Franklin Tebo Uchenna
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franklin Degaulle Tebo Uchenna | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Abuja, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2025 | Sarpsborg 08 | 52 | (4) |
| 2025– | Red Star Belgrade | 19 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals 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 Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade. He was named the best centre back in Scandinavia last season.
Club 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.[2] On 7 August 2021, he transferred to the Swedish club Häcken.[3] He made his professional debut with Häcken in a 1–1 Allsvenskan tie with Hammarby on 26 September 2021.[4] Originally signed on loan, Häcken activated the buyout clause in the winter of 2022.[5]
On 31 August 2023, Tebo Uchenna moved to Norway to play for Sarpsborg 08 in Eliteserien. He made a four-year contract.[6]
On 15 August 2025, Tebo Uchenna joined Serbian SuperLiga side Red Star Belgrade on a three-year deal with an option for a fourth.[7]
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.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nasarawa United | 2019–20 | Nigeria Premier Football League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Nigeria Premier Football League | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||||
| BK Häcken (loan) | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| BK Häcken | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2023 | Eliteserien | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2025 | Eliteserien | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 52 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 60 | 5 | ||||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2025–26 | Serbian SuperLiga | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7[b] | 1 | — | 28 | 3 | |
| 2026–27 | Serbian SuperLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 129 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 8 | ||
- ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 4 July 2021
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Red Star
References
- ↑ "Franklin Tebo Uchenna". crvenazvezdafk.com. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ↑ Olamiju, Oretola (8 April 2021). "Player's Profile: Tebo Franklin A Rising Star Defender".
- ↑ "Top-rated Franklin Tebo joins Swedish club BK Hacken – Score Nigeria". Archived from the original on 7 August 2021.
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ↑ "BK Häcken utnyttjar köpoptionen på Franklin Tebo". www.bkhacken.se (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ↑ "Sarpsborg 08 kjøper Franklin Tebo fra Häcken". sarpsborg08.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ↑ "Френклин Тебо Учена нови играч Црвене звезде" (in Serbian). Red Star Belgrade. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ↑ 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
- Franklin Tebo Uchenna at Soccerway
- Franklin Tebo Uchenna at National-Football-Teams.com
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Abuja
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Nigeria men's international footballers
- Nasarawa United F.C. players
- BK Häcken players
- Sarpsborg 08 FF players
- Nigeria Professional Football League players
- Allsvenskan players
- Eliteserien players
- Men's association football defenders
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
- Red Star Belgrade footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia