Kelvin Etuhu

He scored on his debut for the club, coming on in the 56th minute against Wycombe Wanderers and scoring in the 80th minute.

His spell at Rochdale was cut short by a knee injury which prompted his return to Manchester City.

Kelvin Peter Etuhu (born 30 May 1988) is a Nigerian former professional footballer.

Etuhu has two older brothers, Dickson Etuhu, also a professional footballer, and Michael Etuhu.

He played as a striker or as a winger.

Etuhu joined Manchester City's academy when he was fourteen.

After scoring the winning goal in the semi-finals of the 2005–06 FA Youth Cup against Manchester United, he went on to play in the finals in which Manchester City lost to Liverpool 3–2 on aggregate.

In 2007, Etuhu was loaned to Rochdale.

He made his first appearance for Manchester City on 25 September 2007 against Norwich City in the League Cup, coming on as a substitute and setting up the winning goal for Georgios Samaras.

On 15 December 2007, Etuhu scored his first goal in the Premier League against Bolton Wanderers as Manchester City won 4–2.

On Tuesday, 4 March 2008, Etuhu joined Leicester City on loan until the end of the 2007–08 season.

He made his debut four days later, on 8 March, in 0–0 draw against Bristol City.

Following this appearance, he signed a contract with the club until the end of the 2009–10 season.

On 22 August 2009 Etuhu joined Football League Championship side Cardiff City on a season-long loan, making his debut the following day as a replacement for Michael Chopra during a 3–0 win over Bristol City in the Severnside derby, before making his first start in another Severnside derby against Bristol Rovers in the second round of the League Cup.

However, he suffered an injury in his fourth appearance with the side when he damaged ankle ligaments during a 1–0 defeat to Newcastle United, ruling him out for up to two months.

He made his return on 29 November 2009 during a 2–1 defeat to Ipswich Town, coming on as a substitute for Chris Burke.

On 8 December, he made his first League start for Cardiff against West Brom at the Hawthorns, as Cardiff won 2–0.

Cardiff reached the Championship play-off final at Wembley, and Etuhu played in the game, coming on for an injured Jay Bothroyd.

Cardiff took the lead twice, but eventually lost the game 3–2.

Etuhu was not included in Manchester City's Premier League squad for the 2010–11 season.

and was released from his contract in March 2011, following his jailing for an assault outside a Manchester casino.

On 19 January 2012, Etuhu signed for Portsmouth.

He made his debut in the 3–2 defeat to Cardiff City on 21 January.

He scored his first Portsmouth goal in his side's 4–1 victory over Birmingham City at Fratton Park on 20 March 2012.

After the season's final game with Portsmouth relegated, Etuhu expressed his desire to stay at the club and try to help them bounce back.

Both Bradford City and Barnsley expressed an interest in signing him, while Portsmouth offered him a two-year contract.

However, on 8 June 2012, Etuhu agreed to sign for Barnsley on a one-year contract.

In a 1–0 win over Watford on 16 March 2013, his performance earned him a man of the match award.

In his first season, Etuhu made thirty appearances in all competitions.

At the end of the season, Etuhu was retained for another season, after which he signed a two-year deal.

After two years at Barnsley, Etuthu was among ten players to leave the club.

On 27 June 2014 Bury announced that Etuhu had signed a two-year deal after his release from Barnsley.

Upon joining the club, Etuhu was given number six shirt this season.

Etuhu made his Bury debut on 16 August 2014, in a 2–0 win over Hartlepool United.

Having established himself in the first team at Bury throughout the season, playing in various midfielder position, Etuhu scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win over Tranmere Rovers on 4 October 2014.

He made two consecutive starts before being dropped to bench against West Bromwich Albion on 15 March, coming on in the 88th minute.

Due to new signing David Bell from Luton Town, Etuhu spent the final two months of his loan on bench, making brief appearances for the Foxes.

Leicester were relegated at the end of the season.

He made his debut for the club in the opening game of the season, coming on as a substitute in the 17th minute, in a 1–0 win over Middlesbrough.

However, under the management of Keith Hill, Etuhu's playing time decreased, but after Hill's replacement by David Flitcroft, he was selected more often, with Flitcroft placing him in the central-midfield.