Blessing Chinedu

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Full name Blessing Anyanwu Chinedu
Date of birth (1976-11-22) November 22, 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Enyimba, Nigeria
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Central defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1997 Enyimba
1997–2000 Iwuanyanwu Nationale
2000–2001 Vardar Skopje
2001–2003 Cementarnica 55
2003–2005 Vardar Skopje
2005–2006 KAA Gent 15 (0)
2006–2007 Lierse 8 (0)
International career
1993 Nigeria U-17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Blessing Anyanwu Chinedu (born November 22, 1976, in Enyimba) is a retired Nigerian football defender.

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Career

In his early career he played in Nigeria with Enyimba International F.C. and Iwuanyanwu Nationale (former name of Heartland FC). In 2000, he moved to Macedonia where he signed for the traditionally strongest club FK Vardar. Between 2001 and 2003 he played with another Macedonian First League club, FK Cementarnica 55 before returning to Vardar. In 2005, he moved to Belgium signing with Belgian Pro League club K.A.A. Gent. After one season he moved to another Belgian club, Lierse S.K. [1]

National team

Chinedu was part of Nigerian under-17 squad at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

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References

  1. ↑ Blessing Chinedu at worldfootball.net


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