Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé

Professional Football Player

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Created: 28th May 2010
Modified: 28th May 2010

Professional Information

Professional Areas:

Soccer

Employer:

Nigeria National Team and Rennes

Position:

Left Back

Working primarily in:

Nigeria

Biographical Information

Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé
(At a Glance)

Date of Birth: Jan/20/1988
Gender: male
Place of Origin: Nigeria

Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé is a Nigerian football player who currently plays for Stade Rennais.

He began his career with the Pepsi Football Academy before scouted by the Wikki Tourists. He played 3 years with Wikki before transferring to Bendel Insurance FC. Echiéjilé was transferred in August 2007 from Bendel Insurance to Rennes and played 15 games for the reserves in the 2007/2008 Season.

Echiéjile played his first game in the Ligue 1 on 23 December 2008 against Toulouse FC. He played 29 matches total in Ligue 1 in 3 seasons (14 games in starting eleven), and the rest of the games in CFA team of Rennais. In the season 2009-10, he played 1 game in the ligue.

He was a member of the Nigeria U-20 at 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada and played 5 games, scoring one goal.

Source: Wikipedia