Solomon Ime Udo ( hy, Սոլոմոն Իմե Ուդո; born 15 July 1995) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
. Born in Nigeria, he represents the
Armenia national team.
Club career
On 13 June 2018, Udo signed for
Banants.
On 10 September 2020,
Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Udo. On 22 February 2021, Ararat Yerevan announced that Udo had moved to
Kazakhstan Premier League
The Kazakhstan Professional Football League ( kk, Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы, ''Qazaqstan Premer Ligasy''), commonly referred to as Kazakh Premier League or simply Premier League, is the top division of football in Kazakhstan ...
club
Shakhter Karagandy
Football Club Shakhter ( kk, "Шахтер" футбол клубы, Shakhter fýtbol klýby), commonly referred to as FC Shakhter Karagandy ( kk, Қарағанды/Qarağandı ;Russian: Караганда/Karaganda), is a professional footbal ...
.
On 30 July 2021, Udo joined
Atyrau
Atyrau ( kk, Атырау, ', ; russian: Атырау, ), known until 1991 as Guryev (russian: Гурьев, ), is a city in Kazakhstan and the capital of Atyrau Region. Atyrau is a transcontinental city, at the mouth of the Ural River on the Cas ...
on loan from Shakhter Karagandy for the remainder of the 2021 season.
On 30 January 2022, Udo signed for
Ararat-Armenia. On 19 June 2023, Ararat-Armenia confirmed the departure of Udo at the end of his contract.
International career
Udo made his international debut for
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ...
on 14 October 2020 in the
UEFA Nations League
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The first tournament began in September 2018. The ...
, coming on as a substitute in the 42nd minute for
Artak Grigoryan
Artak Grigoryan ( hy, Արտակ Գրիգորյան; born 19 October 1987) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Armenian Premier League club Alashkert FC. Artak is also a member of the Armenia national football ...
in their 1–1 draw against
Estonia
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.
Personal life
Udo was born in
Ikot Ekpene
Ikot Ekpene, also known as The Raffia City, is a historic town in south-southern state of Akwa Ibom. It is the political and cultural capital of the Annang ethnic group in Nigeria (Nair, 1972). The town is located on the A342 highway that pa ...
, Nigeria.
Career statistics
Club
International
References
External links
Solomon Udoat FootballFacts.ru
*
1995 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Akwa Ibom State
Naturalized citizens of Armenia
Armenian men's footballers
Armenia men's international footballers
Nigerian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
K.A.S. Eupen players
FC Ararat Yerevan players
Ulisses FC players
Shirak SC players
FC Urartu players
FC Shakhter Karagandy players
Armenian Premier League players
Nigerian emigrants to Armenia
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