Uchenna Kanu: Career Stats, Clubs, Age & Nationality

Uchenna Kanu: profile

Uchenna Kanu (born 20 June 1997 in Abia State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Racing Louisville FC.

Kanu's senior club career began in 2019 at Gulf Coast Texans. She has played for 6 clubs in 4 countries since 2019. The busiest spell of her career was at Linköpings FC (2020–2026): 42 appearances and 22 goals. Across all recorded club spells she totals 140 appearances and 83 goals.

At international level, Kanu has represented Nigeria (women) (2019–present), earning 25 caps and scoring 10 goals. She also played for Nigeria at women's under-17 and women's under-20 level.

Abia State has produced 4 footballers in our database, including Glory Ogbonna, Stanley Ibe and Joy Igbokwe.

Key facts

Senior international debut: 2019 (aged about 22)
Club career: 2019–present (8 seasons)
Countries played in: 4: United States, Spain, Sweden and Mexico
Club goals per game: 0.59 (83 in 140)
Height: 173 cm — taller than 24% of Nigerian internationals on record
Latest move: Racing Louisville FC (2023)
Shares a birthday with: Kalidou Koulibaly, Nicolas Jackson and Itumeleng Khune (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
2019	Gulf Coast Texans	Women's Premier Soccer League	12	17
2020	Sevilla FC	Liga F	4	0
2020–2021	Linköpings FC	Damallsvenskan	42	22
2020–2026	Linköpings FC	Damallsvenskan	42	22
2022–2023	Tigres UANL	Liga MX Femenil	38	22
2023–	Racing Louisville FC	National Women's Soccer League	2	0
—	Cruz Azul	Liga MX	–	–
	Total		140	83