John Chukwudi Utaka (born 8 January 1982) is a Nigerian football player, who currently plays for Portsmouth of the English Premier League.
He is the brother of OB's Peter Utaka.
He has played for several clubs across three continents, first for Arab Contractors and subsequently Ismaily of Egypt, then spending a season playing for Al-Sadd of Qatar, before joining Racing Lens and later Rennes in France. He now plays for Portsmouth in England, mainl...
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John Chukwudi Utaka (born 8 January 1982) is a Nigerian football player, who currently plays for Portsmouth of the English Premier League.
He is the brother of OB's Peter Utaka.
He has played for several clubs across three continents, first for Arab Contractors and subsequently Ismaily of Egypt, then spending a season playing for Al-Sadd of Qatar, before joining Racing Lens and later Rennes in France. He now plays for Portsmouth in England, mainly as a pacy winger who is utilised for the team's counter attacking. He is the older brother of Peter Utaka, who plays for OB In Denmark.
Utaka struggled to make an impact at the start of his Rennes stint. However, he took advantage of the absence of fellow striker Alexander Frei through injury to make his breakthrough. In February 2006, he scored two consecutive hat-tricks, against Lens and Lyon, and as a result received L'Equipe's player of the month award.
In Egypt, while with Ismaily, Utaka earned cult status with the local fans. They used...
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