Chinaza Uchendu

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Chinaza Uchendu
Personal information
Full name Chinaza Love Uchendu
Date of birth (1997-12-03) 3 December 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Melbourne City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Rivers Angels
2018–2020 Braga 12 (4)
2020 Linköpings FC 1 (0)
2022–2024 Gyeongju KHNP 41 (5)
2024 Galatasaray 5 (0)
2024–2025 Nantes 6 (0)
2025– Melbourne City 0 (0)
International career
2018–2019 Nigeria 10 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 May 2025

Chinaza Love Uchendu (born 3 December 1997) is a Nigerian international footballer who plays as a midfielder for A-League Women club Melbourne City.

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Club career

Uchendu played for Rivers Angels in the Nigeria Women Premier League from the start of 2017 until July 2018 after that she transferred with help of to Braga in Portugal. [1]

On 19 September 2024, Uchendu joins French side FC Nantes. [2]

International career

During the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations Uchendu only played the final, where she was subbed in 8 minutes before the end of the extra time. She scored one of the fourth penalties in the penalty shootout that brought the Nigeria women's national football team the championship. [3]

References

  1. "Super Falcon star Uchendu joins Braga from Rivers Angels". The Cable News. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  2. "NOUVEAU RENFORT OFFENSIF CHEZ LES FÉMININES" (in French). 19 September 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  3. "Nigeria Women vs South Africa Women". CAF Online. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.