Chiamaka Okwuchukwu

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Chiamaka Okwuchukwu
Personal information
Full name Chiamaka Cristabel Okwuchukwu [1]
Date of birth (2005-08-07) 7 August 2005 (age 19)
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 San Diego Wave
Number 8
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Rivers Angels
2025– San Diego Wave 0 (0)
International career‡
2022–2024 Nigeria U-20 8+ (2+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2024

Chiamaka Cristabel Okwuchukwu (born 7 August 2005) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She has represented Nigeria at the youth international level.

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Early life

She was born on the 7th of August, 2005, as the seventh of eight children growing up in the town of Njaba. [2]

Club career

She has played for seven-time NWFL Premiership champions Rivers Angels. [2]

On 13 January 2025, the NWSL's San Diego Wave FC announced that they had signed Okwuchukwu on a one-year contract, transferring her for an undisclosed fee from Rivers Angels. [3]

International career

Okwuchukwu played in all four games (two starts) for Nigeria at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup at age 16, helping them top their group before falling to the Netherlands in the quarterfinals. [3] [4] The following cycle, appeared in all four games (three starts) at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, recording two goals and one assist during the group stage; she scored and had a goal called offside in a 3–1 loss to Germany and assisted and scored the first two goals in a 4–0 win against Venezuela. [5] [4] When she scored against Germany, she emulated the celebration of her idol Cristiano Ronaldo. [5] [6] Nigeria finished second in their group and lost to eventual finalists Japan in the first knockout round. [4] For her performance, Okwuchukwu was one of three finalists for CAF Youth Women's Player of the Year in 2024, [7] losing to Morocco's Doha El Madani. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Squad List: FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022" (PDF). FIFA . Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Chiamaka Okwuchukwu: My talent is a gift". FIFA. September 11, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "San Diego Wave FC Signs Forward Chiamaka Okwuchukwu". San Diego Wave FC. January 13, 2025. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Chiamaka Okwuchukwu at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. 1 2 "Okwuchukwu Shines Despite Falconets' Defeat to Germany in U-20 Women's W'Cup". This Day . September 6, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  6. ↑ Oyebola, Mike (September 12, 2024). "Colombia 2024: Falconets star, Okwuchukwu wants handshake with Cristiano Ronaldo". Daily Post . Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  7. ↑ Oyebola, Mike (December 12, 2024). "CAF Awards 2024: Okwuchukwu makes final shortlist for women's young POTY". Daily Post . Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  8. ↑ Benkiran, Rabei. "CAF Awards 2024: Trois Marocaines nommées dans la catégorie "Joueuse interclubs de l'année"". L'Opinion Maroc (in French). Retrieved November 23, 2024.
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