Chukwudi Chukwuma

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Chukwudi Chukwuma
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-05-27) 27 May 1994 (age 29) [1]
Place of birth Benin City, Nigeria [2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 FK Pelister
Youth career
2010–2011 SESA
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 SESA
2014–2016 FK Teplice 17 (0)
2015 → Varnsdorf (loan) 4 (0)
2016–2022 Sokol Brozany
2022– FK Pelister 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 February 2022 (UTC)

Chukwudi Chukwuma (born 27 May 1994 [2] ) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for FK Pelister in the Macedonian First Football League.

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Career

Early career

Born in Nigeria, Chukwuma moved to India in 2006 at the age of 11, [2] and schooled at the Don Bosco High School in Panaji, Goa where he played school football until 2010. [2] In 2010, he jointed the Sesa Football Academy in Goa, after his father, Clifford Chukwuma was appointed as the clubs' head coach. [3] Eventually making it to the first-team at the Sesa, he played in the I-League 2nd Division and Goa Professional League for his side. [4] [5]

FK Teplice

In November 2013, Chukwuma went on trial with Czech First League side FK Teplice where he impressed coaches, scoring a goal in a friendly match against FK Meteor Prague VIII. [6] He signed a four-year deal with FK Teplice in December 2013. [1] and made his professional debut with the club on 2 March 2014 against Sigma Olomouc, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute for Admir Ljevaković, as Teplice won 4–0. [7]

Chukwuma scored his first goal for the club on 30 September 2014 against TJ Jiskra Domažlice in the Czech Cup. His goal in the 70th minute was the third in a 4–0 victory. [8]

On 30 September 2016 it was confirmed that Chukwuma had left Teplice due to heath issues. [9]

FK Varnsdorf (loan)

In September 2015, Chukwuma was loaned to FK Varnsdorf of the Czech 2. Liga. He made his debut on 13 September 2015 against Táborsko. He played 58 minutes before being substituted off for David Špaček as Vansdorf lost 1–3. [10]

Career statistics

As of 14 October 2016 [11]
ClubSeasonLeagueLeague CupDomestic CupInternationalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FK Teplice 2013–14 Gambrinus Liga 70——00——70
2014–15 Gambrinus Liga 50——51——101
2015–16 Gambrinus Liga 50——00——50
FK Varnsdorf (loan) 2015–16 Czech 2. Liga 400000——40
Career total210005100261

Personal life

Chukwudi's father Clifford Chukwuma is a former semi-professional footballer, who played in the late 1980s in the Nigerian Premier League, [2] and has worked in India for the Sesa Football Academy and for I-League club Sporting Clube de Goa. [12]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Chukwudi: a defenders' worst nightmare". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
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  8. ↑ "Jiskra Domazlice 0–4 Teplice". Soccerway.
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  10. ↑ "Varnsdorf 1–3 Taborsko". Soccerway.
  11. ↑ Chukwudi Chukwuma at Soccerway
  12. ↑ "Chukwuma signs for FK Teplice". Goal.com. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
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