John Utaka, Nigeria has never been the best goal scorer in a league, but he has been part of the top scoring list in Africa Cup of Nations and Ligue 1.
His full name is John Chukwudi Utaka and his most common positions on the football field were striker and winger. He was born in Enugu, Nigeria and today he is 42 years old (birth date 8 January 1982). He has also scored 6 goals in 49 national team matches for Nigeria. In 2018 John Utaka decided to stop with professional football.
League, Team | Season | Goals | Position | Age | Winner/leader |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ligue 1
|
2006/2007 | 11 |
6 | 25 | Pauleta |
Ligue 1
|
2005/2006 | 11 |
7 | 24 | Pauleta |
Ligue 1
|
2004/2005 | 12 |
7 | 23 | Alexander Frei |
Africa Cup of Nations
|
2004 | 2 |
10 | 22 | Francileudo Santos, Frederic Kanouté, Jay-Jay Okocha, Patrick M'Boma and Youssef Mokhtari |
Here you find 3 hat-tricks that John Utaka have scored over the years.
League | Match and date | Goals |
---|---|---|
Ligue 1 2005/2006 |
Lyon - Rennes - 1-4 25 february 2006 |
3 19', 53', 73' |
Ligue 1 2005/2006 |
Rennes - Lens - 4-1 18 february 2006 |
3 37', 45', 78' |
Ligue 1 2004/2005 |
Lens - Rennes - 5-2 14 may 2005 |
3 28', 42', 59' |
Note that this is top scorer data we have in our database. John Utaka might be part of top scorer lists in other leagues we don't have here, or seasons we don't have in our database yet.