John Utaka
John Chukwudi Utaka
Born: January 8, 1982
Legugnu, Nigeria
Position: F - Right Winger, Left Winger
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 181
Career: 2002-2016
Foot: right
John Utaka scored 107 goals and recorded 33 assists in his 464-game career with the RC Lens, Stade Rennes, Portsmouth FC, Montpellier HSC, Sivasspor and Aswan SC. He began playing during the 2002 season and last took the pitch during the 2016 campaign.
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | Y | R | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | LG1 | RC Lens | 36 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2003-04 | LG1 | RC Lens | 32 | 26 | 2373 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 2004-05 | LG1 | RC Lens | 34 | 33 | 2978 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| 2005-06 | LG1 | Stade Rennes | 28 | 27 | 2339 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||
| 2006-07 | LG1 | Stade Rennes | 35 | 28 | 2318 | 12 | 4 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | ||
| 2007-08 | EPL | Portsmouth FC | 29 | 25 | 2014 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2008-09 | EPL | Portsmouth FC | 18 | 4 | 718 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 2009-10 | EPL | Portsmouth FC | 18 | 10 | 1054 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2010-11 | LG1 | Montpellier HSC | 11 | 9 | 801 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 2010-11 | TFLC | Portsmouth FC | 25 | 23 | 1925 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 2011-12 | LG1 | Montpellier HSC | 35 | 34 | 2960 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | ||
| 2012-13 | LG1 | Montpellier HSC | 28 | 26 | 2149 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
| 2013-14 | SL | Sivasspor | 22 | 18 | 1547 | 9 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | ||
| 2014-15 | SL | Sivasspor | 25 | 16 | 1550 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2016-17 | EGPL | Aswan SC | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 388 | 313 | 24726 | 84 | 33 | 303 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 255 | 32.9 | ||||
| Cup | 53 | 36 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 464 | 367 | 24726 | 107 | 33 | 303 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 255 | 42.0 |
Playing Career:
| Year | Country | Level | League | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | France | I | Ligue 1 | RC Lens |
| 2003-04 | France | I | Ligue 1 | RC Lens |
| 2004-05 | France | I | Ligue 1 | RC Lens |
| 2005-06 | France | I | Ligue 1 | Stade Rennes |
| 2006-07 | France | I | Ligue 1 | Stade Rennes |
| 2007-08 | England | I | Premier League | Portsmouth FC |
| 2008-09 | England | I | Premier League | Portsmouth FC |
| 2009-10 | England | I | Premier League | Portsmouth FC |
| 2010-11 | England | II | The Football League Championship | Portsmouth FC |
| 2010-11 | France | I | Ligue 1 | Montpellier HSC |
| 2011-12 | France | I | Ligue 1 | Montpellier HSC |
| 2012-13 | France | I | Ligue 1 | Montpellier HSC |
| 2013-14 | Turkey | I | SüperLig | Sivasspor |
| 2014-15 | Turkey | I | SüperLig | Sivasspor |
| 2016-17 | Egypt | I | Premiership | Aswan SC |
