Ugochukwu Iwu

Ugochukwu Iwu
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)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Rubin Kazan
Number	6
Youth career
2006–2018	El-Kanemi Warriors
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2020	Lori
2019–2020	→ Pyunik (loan)
2020–2023	Urartu
2023–	Rubin Kazan
International career‡
2023–	Armenia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2023

Ugochukwu Christus Iwu (Armenian: Ուգոչուկվու Քրիստուս Իվու; born 28 November 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Rubin Kazan. Born in Nigeria, he represents the Armenia national team.

Club career

In August 2019, Iwu joined Pyunik on a season-long loan deal from Lori.^[2]

In the summer 2020, Iwu moved to the Urartu.^[3]^[4] On 16 July 2023, Iwu left Urartu by mutual consent to join Rubin Kazan.^[5]

On 16 July 2023, Rubin Kazan announced the singing of Iwu to a three-year contract.^[6]

Iwu made his international debut for Armenia on 25 March 2023 in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, against Turkey. He played for the entire match.^[7]

On 20 March 2023, Ugochukwu Iwu received Armenian citizenship,^[8] which made him available to play for the Armenia national team.

As of match played 10 December 2023^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^{[lower-alpha 1]}		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	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	0	0	54	9
Pyunik (loan)	2019–20	Armenian Premier League	14	0	1	0	0^{[lower-alpha 2]}	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^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	—		36	6
	2022–23	Armenian Premier League	32	1	3	0	—				33	1
	2023–24	Armenian Premier League	0	0	0	0	1^{[lower-alpha 4]}	0	—		1	0
	Total		84	8	10	1	3	0	0	0	97	9
Rubin Kazan	2023–24	Russian Premier League	18	1	2	0	—				20	1
Career total			164	9	19	4	3	0	0	0	186	13

As of match played 18 November 2023^[10]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Armenia	2023	9	0
Total		9	0

Urartu

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