Nigerian born midfielder Dickson Etuhu began his career at Manchester City making 13 appearances for the Maine Road outfit. At 6ft2 and 13stone, he is a tall combative player capable of running from box to box for 90minutes.

He left Manchester City in January 2002 at the urging of his agent who was advising him to seek better terms and conditions. Although courted by Millwall, he joined Preston in a deal that would be worth up to £1million for Manchester City.

Nigel Worthington first made enquiries about Etuhu at the end of the 2004/5 season in order to replace the disenchanted Damien Francis. Interest from Everton and Southampton in the summer of 2005 stopped Etuhu investigating the claims of the Carrow Road set-up but in early November 2005, Dickson signed for the Canaries on a two month loan with the understanding that it would become a permanent transfer in the January 2006 transfer-window. Dickson made his debut for Norwich on 19th November 2005 in the 2-0 home win over Luton.

Dickson signed permanently for Norwich on 3rd January 2006 for £450,000 despite interest from Southampton

On 25th May 2006, Dickson was reported by the media to be a £600,000 target for Sheffield Wednesday boss Paul Sturrock. “I would be delighted to bring him to the club, but I believe he could cost a transfer fee of around £600,000 and that money is beyond us,” said Sturrock.

In March 2007, Dickson was linked with a move to Middlesboro although Sunderland boss Roy Keane was also said to be interested in him. Reports on 15th and 16th July 2007 suggested that Dickson was completing a £1.5million transfer to Sunderland. This was finalised on 17th July 2007 with the Black Cats exploiting a get out clause in Etuhu's contract. Dickson signed a four year contract with Sunderland. Keane said he was delighted to secure the services of the former Preston man. "I'm very pleased that Dickson has signed. He will add competition to our squad and give us a real physical presence. He's a big, strong player who can also get a goal."

Etuhu made his full debut for Nigeria in October 2007 in a 2-2 draw with Mexico. He then played in the African Cup of Nations 2008 in Ghana, making 2 appearances as the disappointing Nigerians reached the quarter-finals. However Etuhu found it hard to break back into the Sunderland side after this African adventure and did no tplay after February 2008. Fulham manager Roy Hodgson is said to be preparing a £2million bid for Etuhu's services.