Igbo Nkwenu.Celebrate Ugochukwu "Ugo" Ukah Nigerian Footballer on His Birthday

Ugochukwu "Ugo" Ukah (born 18 January 1984) is a Nigerian footballer. Born in Italy, Ukah is currently play for Penangand he represent the Nigerian national team.

Early career

Ugo Ukah played for the youth team of Parma F.C. His first season as senior started in the season 2001–02 when he joined fourth level side U.S. Brescello. In summer 2002 he signed with Italian top-league side A.C. Reggiana 1919 but failed to make an appearance in the Serie A. At the end of the season he left Reggiana and for the next two seasons he played with lower level sides Truentina Castel di Lama and F.C. Pro Vasto.

Queens Park Rangers

Ukah arrived at Queens Park Rangers F.C. in the summer of 2005. He stayed with QPR for one and a half seasons. The club played in the Championship, English second level, and Ukah, still young, spent most of the time on the bench making one appearance in the Championship in the 2005–06 season.

 In May 2006, QPR announced that Ukah had joined the Italian club Nuorese Calcio on a three-year contract. However, in November 2006, Ukah was suddenly listed as being back at QPR, with no explanation from the club. He was finally released from his contract and left the club in January 2007. He played the rest of the 2006–2007 season back in Italy with Serie C side Giulianova Calcio.

Career in Poland

Ukah then moved to Widzew Łódź in Poland and will play in the club for the next 5 seasons. He was one of the crutial players when Widzew became Polish champions two seasons in a row in 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons. In April 2011, Ukah was suspended indefinitely from first team duties after he was convicted of driving under the influence.

After 5 seasons in Łódź, Ukah moved to another Polish top-flight side, Jagiellonia Białystok, where he played for the next two seasons.

Čukarički

In summer 2014 he became a free agent, and signed a one-year contract with an ambitious Serbian top-flight side FK Čukarički from the capital Belgrade. Ugo Ukah will not be prolonging his contract with Serbian SuperLiga side Čukarički, despite the lure of Europa League football. The central defender enjoyed success with Čukarički last season, helping the capital side win their first title since their formation 88 years ago - the Serbian Cup - and finish third in the SuperLiga. "I am not taking the option of extending my contract, my contract is over with Čukarički. I had a good season."Ugo Ukah told news24.com.