Uwa Echiéjilé
Personal information
Full name	Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé
Date of birth	January 20, 1988 (1988-01-20) (age 21)
Place of birth	Benin City, Nigeria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Left Back
Club information
Current club	Rennes
Number	2
Youth career
-2000	Pepsi Football Academy
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001-2004 2004-2007 2007-	Wikki Tourists Bendel Insurance Rennes	019 0(1) 035 0(0) 019 0(0)
National team
2005-2007 2008-	Nigeria U-20 Nigeria	015 0(1) 01 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé (born 20 January 1988 in Benin City, Nigeria) is a Nigerian football player who currently plays for Stade Rennais.

Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Club career

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^[1] and played 15 games for the reserves in the 2007/2008 Season^[2]. Echiéjile played his first game in the Ligue 1 on 23 December 2008 against Toulouse FC^[3].

[edit] International career

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^[4].

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Uwa Echiejile's profile, stats & pics
• Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé French league stats at lfp.fr (French)

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