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Full name | Carney Chibueze Chukwuemeka [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 20 October 2003||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Eisenstadt, Austria | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) [3] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, left winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
–2016 | Northampton Town | ||||||||||||||||
2016–2021 | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Aston Villa | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Chelsea | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2019 | England U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | England U18 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | England U19 | 13 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | England U20 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:23, 15 April 2024 (UTC) |
Carney Chibueze Chukwuemeka (born 20 October 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for Premier League club Chelsea.
A product of the Northampton Town and Aston Villa academies, Chukwuemeka made his debut for the latter club's first team in 2021, before signing for Chelsea in 2022. [4] Born in Austria to Nigerian parents, he represents England at youth international level.
Chukwuemeka joined the Aston Villa academy from the Northampton Town academy in March 2016. [5] [6] He signed his first professional contract with Villa in July 2020. [7]
Chukwuemeka made his senior debut for the team on 19 May 2021 in a 2–1 away victory over Tottenham Hotspur, hitting the post within minutes of entering the game. [6] [8] On 23 May 2021, he was named Aston Villa Academy Player of the Season for the 2020–21 season. [9] The following day, Chukwuemeka was part of the Aston Villa U18s squad that won the FA Youth Cup, beating Liverpool U18s 2–1 in the final. [10]
Chukwuemeka made his first senior start on 24 August 2021 in a 6–0 victory against Barrow in the second round of the EFL Cup, and made his first league start four days later in a 1–1 draw with Brentford, a performance Paul Merson hailed as "outstanding", adding "he will be an absolute star". [11]
On 2 August 2022, Aston Villa and Chelsea confirmed that the clubs had reached an agreement for the permanent transfer of Chukwuemeka, subject to the player agreeing personal terms and undergoing a medical. [12] [13] On 4 August 2022, Chelsea announced the signing of Chukwuemeka on a six-year contract. [14] [15]
On 20 August 2023, Chukwuemeka scored his first senior goal in a 3–1 loss to West Ham United, later in the same match he was substituted after suffering a knee injury. [16]
Chukwuemeka is eligible to play for the national teams of Austria, [17] England and Nigeria. [5] After making two appearances for England U17 national team, on 29 March 2021, he made his debut for the England U18 squad in 2–0 victory over Wales. [18]
On 2 September 2021, Chukwuemeka made his debut for the England U19s during a 2–0 victory over Italy U19s at St. George's Park, he also captained the side. [19] On 10 November 2021, he scored his first goal at this level, in a 4–0 victory over Andorra U19 in a 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification match. [20]
On 17 June 2022, Chukwuemeka was named in the England squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship finals. [21] Chukwuemeka featured in every game of their tournament, scoring in group stage victories against Austria and Serbia. [22] On 1 July 2022, he scored the second goal in England's 3–1 extra time victory over Israel in the final. [23] [24] His performances during the competition led to his inclusion in the UEFA team of the tournament. [25]
On 21 September 2022, Chukwuemeka made his England U20 debut during a 3–0 victory over Chile at the Pinatar Arena. [26] On 10 May 2023, Chukwuemeka was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [27] [28] However, he didn't arrive at the tournament until after the group stages due to his club commitments. [29] His only appearance of the tournament saw him start in their round of sixteen defeat against Italy. [30]
Chukwuemeka is of Igbo descent. He was born in Austria to Nigerian parents and then later moved and was raised in Northampton, England. [5] His older brother Caleb plays as a forward for Slovenian club NK Tabor Sežana. [31]
He attended St James CofE primary school in Northampton and then Northampton School for Boys with his brother. [32]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aston Villa U21 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
Total | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
Aston Villa | 2020–21 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
Chelsea | 2022–23 | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
2023–24 | Premier League | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |||
Career total | 37 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
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