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Sergio Uyi

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Sergio Uyi
Personal information
Full name Sergio Osagho Uyi
Date of birth (1993-06-22) 22 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Benin City, Nigeria[1]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1998–2006 Vanchiglia
2006–2011 Canavese
2011–2013 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Dainava 12 (0)
2015 Kruoja 0 (0)
2015 Atlantis FC 10 (1)
2016 SSV Reutlingen
2017 Bangor City 6 (0)
2017–2018 Senglea Athletic 9 (0)
2018 Al-Hilal (Omdurman)
2019 Poli Timișoara 13 (0)
2019–2020 Al-Orouba
2021 Senglea Athletic 9 (0)
2022 Seregno 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:58, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

Sergio Osagho Uyi (born 22 June 1993) is a Nigerian-Italian professional footballer who most recently played as a centre-back for Seregno.

Career

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In 2006, Uyi joined the youth academy of Italian third tier side Canavese.[2] In 2011, he joined the youth academy of Torino in the Italian Serie A.[2] Before the 2014 season, he signed for Lithuanian club Dainava after trialing for Slavia Prague in the Czech top flight.[3] In 2015, he signed for Finnish third tier team Atlantis FC.[1] Before the second half of 2015–16, he signed for SSV Reutlingen in the German fifth tier.[4] Before the second half of 2016–17, he signed for Welsh outfit Bangor City.[5]

In 2017, Uyi signed for Senglea Athletic in Malta.[6] In 2018, he signed for Sudanese side Al-Hilal (Omdurman), helping them win the league.[7] Before the second half of 2018–19, he signed for Poli Timișoara in Romania.[8] In 2019, Uyi signed for Omani club Al-Orouba.[1] Before the second half of 2020–21, he returned to Senglea Athletic in Malta.[9] Before the second half of 2021–22, he signed for Italian team Seregno after trialing for SLNA in Vietnam.[10] On 13 February 2022, Uyi debuted for Seregno during a 2–1 loss to Padova.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Sergio Uyi at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b "Exclusive Interview With Torino Defender Sergio Uyi". allnigeriasoccer.com.
  3. ^ "Do Slavie přichází na testy obránce Sergio Uyi". slavia.cz.
  4. ^ "Unser Mann am Ball". stuttgarter-nachrichten.de.
  5. ^ "North Wales football: Twenty top transfers in the January window". dailypost.co.uk. 12 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Anche il Senglea parla italiano: l'allenatore è Paolo Favaretto". corrieredimalta.com. 6 December 2017.
  7. ^ a b Sergio Uyi at Soccerway
  8. ^ "Profile". cronicavioleta.ro.
  9. ^ "Senglea Athletic revamp squad". maltafootball.com.
  10. ^ "SLNA thử việc cựu tuyển thủ U23 Nigeria". zing.vn. 5 July 2021.
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