Uche Ikpeazu
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Karl Anthony Uchechukwu Mubiru Ikpeazu (born 28 February 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Port Vale.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Karl Anthony Uchechukwu Mubiru Ikpeazu[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 (age 29)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Harrow, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Port Vale | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2011 | Reading | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Didcot Town (loan) | 2 | (1) |
2013–2016 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
2014 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 15 | (4) |
2014–2015 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 8 | (2) |
2015 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2015 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2015 | → Port Vale (loan) | 21 | (5) |
2016 | → Blackpool (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Cambridge United | 69 | (19) |
2018–2020 | Heart of Midlothian | 40 | (5) |
2020–2021 | Wycombe Wanderers | 31 | (6) |
2021–2022 | Middlesbrough | 20 | (2) |
2022 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 13 | (3) |
2022–2023 | Konyaspor | 15 | (0) |
2023– | Port Vale | 20 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:28, 27 April 2024 (UTC) |
A former Reading Academy player, he joined Watford in 2013. He spent three years with the club without making a first-team appearance, and instead played on loan at Crewe Alexandra, Doncaster Rovers, Port Vale, and Blackpool. He signed with Cambridge United in August 2016 and spent two seasons with the club before signing with Heart of Midlothian in April 2018. He played for Hearts as they lost the 2019 Scottish Cup final. He returned to England to sign with Wycombe Wanderers in August 2020 and was then sold on to Middlesbrough 11 months later. He joined Cardiff City on loan in January 2022. He joined Turkish club Konyaspor in August 2022. In October 2023, he signed a contract with Port Vale to run until the end of the 2023–24 season.