Kalu Uche

Football player infobox|
playername= Kalu Uche
fullname = Kalu Uche
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1982|11|15|df=y
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|11|15
cityofbirth = Aba
countryofbirth = Nigeria
height = height|m=1.79
nickname =
currentclub = UD Almería
clubnumber = 5
position = Winger, striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1998
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001–2005
2004–2005
2005–
clubs = Enyimba FC
Iwuanyanwu Nationale
RCD Espanyol
Wisła Kraków
→Bordeaux "(loan)"
UD Almería
caps(goals) = ? (?)
? (?)
? (?)
54 (10)
24 (1)
79 (15)
nationalyears = 2003 -
nationalteam = Nigeria
nationalcaps(goals) = 8 (1)
pcupdate = 24 March 2008
ntupdate = 24 August 2007

Kalu Uche (born 15 November 1982 in Aba) is a Nigerian football (soccer) midfielder who plays for UD Almería of La Liga. He is the older brother of Ikechukwu Uche.

His career began in Nigeria with Enyimba FC and Iwuanyanwu Nationale. He joined Spanish team RCD Espanyol but did not play any senior games. He joined the Polish team Wisła Kraków in 2001 and played there until 2006, except for the 2004-05 season when he played for Girondins de Bordeaux. With Wisła he won the Polish League in 2003 and the Cup in 2002 and 2003.

He played with the Nigerian Olympic team in the qualifications for the 2000 Olympics, but did not make his full international debut for Nigeria until 2003 in an African Nations Cup qualifier against Angola.

External links

* [http://www.nigerianplayers.com/player.asp?pID=128 Nigerian players]