Udo Onwere

Udo Onwere
Personal information
Full name Udo Alozie Onwere[1]
Date of birth (1971-11-09) 9 November 1971
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1994 Fulham 85 (7)
1994–1996 Lincoln City 43 (4)
1996 Dover Athletic
1996–1997 Blackpool 9 (0)
1997–1999 Barnet 36 (2)
1999 Aylesbury United 3 (0)
1999–2000 Hayes 3 (0)
2000 Maidenhead United
Total 179+ (13+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Udo Alozie Onwere (born 9 November 1971) is an English lawyer and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Active between 1990 and 2000, Onwere made nearly 200 appearances in the Football League.

Career

Born in Hammersmith, Onwere played for Fulham, Lincoln City, Dover Athletic, Blackpool, Barnet, Aylesbury United, Hayes and Maidenhead United.[1][2][3][4][5]

For Lincoln City he made 50 appearances in all competitions, scoring 5 goals.[6]

For Barnet he made 43 appearances in all competitions, scoring 3 goals.[7]

For Aylesbury United he made 3 appearances in the Isthmian League Premier Division, without scoring.[8]

After retiring as a player in 2000, Onwere qualified as a lawyer.[9] As of November 2024, he was a Partner at City firm Bray & Krais, working in sports law.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Udo Onwere". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Udo Onwere". worldfootball.net.
  3. ^ Udo Onwere at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  4. ^ Udo Onwere at Soccerbase
  5. ^ Udo Onwere at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  6. ^ "The Lincoln City FC Archive". 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Downhill Second Half - A Barnet FC Archive | Udo ONWERE | Barnet FC career stats including appearances, goals, cards, matches played".
  8. ^ https://www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com/player/udo-onwere/1766
  9. ^ Ian Clarkson (23 June 2006). "Udo Onwere: a man now making his mark in the legal world". Give Me Football. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  10. ^ Ward-Brennan, Maria (25 November 2024). "Udo Onwere: Former Fulham footballer turned partner at City firm". City AM.