Career snapshot
Position rank · 21/22
Among 3,488 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
Born the same day
Shares 1982-11-15 · 5 players total
| Full name | Kalu Uche |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Kalu Tongololiki Mawakavamba Jawarapawara Uche |
| Date of birth | 1982-11-15 (43 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Aba, Nigeria |
| Citizenship | Nigeria Spain |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 180.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2022-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Percentile rank vs 1171 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 21/22. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Águilas FC | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 472 |
| Delhi Dynamos FC | 2 | 17/18 | 2018 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 199 |
| ATK | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 574 |
| UD Almería | 8 | 05/06 | 16/17 | 212 | 45 | 8 | 2,327 |
| Levante UD | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 175 |
| FC Pune City | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 139 |
| Al-Rayyan SC | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 166 |
| El-Jaish SC (- 2017) | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 173 |
| Kasimpasa | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 248 |
| Neuchâtel Xamax FCS | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 262 |
| RCD Espanyol Barcelona | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 151 |
| Wisla Kraków | 5 | 01/02 | 05/06 | 76 | 18 | 18 | 1,531 |
| FC Girondins Bordeaux | 1 | 04/05 | 04/05 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 833 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | Copa del Rey | Águilas FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 83 |
| 21/22 | Permanencia en 2ª Federación | Águilas FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Segunda Federación - Gr. V | Águilas FC | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 389 |
| 2018 | Super Cup | Delhi Dynamos FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 18/19 | Indian Super League | ATK | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 574 |
| 17/18 | Indian Super League | Delhi Dynamos FC | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 79 |
| 16/17 | 2ª División | UD Almería | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 |
| 15/16 | 2ª División | UD Almería | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 237 |
| 14/15 | Indian Super League | FC Pune City | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 139 |
| 14/15 | LaLiga | Levante UD | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 175 |
| 13/14 | AFC Champions League | Al-Rayyan SC | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| 13/14 | Stars League | El-Jaish SC (- 2017) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 |
| 13/14 | Stars League | Al-Rayyan SC | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
| 12/13 | Süper Lig | Kasimpasa | 34 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 158 |
| 12/13 | Türkiye Kupasi | Kasimpasa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 11/12 | LaLiga | RCD Espanyol Barcelona | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 151 |
| 11/12 | Super League | Neuchâtel Xamax FCS | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 194 |
| 11/12 | Swiss Cup | Neuchâtel Xamax FCS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 10/11 | Copa del Rey | UD Almería | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 |
| 10/11 | LaLiga | UD Almería | 32 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 317 |
| 09/10 | Copa del Rey | UD Almería | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | LaLiga | UD Almería | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 226 |
| 08/09 | Copa del Rey | UD Almería | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | LaLiga | UD Almería | 27 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 203 |
| 07/08 | Copa del Rey | UD Almería | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | LaLiga | UD Almería | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 359 |
| 06/07 | 2ª División | UD Almería | 28 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 197 |
| 06/07 | Copa del Rey | UD Almería | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | 2ª División | UD Almería | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 369 |
| 05/06 | Champions League Qu. | Wisla Kraków | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 |
| 05/06 | Ekstraklasa | Wisla Kraków | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 283 |
| 04/05 | Champions League Qu. | Wisla Kraków | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Coupe de France | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Idea Ekstraklasa | Wisla Kraków | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Ligue 1 | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 833 |
| 03/04 | I Liga | Wisla Kraków | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 258 |
| 02/03 | I Liga | Wisla Kraków | 26 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 419 |
| 02/03 | STS Polish Cup | Wisla Kraków | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | UEFA Cup | Wisla Kraków | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165 |
| 02/03 | UEFA-Cup Qualifikation | Wisla Kraków | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| 01/02 | I Liga | Wisla Kraków | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Puchar Polski | Wisla Kraków | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 1999-07-01 | Enyimba Aba | Iwuanyanwu Nat'l | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | Iwuanyanwu Nat'l | RCD Espanyol B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2001-07-01 | RCD Espanyol B | Wisla Kraków | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-08-30 | Wisla Kraków | G. Bordeaux | Loan | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-06-30 | G. Bordeaux | Wisla Kraków | Return from loan | 1250000 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Wisla Kraków | UD Almería | Transfer | 1250000 | €1.00m |
| 11/12 | 2011-08-04 | UD Almería | Neuchâtel Xamax | Transfer | 5000000 | €1.00m |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-30 | Neuchâtel Xamax | Espanyol | Transfer | 3500000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-20 | Espanyol | Kasimpasa | Transfer | 3500000 | €1.50m |
| 13/14 | 2013-10-02 | Kasimpasa | El-Jaish | Transfer | 4500000 | €3.50m |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-01 | El-Jaish | Al-Rayyan | Loan | 4500000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-06-30 | Al-Rayyan | El-Jaish | Return from loan | 4500000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | El-Jaish | Al-Rayyan | Transfer | 4500000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-21 | Al-Rayyan | Levante | Transfer | 4500000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-08 | Levante | Pune City | Transfer | 2000000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-07 | Pune City | UD Almería | Transfer | 2000000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | UD Almería | Without Club | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-02-24 | Without Club | UD Almería | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | UD Almería | Without Club | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-09-07 | Without Club | Delhi Dynamos | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-06-01 | Delhi Dynamos | ATK | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | ATK | Without Club | Transfer | 450000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-29 | Without Club | Águilas FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Águilas FC | Retired | Transfer | 25000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Muscle injury | 2017-05-14 | 2017-05-24 | 11 | 1 |
| 17/18 | unknown injury | 2017-12-23 | 2017-12-31 | 9 | 2 |
| 18/19 | Head injury | 2018-10-18 | 2018-10-25 | 8 | 1 |
| 18/19 | Muscle injury | 2018-11-01 | 2019-01-24 | 85 | 6 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.60m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.60m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #3444 | — | 37 | 5 | — | — | former national player |
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Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Süper Lig | Kasimpasa | 19 | 34 |
| 17/18 | Indian Super League | Delhi Dynamos FC | 13 | 15 |
| 13/14 | Stars League | El-Jaish SC (- 2017) | 11 | 16 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/03 | I Liga | Wisla Kraków | 11 | 26 |
| 12/13 | Süper Lig | Kasimpasa | 8 | 34 |
| 11/12 | Super League | Neuchâtel Xamax FCS | 7 | 14 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | 2014-06-30 | Al-Rayyan | El-Jaish | Return from loan | — | €4.50m |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-01 | El-Jaish | Al-Rayyan | Loan | — | €4.50m |
| 04/05 | 2005-06-30 | G. Bordeaux | Wisla Kraków | Return from loan | — | €1.25m |
| 04/05 | 2004-08-30 | Wisla Kraków | G. Bordeaux | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Kalu Uche'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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Getafe CF | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 32% |
| Rayo Vallecano | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 25% |
| Elche CF | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 40% |
| Málaga CF | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 33% |
| Sevilla FC | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 38 | -18 | 17% |
| Granada CF | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 50% |
| Real Valladolid | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 33% |
| Athletic Club | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 22% |
| Villarreal CF | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 29 | -20 | 17% |
| Valencia CF | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 28% |
| FC Barcelona | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 60 | -49 | 6% |
| Real Sociedad | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 25% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 01/02 | Senior debut season | |
| 01/02 | First senior goal | |
| 09/10 | 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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | 22 | 472 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 17/18 | 15 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.14 |
| 14/15 | 27 | 314 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 11/12 | 31 | 413 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 10/11 | 37 | 516 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.52 |
| 09/10 | 29 | 226 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 08/09 | 30 | 203 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2.22 |
| 07/08 | 32 | 359 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 06/07 | 29 | 197 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.46 |
| 05/06 | 33 | 816 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 04/05 | 29 | 833 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 02/03 | 41 | 660 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 |
| 01/02 | 15 | 166 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.08 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
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Frequently asked about Kalu Uche
Who is Kalu Uche?
Kalu Uche is a Nigeria professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Kalu Uche?
Kalu Uche is 43 years old. He was born on November 15, 1982 in Aba.
What position does Kalu Uche play?
Kalu Uche plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Kalu Uche play for?
Kalu Uche currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Kalu Uche scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Kalu Uche has scored 139 goals in 476 appearances.