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Franklin Tebo Uchenna
Personal information
Full name Franklin Degaulle Tebo Uchenna
Date of birth (2000-01-25) 25 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Abuja, Nigeria
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team Sarpsborg 08
Number 30
Youth career
FC Digital Foot
Waco Academy
2018–2019 Abuja
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Nasarawa United 37 (0)
2021 → Häcken (loan) 5 (0)
2022–2023 Häcken 16 (0)
2023– Sarpsborg 08 36 (3)
International career
2021 Nigeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 July 2022

Franklin Degaulle Tebo Uchenna (born 15 January 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sarpsborg 08.

Career

Tebo Uchenna is a product of the youth academies of FC Digital Foot, Waco Academy and Abuja before beginning his senior career with Nasarawa United in 2019. On 7 August 2021, he transferred to the Swedish club Häcken. He made his professional debut with Häcken in a 1–1 Allsvenskan tie with Hammarby on 26 September 2021. Originally signed on loan, Häcken activated the buyout clause in the winter of 2022.

On 31 August 2023, Tebo Uchenna moved to Norway to play for Sarpsborg 08 in Eliteserien. He made a four-year contract.

International career

Tebo Uchenna represented the Nigeria national team in a friendly 4–0 loss to Mexico on 4 July 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 66th minute.

References

  1. Olamiju, Oretola (8 April 2021). "PLAYER'S PROFILE: Tebo Franklin A Rising Star Defender".
  2. "Top-rated Franklin Tebo joins Swedish club BK Hacken – Score Nigeria". Archived from the original on 7 August 2021.
  3. Busari, Niyi. ""It's a dream come true" - Tebo Franklin reflects on his Hacken debut". "It's a dream come true" - Tebo Franklin reflects on his Hacken debut.
  4. "BK Häcken utnyttjar köpoptionen på Franklin Tebo". www.bkhacken.se (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  5. "Sarpsborg 08 kjøper Franklin Tebo fra Häcken". sarpsborg08.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  6. Kuju, Eric (23 June 2021). ""It Is An Opportunity For Me To Make An Impact" – Tebo Franklin Reacts To His First Super Eagles Call Up". EGGONNEWS. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

External links

Sarpsborg 08 FF – current squad
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