Steven Ukoh (born 19 June 1991) is a professional
footballer
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who plays for
Delémont
Delémont (; ; , ) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Jura. The city has approximately 12,000 inhabitants .
History
The area of the municipality was already settled in the middle Bronze Age. Fifteen urn burials have been discovered in the ...
in
Swiss Promotion League
The Promotion League, named the Hoval Promotion League for sponsorship reasons, is the third tier of the Swiss football league system. Eighteen clubs compete in the league, playing each other twice over course of the season. The champions are prom ...
as a
midfielder
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.
Born in Switzerland, he represents Nigeria at international level.
Club career
Ukoh has played club football for
Young Boys II,
FC Lugano
FC Lugano is a Swiss professional football club based in Lugano. The club was refounded as AC Lugano in 2004 as a result of relegation and the financial situation of FC Lugano, which was founded in 1908. In 2008, the club reverted to its origina ...
and
FC Biel-Bienne
FC Biel-Bienne is a Swiss association football
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.
International career
After playing youth football for Switzerland, Ukoh switched allegiance to
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
in December 2014.
He made his senior international debut for Nigeria in January 2015.
References
1991 births
Living people
Swiss men's footballers
Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Nigerian men's footballers
BSC Young Boys players
FC Lugano players
FC Biel-Bienne players
FC Solothurn players
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds players
FC 08 Villingen players
Swiss Challenge League players
Swiss Promotion League players
Oberliga (football) players
Men's association football midfielders
Switzerland men's youth international footballers
Nigeria men's international footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
SR Delémont players
21st-century Swiss sportsmen
21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
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