Chukwuma Akabueze (born 6 May 1989), nicknamed Bentley, is a Nigerian professional
footballer
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who plays for Northern Cyprus club Miracle Degirmenlik SK.
Club career
The former striker of
Kwara United
Kwara United Football Club is a Nigerian football club based in Ilorin. They play in the top division in Nigerian football, the Nigeria Professional football League having gained promotion in 2017 from the Nigeria National League. Their home s ...
before he was taken to Odd Grenland in July 2007. He has a very good left foot which he utilised in scoring a stunner against Zambia in the second round stage of the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. His skill is another asset to him evident by the goal he scored in the 1–1 draw with
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional association football, football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien (football), Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles ...
on 2 August 2009. On 24 February 2011, he signed for
SK Brann
Sportsklubben Brann is a Norwegian professional football club based in Bergen. Founded on 26 September 1908, Brann has played in the first tier of Norwegian football for 67 out of 80 seasons, the second most of any club. They play their hom ...
.
On 19 February 2013, Bentley transferred to
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Super League (), commonly known as the Chinese Super League or the CSL (), also known as the China Resources Beverage Chinese Football Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Ch ...
club
Wuhan Zall.
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.
International career
He was a member of the Nigerian
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was derived from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jo ...
team that took part in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 16th edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup (formerly called the FIFA World Youth Championship), hosted by Canada from 30 June to 22 July 2007. Argentina defeated the Czech Republic in the title game by the scor ...
in Canada in which they were eliminated in the quarter-final by Chile.
International goals
:''Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first.''
References
External links
FIFA article on ''Chukwuma Akabueze''
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1989 births
People from Ilorin
Living people
Nigerian men's footballers
Nigeria men's under-20 international footballers
Nigeria men's international footballers
Men's association football wingers
Kwara United F.C. players
Odds BK players
SK Brann players
Wuhan Yangtze River F.C. players
Boluspor footballers
Ümraniyespor footballers
Bandırmaspor footballers
Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers
Eliteserien players
Chinese Super League players
TFF 1. Lig players
Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Expatriate men's footballers in China
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in China
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate men's footballers in Northern Cyprus
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Northern Cyprus
21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
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