Chukwuma Akabueze

Chukwuma Akabueze (born 6 May 1989), nicknamed "Bentley", is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Gençlerbirliği.[3]

Chukwuma Akabueze
Chukwuma Akabueze in 2009
Personal information
Full name Chukwuma Akabueze[1]
Date of birth (1989-05-06) 6 May 1989
Place of birth Ilorin, Nigeria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger / Forward
Team information
Current team
 Gençlerbirliği
Number 88
Youth career
0000–2004 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– Gençlerbirliği 6 (0)
International career
2007 Nigeria 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2023

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]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 May 2007Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya Kenya1–01–0Friendly

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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