JULY 17, 2013
Peter Utaka
Nigerian striker Peter Utaka says he snubbed several offers from Europe to pen a two-and-half year deal with Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan.
The 29-year-old joined Beijing Guoan from another Chinese side Dalian Aerbin and was unveiled on June 9 by the Chinese giants after passing a medical.
Utaka spent the 2012/13 season with Dalian Aerbin, scoring 27 goals in 43 games but he said he decided to remain in the Asian country because of the love shown him by the fans.
“You don’t move for money alone because money can’t buy you happiness. I decided to stay in China and make a move to Beijing (Gouan) because I am wanted and loved by the Chinese fans; they have shown me love,” the former OB Odense of Denmark striker said.
“I had offers from European clubs but I am enjoying life in China and that is why I decided to join a big club here (China) like Beijing. They are ambitious and highly respected.”
Utaka – then at Royal Antwerp – first came to prominence in the 2007/08 season when he emerged as the highest goal scorer in the Belgian Second Division with 22 goals in 34 games.
He was also top scorer in the Denmark topflight in the 2009/10 with 18 goals in 33 games while playing for Odense.
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