Uche Ikpeazu

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Uche Ikpeazu
Personal information
Full name Karl Anthony Uchechuckwu
Mubiru Ikpeazu[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Harrow, London, England
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Watford
Youth career
2010–2013 Reading
2011–2012 → Didcot Town (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Watford 0 (0)
2014 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 15 (4)
2014–2015 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 8 (2)
2015 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 7 (0)
2015 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 9 (0)
2015 → Port Vale (loan) 21 (5)
2016 → Blackpool (loan) 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

Karl Anthony Uchechuckwu Mubiru "Uche" Ikpeazu (born 28 February 1995) is a footballer born and raised in England, of Nigerian descent, who plays as a forward for Premier League club Watford. A former Reading Academy player, he joined Watford in 2013. He has played on loan at Crewe Alexandra, Doncaster Rovers, Port Vale, and Blackpool.

Playing career

Born in Harrow, London to Nigerian parents, Ikpeazu joined Reading's Academy in late 2010.[3][4] He signed for Southern League side Didcot Town on loan in November 2011 and scored twice in three games,[4] including the 3–1 FA Trophy win against Conference Premier side Bromley.[5] In the 2012–13 season, his final for the under-18s, he scored 28 goals in as many games, finishing as the top scorer in the country at academy level.[6]

He was offered a professional contract by Reading but turned it down and instead signed a three-year contract with fellow Championship side Watford in July 2013.[6][7] Due to his age Watford were required to pay compensation which, after six months of negotiations, was agreed in January 2014 with the fee remaining undisclosed.[8] The same month, having yet to make his first-team debut for Watford, Ikpeazu joined League One side Crewe Alexandra on loan until the end of the season.[9] He made his debut at Gresty Road as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Leyton Orient on 18 January,[10] and scored his first goals in professional football with a brace against Bradford City three weeks later.[11]

Ikpeazu returned to Crewe on 26 November 2014, on a loan deal until 25 January 2015.[12] Two days later he scored in a 1–1 home draw with Doncaster Rovers.[13] After the loan deal ended he joined Doncaster Rovers on loan.[14] He was reported to have been viewed as a possible permanent signing by manager Paul Dickov, but returned to Watford in March after failing to impress at the Keepmoat Stadium.[15][16] He then returned to Crewe on loan after manager Steve Davis admitted that he was unable to replace Ikpeazu during his absence.[17]

Ikpeazu joined League One side Port Vale on a six-month loan in July 2015, having impressed manager Rob Page playing against the Vale for Crewe the previous season.[18] He started the campaign as the club's main striker, and though he dropped out of the first eleven against Oldham Athletic on 29 September he came off the bench to score an equalising goal.[19] Page was hopeful of extending the loan deal until the end of the season, as Ikpeazu was the club's top-scorer throughout the early stages of the campaign.[20] However he lost his first team place after being sent off against Burton Albion on 24 October as AJ Leitch-Smith entered the side and found a rich vein of form.[21] Despite Ikpeazu still being the club's top-scorer his loan spell was not extended in January.[22] He remained in League One however, as he joined Blackpool on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season.[23]

Style of play

Ikpeazu is an athletic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) forward who possesses pace and power.[24]

Statistics

As of 22 May 2016.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Didcot Town (loan) 2011–12[25] Southern League 2 1 0 0 — 1[lower-alpha 1] 1 3 2
Watford 2013–14[26] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2014–15[27] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16[28] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2013–14[26] League One 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 4
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2014–15[27] League One 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 2
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2014–15[27] League One 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Port Vale (loan) 2015–16[28] League One 21 5 3 0 2 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 1 28 6
Blackpool (loan) 2015–16[28] League One 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Career total 74 12 3 0 2 0 3 2 82 14
  1. ↑ Appearance in the FA Trophy.
  2. ↑ Appearances and goal in the Football League Trophy.

References

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