Samuel Kalu

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Samuel Kalu
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Kalu with Bordeaux in 2020
Personal information
Full name Samuel Kalu Ojim [1]
Date of birth (1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Aba, Abia State, Nigeria
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
0000–2016 GBS Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 AS Trenčín 32 (4)
2017–2018 Gent 48 (10)
2018–2022 Bordeaux 72 (9)
2022–2024 Watford 13 (0)
2023–2024 → Lausanne-Sport (loan) 21 (3)
International career‡
2018– Nigeria 16 (2)
Medal record
Africa Cup of Nations
Bronze medal icon.svg 2019 Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2019

Samuel Kalu Ojim (born 26 August 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as winger. He is currently a free agent.

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Club career

Kalu started his football career at GBS Academy in Jos, Nigeria.

AS Trenčín

On 9 December 2015, Kalu agreed to sign a two-year contract with Slovak side AS Trenčín, [3] a partner club with GBS Academy at the time. He made his professional debut for Trenčín against Slovan Bratislava on 27 February 2016. [4]

Gent

On 4 January 2017, after his impressive displays in the Slovak League with Trenčín, Kalu was transferred to Belgium top division club KAA Gent. [5]

Bordeaux

On 6 August 2018, Kalu signed for Ligue 1 side Bordeaux, signing a five-year contract. [6] He was handed the number 10 jersey on arrival.

On 15 August 2021, Kalu collapsed in a game against Marseille. He was able to get up and walk off the pitch with his teammates’ help while holding an ice pack against his head. Eight minutes later, he was substituted off for Rémi Oudin. [7]

Watford

On 26 January 2022, Kalu joined Premier League club Watford on a three-and-a-half-year deal until 2025. [8]

FC Lausanne-Sport

On 7 September 2023, Kalu joined Swiss Super League club FC Lausanne-Sport on a season long loan from Watford. [9]

International career

On 13 October 2018, he scored his first international goal with the Nigeria senior national team against Libya. He scored the final goal in a 4–0 victory.

Kalu collapsed whilst participating in a team training session during the AFCON 2019 held in Egypt. Though rumours had it that he suffered a heart attack, this was later debunked as he collapsed as a result of severe dehydration. He was later released from the hospital to link up with the rest of the squad in Alexandria.

Personal life

Kalu's mother was released on 5 March 2019, having been kidnapped six days previously. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 February 2024 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AS Trenčín 2015–16 Slovak Super Liga 13341——174
2016–17 Slovak Super Liga19131—5 [lower-alpha 1] 1273
Total32472—51447
Gent 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 16300—3 [lower-alpha 2] 1194
2017–18 Belgian First Division A32720—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0367
Total481020—515511
Bordeaux 2018–19 Ligue 1 21310317 [lower-alpha 2] 0324
2019–20 Ligue 12010020—221
2020–21 Ligue 12040000—204
2021–22 Ligue 11111000—121
Total7292051708610
Watford 2021–22 Premier League 400000—40
2022–23 Championship 900000—90
Total130000000130
FC Lausanne-Sport 2023–24 Swiss Super League 1530000—153
Total153000000153
Career total178231125117221131
  1. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League and one in UEFA Europa League
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of matches played on 13 November 2019 [12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Nigeria 201861
201971
Total132
Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kalu goal.
List of international goals scored by Samuel Kalu [12]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
113 October 2018 Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna, NigeriaFlag of Libya.svg  Libya 4–04–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
213 November 2019 Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, NigeriaFlag of Benin.svg  Benin 2–12–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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References

  1. ↑ "Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Samuel Kalu". Watford F.C. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  3. ↑ KALU A UDEH PODPÍSALI DVOJROČNÉ KONTRAKTY 09.12.2015, astrencin.sk
  4. ↑ Futbalnet / Únia ligových klubov / Fortuna liga / AS Trenčín - ŠK Slovan Bratislava futbal 27.02.2016, futbalnet.sk
  5. ↑ "Samuel Kalu signs three and a half year deal with Gent". Goal. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Samuel Kalu is Girondin!" (in French). 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Bordeaux's Samuel Kalu collapses, returns to game before substituted off". 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Official: Hornets Sign Kalu". www.watfordfc.com. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Official: Lausanne Loan For Kalu". www.watfordfc.com. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  10. ↑ Okeleji, Oluwashina (5 March 2019). "Nigeria winger Kalu's mother released by kidnappers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  11. ↑ Samuel Kalu at Soccerway
  12. 1 2 Samuel Kalu at National-Football-Teams.com
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