Armenian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 84 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 9 | ||
Rubin Kazan | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |
Career total | 172 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 194 | 13 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Armenia | 2023 | 9 | 0 |
Total | 9 | 0 |
Urartu