Peter Maduabuchi Utaka (born 12 February 1984) is a Nigerian footballer with a Belgian passport currently is without club but
recently played for FC Tokyo on loan from
Japanese club Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He is the younger brother of fellow professional footballer John Utaka.
Early career
Born in Enugu,
Nigeria, Utaka moved to Croatia as a 16-year-old to play in
Dinamo Zagreb after trying his luck at Ismaily where his older brother John was
a cult figure and in the United Arab Emirates. In 2003, he moved to Belgium from Dinamo and signed for K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen of
the 2nd division.
KVC Westerlo moved to sign him the
following season, and in his first season in the top flight and the transfer
was worth €250,000.
Royal Antwerpen
Utaka joined Royal Antwerp FC in January 2007 where he became a first
team regular, and he helped Antwerp qualify for the playoffs, finishing second.
He also emerged top scorer with 22 goals and capped hs glorious season, winning
the Best Striker's Award.
He also put more gloss on
his breath-taking performance that season, claiming the Most Valuable Player's
award over eight times, making him one of the most feared strikers in Belgium.
On 30 August 2008, it was announced that Utaka would join Danish club OB. for an undisclosed fee.
Odense Boldklub
Utaka joined Danish
side OB in 2008. In his
first season, he finished joint fourth place on the scorers list, while he led
all scorers in his second season. In the 2009–10 Danish Superliga he
finished with 18 goals in 33 matches[3], the first time in five years an OB player was top
scorer in the league (last was Steffen Højer in 2004-05 with 20
goals).
Utaka stayed in OB for three and a half season winning three silver
medals in his first three seasons in the Danish Superliga. He also represented the club in both UEFA Europa League and the 2011-2012 Champions League qualifing phase scoring a
total of nine goals in 22 European matches for the club.
Dalian Aerbin
In January 2012, Utaka
moved to Chinese Super League club Dalian Aerbin. He scored 20 goals in 28 games in his first
season. He also scored 11 consecutive fixtures to establish a new C-league
record.
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