Uba Charles Nwokoma ⓘ (born 10 October 2002) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Norwegian side Aalesund in the Eliteserien.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Uba Charles Nwokoma | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 2002 | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aalesund | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Idol Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Linköping City | 21 | (0) |
| 2022 | Ljungskile | 27 | (2) |
| 2023–2026 | Lillestrøm | 27 | (0) |
| 2023 | Lillestrøm 2 | 10 | (2) |
| 2025 | → Mjällby AIF (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2026– | Aalesund | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 April 2026 | |||
Career
editAhead of the 2021 season in Sweden, Uba Charles Nwokoma went from the Nigerian Idol Football Academy to Swedish team FC Linköping City, where he played 21 matches in the 2021 Ettan.[1]
He joined Ljungskile SK in the 2022 Ettan, and already after a few months he reportedly attracted attention from Swedish top-flight clubs GIF Sundsvall, IFK Göteborg and BK Häcken. However, a Norwegian club won the race to sign Nwokoma. He would join Lillestrøm SK after the 2022 season was over.[2][3] Lillestrøm had a history of recruiting Nigerian players, of whom Nwokoma was compared to Mathew Ifeanyi.[4][5]
He made his Lillestrøm debut in March 2023, in the postponed 2022 Norwegian cup match against Sogndal, and was an unused substitute in the 2022 Norwegian Football Cup final. He made his Eliteserien debut in April 2023 against Viking.[6][7] Not entirely satisfied with the chances given to him in his first season, which impacted him mentally, Nwokoma vowed to be a stronger player in 2024.[8] He missed several games from May to July as he was under scrutiny for a possible heart problem; also he lost his father in the same period.[9]
On 15 March 2025, Charles moved to Sweden to play for Mjällby AIF on a loan-deal until 15 July 2025.[10]
In March 2026, Aalesund announced that they had signed Charles on a two-year contract.[11]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Linköping City | 2021 | Ettan | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Ljungskile | 2022 | Ettan | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Lillestrøm | 2023 | Eliteserien | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Lillestrøm | 2023 | Norwegian Third Division | 10 | 2 | — | 10 | 2 | |
| Mjällby AIF (loan) | 2025 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Aalesund | 2026 | Eliteserien | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 100 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 110 | 5 | ||
- ↑ Includes Svenska Cupen, Norwegian Cup
Honours
editMjällby IF
References
edit- ↑ "Uba Charles Nwokoma". Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ↑ "IFK Göteborg och Häcken intresserade av Ljungskiles succéspelare". Bohusläningen (in Swedish). 15 June 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ↑ Avdic, Anel (29 July 2022). "Snuvar allsvenska klubbar på talangen". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ↑ Svesengen, Morten (27 January 2023). "Klar for årets første kamp: – Han har litt av Mathew i seg". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ↑ "Uba Charles om övergången till Lilleström". Bohusläningen (in Swedish). 11 August 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ↑ Uba Charles Nwokoma at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ↑ Uba Charles Nwokoma at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Svesengen, Morten (7 February 2024). "Jeg var litt stresset og slet mentalt, men nå er Uba tilbake". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ↑ Bjelland, Vegard (16 July 2024). "Fikk sjokkbeskjed: – Jeg var veldig deprimert" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ↑ "Mjällby AIF lånar Uba Charles från Lillestrøm SK" [Mjällby AIF loans Uba Charles from Lillestrøm SK] (in Swedish). Mjällby AIF. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ↑ "Uba Charles klar for AaFK!" (in Norwegian). Aalesunds FK. 19 March 2026. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Uba Charles Nwokoma" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Uba Charles Nwokoma Klubbstatistikk" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Mjällby vinner Allsvenskan 2025". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2025-11-14.