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Villarreal striker
Ikechukwu Uche is in
cloud nine after
reaching the 100 – goal milestone in Spain following his brace against Almeria on
Sunday. The Nigeria
international has now joined an elite group of players to have scored 100 goals in the Spanish
championships, including Lionel Messi and
Cristiano Ronaldo. The 30 year old took to social media on Monday to celebrate the landmark. “Great game last night, very proud to have scored my 100th goal in Spain. Just want to thank everyone for the support,”he tweeted. The Yellow Submarine
defeated Almeria, who featured Ramon Azeez, 2 – 0, thanks to goals on either side of the half by Ikechukwu Uche. A breakdown of Ikechukwu Uche’s goals revealed that he netted 2 goals for Racing Ferrol, 50 for
Recreativo de Huelva while he registered his name on the score – sheet 36 times for Getafe, Real Zaragoza,
Granada and Villarreal. The 30 – year – old is
currently locked in talks with the Villarreal power-brokers over
the extension of his
contract, which expires at the end of this season. Meanwhile, Uche has all but confirmed that he will be signing a new contract at El Madrigal. With his current deal due to expire at the end of the season, the Nigerian was linked with a January exit, and up until recently it was believed he was not too keen on extending his contract. While speaking to
reporters following the 2-0 triumph over
Almeria, where he
scored both goals for
the Yellow Submarine, Uche confirmed the
contract talks were
taking place and hinted an agreement could be reached soon. The Nigerian striker has spent his entire
professional career in Spain, having joined Racing Ferrol in 2002 and going on to play for Recreativo Huelva, Getafe, Zaragoza and Villarreal. It was at El Madrigal that Uche enjoyed the best period of his career, bagging 14 league goals in each of the first two seasons at the club. He has continued the rich vein of form this season, netting three times in six
appearances.

Amazing