Uchenna Grace Kanu (born 20 June 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Mexican Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL and the Nigeria women's national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Uchenna Grace Kanu | ||
Date of birth | (1997-06-20) 20 June 1997 (age 25)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Abia, Nigeria[2] | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Tigres UANL | ||
Number | 29 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Southeastern Fire | 55 | (115) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Pensacola FC | 12 | (17) |
2020 | Sevilla | 4 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Linköpings FC | 42 | (22) |
2022– | UANL | 10 | (7) |
National team‡ | |||
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 |
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.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 23 February 2021 | Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Ilıca, Turkey | ![]() | 5–0 | 9–0 | 2021 Turkish Women's Cup |
2. | 20 October 2021 | Onikan Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
3. | 2–0 | |||||
4. | 10 July 2022 | Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat, Morocco | ![]() | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations |
5. | 3–0 | |||||
6. | 6 September 2022 | Audi Field, Washington D.C., United States | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Tigres UANL (women) – current squad | |
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