Full name Uche Henry Agbo Years Team Weight 73 kg Number 26 Height 1.85 m | Role Footballer Place of birth Kano, Nigeria Name Uche Agbo | |
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Date of birth (1995-12-04) 4 December 1995 (age 20) Current team Granada CF (#26 / Midfielder) | ||
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Uche Henry Agbo (born 4 December 1995), is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Belgian club Standard Liège, on loan from English club Watford, as either a central defender or a defensive midfielder.
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Club career
Born in Kano, Uche started playing for local lowly Bai Boys, and moved to Taraba in 2010. In May 2011 he signed for JUTH, and appeared regularly for the side, scoring once.
In January 2012 Uche joined Enyimba International along with teammate James Amankwei. He made his debut for the club on 28 April 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 win against Dolphins.
In October 2013, Uche went on a trial at Udinese, signing a four-year deal in the following month. In March 2014 he moved to Granada CF, linking up with the Andalusians also until 2018 and being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.
On 23 February 2015 Uche made his first team – and La Liga – debut, replacing Javi Márquez in the dying minutes of a 1–2 away loss against Levante UD. On 25 July of the following year, he signed a five-year contract with Premier League club Watford, being immediately loaned back to Granada for one year.
On 11 July 2017, Uche was loaned to Belgian club Standard de Liège for one year.
International career
Uche got his first call up to the senior Nigeria side to replace the injured Leon Balogun for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Zambia in October 2016.