22 Facts About Dickson Etuhu

Dickson Paul Etuhu was born on 8 June 1982 and is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Dickson Etuhu played in the Premier League for Manchester City, Sunderland and Fulham, as well as in the Football League for Preston North End, Norwich City and Blackburn Rovers.

Dickson Etuhu spent the final two years of his career playing in Sweden with AIK and IFK Rossjoholm.

Dickson Etuhu was capped 19 times by Nigeria between 2007 and 2011.

Dickson Etuhu had started just 11 league games for City.

Dickson Etuhu became a regular in the Preston side, playing alongside Sean Gregan in centre midfield replacing the injured Mark Rankine.

Dickson Etuhu made 38 appearances in all competitions, adding to his goal tally as Preston finished the season in 12th.

Dickson Etuhu again found himself, along with a number of other Preston players, in and out of the starting eleven as Brown looked to find his best side.

Manager Craig Brown was sacked in August 2004 and replaced with assistant Billy Davies whose indifferent start resulted in Dickson Etuhu being relegated to the bench as Davies preferred a centre-midfield of Brian O'Neil and Paul McKenna alongside wingers Chris Sedgwick and Eddie Lewis.

On 9 February 2008, Dickson Etuhu scored his first goal for Sunderland in their home match against Wigan.

In September 2010, Dickson Etuhu, signed a three-year contract extension, which will see him contracted to Craven Cottage until summer 2014.

On 3 August 2012, Fulham announced that Dickson Etuhu had left the club to join Danny Murphy at Blackburn Rovers.

On 3 August 2012, Dickson Etuhu joined Blackburn Rovers on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Dickson Etuhu scored his first goal for Blackburn on 29 September 2012 against Charlton Athletic.

Dickson Etuhu missed the start of the regular season with an injury.

On 6 August 2017, Dickson Etuhu signed a contract with Swedish 5 division club IFK Rossjoholm.

Dickson Etuhu first played in two friendlies for his country and he then made his competitive international debut in the African Cup of Nations in January 2008.

Dickson Etuhu was part of the Nigeria squad for the 2010 World Cup held in South Africa.

Dickson Etuhu turned down a callup in August 2011 as a replacement player and stated he would not play for Nigeria coach Samson Siasia, temporarily ending his international career.

Dickson Etuhu was however recalled in November 2011 for a pair of friendlies under new coach Stephen Keshi.

Dickson Etuhu grew up in Peckham, south London, but then, the family moved to Manchester for Etuhu to pursue his professional ambitions with City.

In June 2020, Dickson Etuhu was handed a five-year ban from football in Sweden.