Chukwudi Chukwuma
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria[1] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sokol Brozany | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | SESA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | SESA | ||
| 2014–2016 | FK Teplice | 17 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Varnsdorf (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2021 | Sokol Brozany | ||
| 2021 | FK Pelister | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Sokol Brozany | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
Chukwudi Chukwuma (born 27 May 1994[1]) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sokol Brozany in the Bohemian Football League.
Career
[edit | edit source]Early career
[edit | edit source]Born in Nigeria, Chukwuma moved to India in 2006 at the age of 11,[1] and schooled at the Don Bosco High School in Panaji, Goa where he played school football until 2010.[1] 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
[edit | edit source]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.[citation needed] 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)
[edit | edit source]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 3–1.[10]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Chukwudi's father Clifford Chukwuma is a former semi-professional footballer, who played in the late 1980s in the Nigerian Premier League,[1] and has worked in India for the Sesa Football Academy and for I-League club Sporting Clube de Goa.[11]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of 14 October 2016[12]
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | Domestic Cup | International | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FK Teplice | 2013–14 | Czech First League | 7 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Czech First League | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | Czech First League | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |
| FK Varnsdorf (loan) | 2015–16 | Czech Second League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Chukwudi Chukwuma – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- FK Teplice Profile.
- 1994 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
- Don Bosco schools alumni
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Footballers from Benin City
- Men's association football forwards
- Czech First League players
- Czech National Football League players
- Bohemian Football League players
- I-League 2 players
- FK Teplice players
- FK Varnsdorf players
- FK Pelister players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia
- Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in India
- Expatriate men's footballers in India
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic