Personal information | |||
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Full name | Chukwuemeka Obioma | ||
Date of birth | 20 November 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Majd | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Heartland | 12 | (6) |
2020–2021 | Abia Warriors | 25 | (11) |
2021–2023 | Enyimba | 51 | (23) |
2023–2024 | Al Bashayer | 8 | (3) |
2024– | Al-Majd | 9 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Chukwuemeka Obioma (born 20 November 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Libyan Premier League club Al-Majd. He won the golden boot in the 2022-23 Nigeria Professional Football League season. [1]
Obioma joined Heartland in 2019, making 12 appearances and scoring six goals. [2] [3] He also played for Abia Warriors before joining Enyimba. [4]
During the 2022-23 NPFL season, Obioma scored 14 goals in the regular season as Enyimba made the Super Six playoffs.
On 3 June 2023, Obioma scored a penalty against Remo Stars in their first playoff game which ended 2-2. [5] [6]
On 5 June 2023, he scored the only goal against Lobi Stars in their second game. [7] [8]
Obioma failed to score in the third game against Bendel Insurance, picking up an injury that ruled him out of their fourth game of the playoffs against Sunshine Stars. [9] [10] He returned for the title decider against Rivers United on 11 June 2023, which ended 1-1. [11] The draw clinched a record-extending ninth NPFL title for Enyimba, with Obioma finishing the season as the league top scorer. He would also be named Player of the Season at the League Bloggers Awards. [12]
Enyimba
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