 On 14 February 2018, the club announced thar Utaka had signed a contract until the summer of 2018.On 21 September 2009, national coach Shaibu Amodu selected Peter for the Nigerian national football team.Utaka made his debut for Nigeria months later in a 5–2 home win over Congo DR on 3 March 2010, despite only getting his call up late after the NFF called his mother looking for him.