Solomon Ime Udo (; born 15 July 1995) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Pyunik. Born in Nigeria, he plays for the Armenia national team.

Club career

On 13 June 2018, Udo signed for Banants. On 10 September 2020,

Ararat Yerevan Football Club Ararat Yerevan (), commonly known as Ararat Yerevan, is an Armenia, Armenian professional Association football, football club based in Yerevan that plays in the Armenian Premier League. Since 1999 the club has been owned by the Sw ...

announced the signing of Udo. On 22 February 2021, Ararat Yerevan announced that Udo had moved to

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club

Shakhter Karagandy Football Club Shakhter (), commonly referred to as FC Shakhter Karagandy ( ), is a professional football club based in Karagandy, Kazakhstan. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992, but fell of to t ...

. On 30 July 2021, Udo joined

Atyrau Atyrau (, ; , ; ), known until 1991 as Guryev (), 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 Caspian Sea, between Europe and Asia, west of Almaty and east o ...

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. On 15 January 2024, Pyunik announced the signing of Udo as a free-agent having previously been playing for Caspiy.

International career

Udo made his international debut for

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

on 14 October 2020 in the

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, coming on as a substitute in the 42nd minute for Artak Grigoryan in their 1–1 draw against

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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 the south-southern state of Akwa Ibom, Nigeria. It is the political and cultural capital of the Annang ethnic group in Nigeria (Nair, 1972). The town is located on the A34 ...

, Nigeria. He is happily married and a father of two.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Pyunik Yerevan *

Armenian Premier League The Armenian Premier League (, known as the Armenian Fastex Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the top association football, football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the competition was held as a regional tournament within th ...

: 2023–24 Ararat Yerevan *

Armenian Cup The Armenian Cup () is the main football cup competition of Armenia. In its original form as the Armenian Cup, it started in 1939, when Armenia was a republic of the Soviet Union. It served as a qualification tournament for the Soviet Cup, and it ...

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Shirak *

: 2016–17 *

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2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

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* 1995 births Footballers from Akwa Ibom State Living people Nigerian emigrants to Armenia Naturalized citizens of Armenia Nigerian men's footballers Armenian men's footballers Armenia men's international 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 FC Atyrau players FC Ararat-Armenia players FC Caspiy players FC Pyunik players Armenian Premier League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Armenian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen {{Armenia-footy-bio-stub