Chidi Odiah

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Chidi Odiah
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Odiah with CSKA Moscow in July 2009
Personal information
Full name Chukwudi Odiah
Date of birth (1983-12-17) 17 December 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
Eagle Cement
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–1999 Eagle Cement 28 (3)
2000 Julius Berger 10 (1)
2000–2004 Sheriff Tiraspol 58 (5)
2004–2012 CSKA Moscow 105 (3)
Total201(12)
International career
2004–2010 Nigeria 28 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chukwudi "Chidi" Odiah (born 17 December 1983) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. A former international, he was known for his work ethic, skills and attacking prowess. [1]

Contents

Club career

Eagle Cement and Julius Berger

Odiah began his career with Eagle Cement in the Nigeria Premier League before moving to Julius Berger F.C. in 2000, for which he played 10 games and won the league.

Sheriff Tiraspol

In late 2000, Odiah moved to Sheriff Tiraspol. He appeared in 58 games and scored five goals, becoming one of the major players in the team as they dominated Moldovan football and won many honours.

CSKA Moscow

At the 2003 CIS Cup, Odiah drew the attention of CSKA Moscow and later joined the club a year later on a four-year contract. [2] He won the UEFA Cup in 2005 [3] and participated at the 2005 UEFA Super Cup, [4] as well as playing in the UEFA Champions League. He left CSKA by mutual consent on 16 February 2012. [5]

International

Chidi has represented his nation at various youth levels. He played for Nigeria U-17 national team to African U-17 Championship – winner of the tournament. On the next event, Meridian Cup, he was team captain. His premier match in the senior team took place in September 2004, in a match against Zimbabwe. Chidi also twice won the bronze medal with Nigeria senior team at the African Cup of Nations – 2006, 2010.

Odiah was chosen for the team of Nigeria to 2010 FIFA World Cup [6] and in the first match against Argentina came into the starting lineup, as well in the match with South Korea, he made goal assist.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [7] [8]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CSKA Moscow 2004 Russian Premier League 21060–270
2005 2726015110493
2006 3020101171
2007 4000200060
2008 2301040–280
2009 1302030–180
2010 1111020–141
2011–12 300000–00
Total1053120331211525
Career total1053120331211525

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [7]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Nigeria 200420
200550
200660
200700
200841
200920
201090
Total281
Score and result list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Odiah goal. [7]
International goal scored by Chidi Odiah
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 October 2008 Abuja, NigeriaFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 4–14–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Julius Berger

Sheriff Tiraspol

CSKA Moscow

Nigeria

Nigeria U17

Individual

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  2. ↑ uefa.com (19 January 2004). "Member associations - News – UEFA.com". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Sporting 1–3 CSKA Moscow". 18 May 2005. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "UEFA Europa League 2004/05 - History - CSKA Moskva-Auxerre – UEFA.com". Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Чиди Одиа покинул ПФК ЦСКА". pfc-cska.com (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Nigeria Squad - World Cup 2010 - ESPN Soccernet". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
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  9. ↑ "33 best football players of Russian championship". news.rin.ru. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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