Solomon_Udo
Solomon Udo
Association football player
Solomon Ime Udo listenⓘ (Armenian: Սոլոմոն Իմե Ուդո; born 15 July 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pyunik. Born in Nigeria, he plays for the Armenia national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Solomon Ime Udo | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-07-15) 15 July 1995 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pyunik | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2013 | Aspire Academy Senegal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Eupen | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | Ararat Yerevan | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Ulisses | 12 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Shirak | 66 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | Banants | 28 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Shirak | 24 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Ararat Yerevan | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Shakhter Karagandy | 16 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Atyrau (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Ararat-Armenia | 37 | (0) |
| 2023 | Caspiy | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | Pyunik | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Armenia | 18 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022 | |||
On 13 June 2018, Udo signed for Banants.[2]
On 10 September 2020, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Udo.[3] On 22 February 2021, Ararat Yerevan announced that Udo had moved to Kazakhstan Premier League club Shakhter Karagandy.[4]
On 30 July 2021, Udo joined Atyrau on loan from Shakhter Karagandy for the remainder of the 2021 season.[5]
On 30 January 2022, Udo signed for Ararat-Armenia.[6] On 19 June 2023, Ararat-Armenia confirmed the departure of Udo at the end of his contract.[7]
On 15 January 2024, Pyunik announced the signing of Udo as a free-agent having previously been playing for Caspiy.[8]
Udo made his international debut for Armenia on 14 October 2020 in the UEFA Nations League, coming on as a substitute in the 42nd minute for Artak Grigoryan in their 1–1 draw against Estonia.[9]
Udo was born in Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria.[10]
Club
- As of match played 23 September 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ararat Yerevan | 2014–15 | Armenian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ulisses | 2015–16 | Armenian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Shirak | 2015–16 | Armenian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
| Total | 66 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 6 | ||
| Banants | 2018–19 | Armenian Premier League | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | |
| Shirak | 2019–20 | Armenian Premier League | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 3 | ||
| Ararat Yerevan | 2020–21 | Armenian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Shakhter Karagandy | 2021 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Atyrau | 2021 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0 | ||
| Ararat-Armenia | 2021–22 | Armenian Premier League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 40 | 0 | ||
| Caspiy | 2023 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 205 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 237 | 11 | ||
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in the Armenian Supercup
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in the Kazakhstan Super Cup
International
- As of match played 14 June 2022[12]
- Solomon Udo at WorldFootball.net
- "Официальное заявление: Соломон Удо". fcbanants.am (in Russian). FC Banants. 13 June 2018. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- "ՍՈԼՈՄՈՆ ՈՒԴՈՆ՝ "ԱՐԱՐԱՏԻ" ՖՈՒՏԲՈԼԻՍՏ". facebook.com/ (in Armenian). FC Ararat Yerevan Facebook. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- "Official Anouncement [sic]: Solomon Ime Udo". fcararat.am/. FC Ararat Yerevan. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- "Соломон Удо "Атырау" сапына қосылды". vk.com/fc_atyrau (in Russian). FC Atyrau VK. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- "Նոր տրանսֆեր: #WelcomeUDO". facebook.com/araratarmeniafc/ (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- "Հայաստանի ազգային հավաքականի ֆուտբոլիստ Սոլոմոն Ուդոյի և «Արարատ-Արմենիա» ֆուտբոլային ակումբի միջև կնքված պայմանագրի ժամկետը ավարտվել է, և կողմերը համատեղ որոշում են կայացրել` չերկարաձգել այն:". facebook.com/araratarmeniafc/ (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- "Solomon Udo moves to Pyunik". fcpyunik.am. FC Pyunik. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- "Estonia vs Armenia". eu-football.info. 14 October 2020.
- "Five Asian-European Clubs Jostle For Solomon Udo's Signature". Daily Sportcast. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- Solomon Udo at Soccerway
- "Solomon Ime Udo". eu-football.info.
- Solomon Udo at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Solomon Udo at FootballDatabase.eu
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