Chukwuma Akabueze

Chukwuma Akabueze
Chukwuma Akabueze in 2009
Personal information
Full name Chukwuma Akabueze[1]
Date of birth (1989-05-06) 6 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Ilorin, Nigeria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Miracle Degirmenlik SK
Number 39
Youth career
–2004 Kwara United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Kwara United 18 (9)
2007–2011 Odd 95 (32)
2011–2012 SK Brann 53 (13)
2013 Wuhan Zall 27 (3)
2014–2016 Odd[2] 89 (19)
2017–2019 Boluspor 79 (16)
2019–2021 Ümraniyespor 55 (3)
2021–2022 Bandırmaspor 31 (3)
2023–2024 Gençlerbirliği 37 (1)
2024– Miracle Degirmenlik SK
International career
2007 Nigeria 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2024

Chukwuma Akabueze (born 6 May 1989), nicknamed Bentley, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Nothern Cyprus club Miracle Degirmenlik SK.[3]

Club career

The former striker of Kwara United before he was taken to Odd Grenland in July 2007. He has a very good left foot which he utilised in scoring a stunner against Zambia in the second round stage of the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. His skill is another asset to him evident by the goal he scored in the 1–1 draw with Rosenborg BK on 2 August 2009. On 24 February 2011, he signed for SK Brann.

On 19 February 2013, Bentley transferred to Chinese Super League club Wuhan Zall.[4]

International career

He was a member of the Nigerian team that took part in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada in which they were eliminated in the quarter-final by Chile.

International goals

Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first.[5]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 May 2007 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya  Kenya 1–0 1–0 Friendly

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Alle Eliteserie-overgangene i januar" (in Swedish). m.nettavisen.no. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  3. ^ Chukwuma Akabueze at Soccerway
  4. ^ 卓尔签尼日利亚新锐国脚. Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese).
  5. ^ "Akabueze, Chukwuma". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
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