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John Utaka is a Nigerian association football player born on January 8, 1982, in Enugu. He plays as a forward and left winger, standing 179 cm tall and weighing 69 kg. His professional career began in 1998, and he has competed in the Premier League. Utaka has represented the Nigeria national team in the 2002 and 2010 FIFA World Cups, as well as the 2004 and 2006 Africa Cup of Nations.
Throughout his career, he has been a member of several clubs, including Montpellier Hérault Sport Club, Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC, Al Sadd Sports Club, and Ismaily SC. He is the sibling of Peter Utaka. Beyond sports, Utaka is an author with works such as *From Africa... To Wembley* and *Level 4*. His profile is referenced by 234 other encyclopedia articles.
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Key facts
- 2016
- Ismaily
- Full name
- John Chukwudi Utaka
- Date of birth
- ( 1982-01-08 ) 8 January 1982 (age 44)
- Place of birth
- Enugu , Nigeria
- Height
- 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
- Positions
- Striker winger
- Years
- Team
- 1997 1998
- Enugu Rangers
- 1998 1999
- El Mokawloon
- 1999 2001
- Ismaily
- 2001 2002
- Al-Sadd
- 2002 2005
- Lens
- 2005 2007
- Rennes
- 2007 2011
- Portsmouth
- 2011 2013
- Montpellier
- 2013 2016
- Sivasspor
- 2016 2017
- Nogoom El Mostakbal
- 2017 2017
- Aswan
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Left Winger
- Nationality
- Nigeria
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nigeria
- Place of birth
- Enugu
- Sibling
- Peter Utaka
- Occupation
- association football player
- Participant in
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- FBC Melgar
- Position played
- forward
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- Nigeria
- Mass
- 69
- Image
- John UTAKA.JPG
- Height
- 179
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- date of birth
- 1982-01-08
- Commons category
- John Utaka
- start of work period
- 1998-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
John Chukwudi Utaka (born 8 January 1982) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker and is currently a youth coach at Montpellier. He is the older brother of fellow professional footballer Peter Utaka.
Utaka has played for several clubs across three continents, first for Arab Contractors, subsequently Ismaily of Egypt, and then spending a season playing for Al-Sadd of Qatar, before joining RC Lens and later Rennes in France. He has represented Nigeria at two World Cups and three Africa Cup of Nations since his debut in 2002.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “John Utaka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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