| Uche Agbo | |
| Fullname: | Uche Henry Agbo[1] |
| Birth Date: | 4 December 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Kano, Nigeria |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Currentclub: | Aktobe |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder / Centre-back |
| Youthclubs1: | Bai Boys |
| Years1: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs1: | Taraba |
| Caps1: | ? |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs2: | JUTH |
| Caps2: | ? |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs3: | Enyimba |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs4: | Udinese |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs5: | → Granada B (loan) |
| Caps5: | 57 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs6: | → Granada (loan) |
| Caps6: | 7 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs7: | Watford |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs8: | → Granada (loan) |
| Caps8: | 31 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs9: | Standard Liège |
| Caps9: | 45 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2019 |
| Clubs10: | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) |
| Caps10: | 6 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2019 |
| Clubs11: | → Braga (loan) |
| Caps11: | 1 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2020 |
| Clubs12: | → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) |
| Caps12: | 9 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs13: | Deportivo La Coruña |
| Caps13: | 18 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs14: | Slovan Bratislava |
| Caps14: | 40 |
| Goals14: | 1 |
| Years15: | 2024– |
| Clubs15: | Aktobe |
| Caps15: | 20 |
| Goals15: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Nigeria U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Nigeria |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 16 November 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 22:14 21 May 2018 (UTC) |
Uche Henry Agbo (born 4 December 1995) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as either a centre-back or a defensive midfielder for Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Aktobe.[2]
Born in Kano, Uche started playing for local lowly Bai Boys, and moved to Taraba in 2010.[3] In May 2011 he signed for JUTH,[4] and appeared regularly for the side, scoring once.
In January 2012 Uche joined Enyimba International along with teammate James Amankwei.[5] He made his debut for the club on 28 April 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 win against Dolphins.[6]
In October 2013, Uche went on a trial at Udinese,[7] signing a four-year deal in the following month.[8] In March 2014 he moved to Granada CF, linking up with the Andalusians also until 2018 and being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[9]
On 23 February 2015, Uche made his first team – and La Liga – debut, replacing Javi Márquez in the dying minutes of a 2–1 away loss against Levante UD.[10] On 25 July of the following year, he signed a five-year contract with Premier League club Watford, being immediately loaned back to Granada for one year.[11]
On 11 July 2017, Uche joined Belgian club Standard de Liège.[12] On 31 January 2019, he returned to Spain and its first division after agreeing to a six-month loan at Rayo Vallecano, with an option to buy.[13] In doing so, he said that he had turned down a big-money move to China, as his career development was more important.[14]
On 21 January 2020, after a six-month loan spell at S.C. Braga, Uche agreed to a deal with Deportivo de La Coruña, still owned by Standard.[15]
On 1 September 2021, following mass exodus from La Coruña, Agbo was announced as a signing of reigning Slovak champions Slovan Bratislava on a three-year contract. His performance against Slovan from the Europa League was recalled in his introduction.[16]
Uche got his first call up to the senior Nigeria side to replace the injured Leon Balogun for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Zambia in October 2016.[17] On 1 June 2017, he made his international debut for Nigeria in a 3–0 win against Togo in a friendly replacing Wilfred Ndidi.[18] [19]
Uche was included in Nigeria's preliminary 30-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,[20] but he did not make the final 23-man squad.[21]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Granada B (loan) | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||||||
| 2015–16 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||||||
| Total | 57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 4 | |||
| Granada (loan) | 2014–15 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016–17 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 5 | |||
| Standard Liège | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 46 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 1 | |||
| Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 2018–19 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Braga (loan) | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Deportivo La Coruña | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| Slovan Bratislava | 2021–22 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Slovak First League | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Slovak First League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 2 | |||
| Slovan Bratislava II | 2021–22 | Slovak Second League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | Slovak Second League | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | Slovak Second League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 170 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 193 | 5 | |||
Slovan Bratislava