Market value
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Left Winger Attack
Career snapshot
10
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.22
goals / match
RC Lens
top club · 126 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#9
goals rank
#19
assists rank
118
season goals
52
season assists
Among 58 Attack - Left Wingers · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€10.00m
peak value · 2007
€10.00m
top transfer fee · 07/08
16
best season · 05/06
44 / 6
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1982-01-08 · 4 players total
526Appearances
118Goals
52Assists
38Yellow cards
2Red cards
112Full matches (90′)
| Full name | John Utaka |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | John Chukwudi Utaka |
| Date of birth | 1982-01-08 (44 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Enugu, Nigeria |
| Citizenship |  Nigeria |
| Position | Attack - Left Winger (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 182.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2020-01-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | Tekin Birinci |
Jan 2020
Transfer: Nogoom FC → Retired
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2019
Transfer: Without Club → Nogoom FC
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
Transfer: CS Sedan → Without Club
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
Transfer: Aswan SC → CS Sedan
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — CS Sedan-Ardennes
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2017
Transfer: El Mostakbal → Aswan SC
16/17 · Transfer
Sep 2016
Transfer: Without Club → El Mostakbal
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Aswan SC
12 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
Transfer: Sivasspor → Without Club
15/16 · Transfer
Dec 2014
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Sivasspor
31 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2014
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2014
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jan 2014
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Dec 2013
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Oct 2013
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2013
Transfer: Montpellier → Sivasspor
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Sivasspor
26 matches · 9 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Montpellier HSC
35 matches · 7 G · 6 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Montpellier HSC
40 matches · 8 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2011
Transfer: Portsmouth → Montpellier
10/11 · Transfer · €500k
Jul 2010
10/11 — Portsmouth FC, Montpellier HSC
39 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Nov 2009
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Nov 2009
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 — Portsmouth FC
28 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2008
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Nov 2008
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Oct 2008
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — Portsmouth FC
23 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Apr 2008
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2007
Transfer: Stade Rennais → Portsmouth
07/08 · Transfer · €10.00m
Jul 2007
07/08 — Portsmouth FC
37 matches · 5 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Stade Rennais FC
37 matches · 12 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Stade Rennais FC
38 matches · 16 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Lens → Stade Rennais
05/06 · Transfer · €6.00m
Jul 2004
04/05 — RC Lens
37 matches · 14 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — RC Lens
42 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — RC Lens
47 matches · 12 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2002
Transfer: Al-Sadd → Lens
02/03 · Transfer
Jul 2001
01/02 — Al-Sadd SC
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2001
Transfer: Ismaily → Al-Sadd
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 2000
00/01 — Ismaily SC
7 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1999
99/00 — Ismaily SC
20 matches · 9 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1999
Transfer: El Mokawloon → Ismaily
99/00 · Transfer
Jul 1998
98/99 — El Mokawloon SC
5 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1998
Transfer: Rangers → El Mokawloon
97/98 · Transfer
Jul 1997
97/98 — El Mokawloon SC
6 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €10.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 31 other Attack - Left Wingers with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals9 total · 2.10/90
Assists2 total · 0.47/90
G+A11 total · 2.57/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Ismaily SC
6.7%
El Mokawloon SC
8.0%
CS Sedan-Ardennes
0.0%
Aswan SC
4.5%
Sivasspor
9.3%
Montpellier HSC
9.9%
Portsmouth FC
32.0%
Stade Rennais FC
6.0%
RC Lens
23.7%
Al-Sadd SC
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ismaily SC | 2 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 678 |
| El Mokawloon SC | 2 | 97/98 | 98/99 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 810 |
| CS Sedan-Ardennes | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aswan SC | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 450 |
| Sivasspor | 2 | 13/14 | 14/15 | 57 | 14 | 7 | 934 |
| Montpellier HSC | 3 | 10/11 | 12/13 | 86 | 15 | 10 | 997 |
| Portsmouth FC | 4 | 07/08 | 10/11 | 116 | 13 | 17 | 3,222 |
| Stade Rennais FC | 2 | 05/06 | 06/07 | 75 | 28 | 9 | 601 |
| RC Lens | 3 | 02/03 | 04/05 | 126 | 33 | 6 | 2,390 |
| Al-Sadd SC | 1 | 01/02 | 01/02 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Egypt Cup | Ismaily SC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 99/00 | Premier League | Ismaily SC | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 205 |
| 98/99 | Premier League | El Mokawloon SC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 97/98 | Premier League | El Mokawloon SC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 17/18 | National 2 - Grp. C | CS Sedan-Ardennes | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Premier League | Aswan SC | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 450 |
| 14/15 | Süper Lig | Sivasspor | 25 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 517 |
| 14/15 | Türkiye Kupasi | Sivasspor | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 244 |
| 13/14 | Süper Lig | Sivasspor | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 173 |
| 13/14 | Türkiye Kupasi | Sivasspor | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Champions League | Montpellier HSC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Coupe de France | Montpellier HSC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Coupe de la Ligue | Montpellier HSC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Ligue 1 | Montpellier HSC | 28 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 359 |
| 12/13 | Trophée des Champions | Montpellier HSC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 11/12 | Coupe de France | Montpellier HSC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Coupe de la Ligue | Montpellier HSC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 |
| 11/12 | Ligue 1 | Montpellier HSC | 35 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 424 |
| 10/11 | Championship | Portsmouth FC | 25 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 646 |
| 10/11 | FA Cup | Portsmouth FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | League Cup | Portsmouth FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Ligue 1 | Montpellier HSC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | FA Cup | Portsmouth FC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 192 |
| 09/10 | League Cup | Portsmouth FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 211 |
| 09/10 | Premier League | Portsmouth FC | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1,050 |
| 08/09 | Community Shield | Portsmouth FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | FA Cup | Portsmouth FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | League Cup | Portsmouth FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Premier League | Portsmouth FC | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 714 |
| 08/09 | UEFA Cup | Portsmouth FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | FA Cup | Portsmouth FC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | League Cup | Portsmouth FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Premier League | Portsmouth FC | 30 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 409 |
| 06/07 | Coupe de France | Stade Rennais FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 06/07 | Coupe de la Ligue | Stade Rennais FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Ligue 1 | Stade Rennais FC | 35 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 212 |
| 05/06 | Coupe de France | Stade Rennais FC | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 05/06 | Coupe de la Ligue | Stade Rennais FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Ligue 1 | Stade Rennais FC | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 213 |
| 05/06 | UEFA Cup | Stade Rennais FC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Coupe de France | RC Lens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 04/05 | Coupe de la Ligue | RC Lens | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 04/05 | Ligue 1 | RC Lens | 34 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 248 |
| 03/04 | Coupe de France | RC Lens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Coupe de la Ligue | RC Lens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 287 |
| 03/04 | Ligue 1 | RC Lens | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 591 |
| 03/04 | UEFA Cup | RC Lens | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 223 |
| 03/04 | UEFA-Cup Qualifikation | RC Lens | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 |
| 02/03 | Champions League | RC Lens | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 239 |
| 02/03 | Coupe de France | RC Lens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Coupe de la Ligue | RC Lens | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 02/03 | Ligue 1 | RC Lens | 36 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 303 |
| 02/03 | UEFA Cup | RC Lens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Asian Cup Winner's Cup | Al-Sadd SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Premier League | Ismaily SC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 293 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97/98 | 1998-01-01 | Rangers | El Mokawloon | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 99/00 | 1999-07-01 | El Mokawloon | Ismaily | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2001-07-01 | Ismaily | Al-Sadd | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Al-Sadd | Lens | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Lens | Stade Rennais | Transfer | 7000000 | €6.00m |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-11 | Stade Rennais | Portsmouth | Transfer | 5500000 | €10.00m |
| 10/11 | 2011-01-29 | Portsmouth | Montpellier | Transfer | 2500000 | €500k |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-31 | Montpellier | Sivasspor | Transfer | 2500000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Sivasspor | Without Club | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-09-22 | Without Club | El Mostakbal | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-30 | El Mostakbal | Aswan SC | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-23 | Aswan SC | CS Sedan | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | CS Sedan | Without Club | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Without Club | Nogoom FC | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-01-01 | Nogoom FC | Retired | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | strain | 2008-04-04 | 2008-04-20 | 17 | 4 |
| 08/09 | Knee problems | 2008-10-12 | 2008-10-18 | 7 | 1 |
| 08/09 | Ill | 2008-11-14 | 2008-11-22 | 9 | 3 |
| 08/09 | Thigh problems | 2008-11-22 | 2008-12-26 | 35 | 9 |
| 09/10 | Thigh problems | 2009-11-01 | 2009-11-28 | 28 | 4 |
| 08/09 | muscular problems | 2009-11-20 | 2009-11-29 | 10 | 2 |
| 13/14 | unknown injury | 2013-10-06 | 2013-10-21 | 16 | 3 |
| 13/14 | unknown injury | 2013-12-15 | 2013-12-30 | 16 | 3 |
| 13/14 | unknown injury | 2014-01-14 | 2014-02-03 | 21 | 11 |
| 13/14 | unknown injury | 2014-02-17 | 2014-03-17 | 29 | 6 |
| 13/14 | unknown injury | 2014-04-28 | 2014-05-05 | 8 | 1 |
| 14/15 | unknown injury | 2014-12-20 | 2015-02-01 | 44 | 8 |
Current—
Peak€10.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€2.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.75m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #3444 | — | 44 | 6 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Younès Belhanda | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Rémy Cabella | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | Ligue 1 | RC Lens | 12 | 34 |
| 06/07 | Ligue 1 | Stade Rennais FC | 11 | 35 |
| 05/06 | Ligue 1 | Stade Rennais FC | 11 | 28 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | Championship | Portsmouth FC | 5 | 25 |
| 12/13 | Ligue 1 | Montpellier HSC | 5 | 28 |
| 07/08 | Premier League | Portsmouth FC | 5 | 30 |
Teams faced most often by John Utaka's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough FC | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 31% |
| Arsenal FC | 16 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 32 | -23 | 0% |
| Manchester United | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 30 | -21 | 21% |
| Aston Villa | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 21% |
| Chelsea FC | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 32 | -29 | 0% |
| Fulham FC | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 29% |
| Everton FC | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 29% |
| Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 36% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 21% |
| Manchester City | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 29% |
| Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 29% |
| Liverpool FC | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 21% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal | |
| 05/06 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 13/14 | Goal #100 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 20 | 385 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 16/17 | 12 | 450 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 14/15 | 31 | 761 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.59 |
| 13/14 | 26 | 173 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 |
| 12/13 | 35 | 479 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 11/12 | 40 | 518 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.87 |
| 10/11 | 39 | 646 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 09/10 | 28 | 1,453 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 08/09 | 23 | 714 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 07/08 | 37 | 409 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 06/07 | 37 | 332 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.54 |
| 05/06 | 38 | 269 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 04/05 | 37 | 518 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 |
| 03/04 | 42 | 1,270 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 02/03 | 47 | 602 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Ligue 1
239 apps
59 G
16 A
Premier League
46 apps
13 G
2 A
Süper Lig
47 apps
12 G
5 A
Premier League
66 apps
7 G
8 A
Coupe de France
13 apps
7 G
3 A
Coupe de la Ligue
12 apps
5 G
0 A
Championship
25 apps
3 G
5 A
Champions League
8 apps
2 G
5 A
Türkiye Kupasi
10 apps
2 G
2 A
FA Cup
13 apps
2 G
2 A
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Frequently asked about John Utaka
Who is John Utaka?
John Utaka is a Nigeria professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Retired.
How old is John Utaka?
John Utaka is 44 years old. He was born on January 8, 1982 in Enugu.
What position does John Utaka play?
John Utaka plays as a left winger (Attack - Left Winger).
What club does John Utaka play for?
John Utaka currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has John Utaka scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, John Utaka has scored 118 goals in 526 appearances.