Born in Irete, Imo State, Uwezu began his career with Arsenal's academy before moving to their London rivals Fulham.

He was an unused substitute three times for Fulham's Europa League group matches against CSKA Sofia (home and away),[3][4] and FC Basel (away).

[6] He made his first senior appearance and debut the following day in a 4–0 loss to Bolton Wanderers in the FA Cup third round, coming on as a substitute for Lenell John-Lewis.

[17] In 2016, Uwezu moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing with Swedish fourth-tier club FC Linköping City.

He played 65 league games for the club, scoring 27 goals and occasionally captaining the side, before leaving at the end of the 2018 season.