Christian Obiozor

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Christian Obiozor
Personal information
Full name Chinonso Christian Obiozor
Date of birth (1994-10-31) 31 October 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 Ocean Boys
2015 Kano Pillars F.C. 12 (72)
2015–2017 Enyimba 17 (9)
2018–2019 Enyimba 20 (15)
2019 Stade Gabèsien 40 (20)
2022 Shabab Sahel 9 (6)
2022 Tadamon Sour 15 (5)
2023 Perak FC 9 (1)
International career
2013–2015 Nigeria 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:21, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

Chinonso Christian Obiozor (born 31 October 1994) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Perak FC in Malaysian Super League.

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Club career

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International career

In January 2014, coach Stephen Keshi, invited him to be a part of the Nigeria 23-man team for the 2014 African Nations Championship. [2] [3] He helped the team defeat Zimbabwe to a third-place finish by a goal to nil. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "10 أندية تستعين بالأجانب قبل استئناف الدوري اللبناني". كووورة (in Arabic). 8 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Nigeria name final squad for 2014 CHAN" . Retrieved 10 February 2014.[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Nigeria announce 23-man CHAN squad". goal.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nigeria win Chan bronze". kickoff.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "CHAN 2014: Eagles win bronze". sunnewsonline.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.


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