Ugochukwu Christus Iwu (Armenian: Ուգոչուկվու Քրիստուս Իվու; born 28 November 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan. Born in Nigeria, he represents Armenia at international level.
 Iwu with Urartu in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ugochukwu Christus Iwu | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rubin Kazan | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2018 | El-Kanemi Warriors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Lori | 48 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | → Pyunik (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Urartu | 84 | (8) |
| 2023– | Rubin Kazan | 47 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Armenia | 17 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2025 | |||
Club career
editIn August 2019, Iwu joined Pyunik on a season-long loan deal from Lori.[2][3]
Urartu
editIn the summer 2020, Iwu moved to the Urartu.[4][5] On 16 July 2023, Iwu left Urartu by mutual consent to join Rubin Kazan.[6]
Rubin Kazan
editOn 16 July 2023, Rubin Kazan announced the singing of Iwu to a three-year contract.[7]
International career
editIwu made his international debut for Armenia on 25 March 2023 in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, against Turkey. He played the entire match.[8]
Personal life
editOn 20 March 2023, Ugochukwu Iwu received Armenian citizenship, which made him available to play for the Armenia national team.[9]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 12 April 2025[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lori | 2017–18 | Armenian First League | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | Armenian Premier League | 29 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20 | Armenian Premier League | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| Total | 48 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 9 | ||
| Pyunik (loan) | 2019–20 | Armenian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Urartu | 2020–21 | Armenian Premier League | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | Armenian Premier League | 31 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | 36 | 6 | |
| 2022–23 | Armenian Premier League | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Armenian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 84 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 9 | ||
| Rubin Kazan | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| Total | 47 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 56 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 193 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 222 | 14 | ||
- ^ Includes Armenian Cup, Russian Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
International
edit- As of match played 23 March 2025[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | |
Honours
editUrartu
Individual
- Armenian Premier League Player of the Year: 2022-23
References
edit- ^ "8 Ugochukwu IWU". FC Urartu. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Ուգոչուկվու Իվուն՝ "Փյունիկի" ֆուտբոլիստ". fcpyunik.am/ (in Armenian). FC Pyunik. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Ուգոչուկվու Իվուն հեռացել է "Փյունիկից"". sport.news.am (in Armenian). FC Pyunik. 2 June 2020.
- ^ OFFICIAL STATEMENT: UGOCHUKWU IWU
- ^ UGOCHUKWU IWU: "I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE SUCCESS"
- ^ "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: UGOCHUKWU IWU". fcurartu.am. FC Urartu. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ ""Рубин" объявил о трансфере Угочукву Иву из "Урарту"". sovsport.ru (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 16 July 2023.
- ^ "ARMENIA VS. TURKEY 1 - 2". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Главный тренер и полузащитник "Урарту" получили армянские паспорта". armeniatoday.news (in Russian). 21 March 2023.
- ^ Ugochukvu Iwu at Soccerway
- ^ "Football PLAYER: Ugochukwu Christus Iwu". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
External links
edit- FC Urartu official club profile (in English)
- Ugochukvu Iwu at Soccerway
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