Uchenna Kanu

Uchenna Grace Kanu (born 20 June 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for NWSL club Racing Louisville. Internationally, Kanu represents the Nigeria women's national team.

Uchenna Kanu
Personal information
Full name Uchenna Grace Kanu
Date of birth (1997-06-20) 20 June 1997[1]
Place of birth Abia, Nigeria[2]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward[1]
Team information
Current team
 Racing Louisville
Number 29
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Southeastern Fire 78 (157)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Pensacola FC 12 (17)
2020 Sevilla 4 (0)
2020–2021 Linköpings FC 42 (22)
2022–2023 UANL 38 (22)
2023– Racing Louisville 2 (0)
International career‡
2014 Nigeria U17 4 (3)
2014 Nigeria U20 3 (0)
2019– Nigeria 5 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2020

International career

Kanu represented Nigeria at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She made her senior debut on 8 April 2019 in a 1–2 friendly loss to Canada.

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 February 2021Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Ilıca, Turkey Equatorial Guinea5–09–02021 Turkish Women's Cup
2.20 October 2021Onikan Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria Ghana1–02–02022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.2–0
4.10 July 2022Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat, Morocco Burundi3–04–02022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
5.3–0
6.6 September 2022Audi Field, Washington D.C., United States United States1–11–2Friendly

References
  1. Uchenna Kanu at Soccerway
  2. "Uchenna Grace Kanu". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. "Uchenna Kanu – 2018 Women's Soccer – Southeastern University". Southeastern University Athletics.


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