Steven Ukoh (born 19 June 1991) is a professional

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who plays for

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as a

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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 Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball ...

International career

After playing youth football for Switzerland, Ukoh switched allegiance to

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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 {{Nigeria-footy-midfielder-stub