Chidozie Awaziem

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Chidozie Awaziem
Chidozie Awaziem.jpg
Awaziem with Nigeria in 2017
Personal information
Full name Chidozie Collins Awaziem
Date of birth (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Enugu, Nigeria[1]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Alanyaspor
(on loan from Boavista)
Number 15
Youth career
2011–2014 El-Kanemi Warriors
2014–2015 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Porto B 62 (2)
2016–2021 Porto 10 (0)
2017–2018 → Nantes (loan) 22 (1)
2019 → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 16 (0)
2019–2020 → Leganés (loan) 26 (0)
2020–2021 → Boavista (loan) 27 (0)
2021– Boavista 3 (0)
2021– → Alanyaspor (loan) 1 (1)
National team‡
2017– Nigeria 23 (1)
Honours
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:18, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2021

Chidozie Collins Awaziem (born 1 January 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Turkish club Alanyaspor on loan from Boavista FC.

Club career[]

Porto[]

Born in Enugu, Awaziem joined FC Porto from Portugal in 2014, where he spent his last year as a junior and won the corresponding league title.[3] His senior debut was made with the B team, in the Segunda Liga.[4]

On 27 January 2016, aged 19, Awaziem appeared in his first competitive game with the main squad, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away loss against C.D. Feirense in the Taça da Liga.[5][6] His maiden appearance in the Primeira Liga took place on 12 February, as he again started in a 2–1 win at S.L. Benfica due to an injury crisis to the defensive sector.[7][8]

Awaziem was loaned to French club FC Nantes for the 2017–18 season.[9] His first match in Ligue 1 took place on 6 August 2017, when he came on as a 74th-minute substitute in a 3–0 defeat away to Lille OSC.[10]

In January 2019, Awaziem joined Çaykur Rizespor on loan until the end of the campaign.[11] On 15 August, in the same situation, he moved to CD Leganés.[12]

Boavista[]

Still owned by Porto, Awaziem signed a temporary deal with Boavista F.C. – also in Portugal and the city of Porto – ahead of 2020–21, with the obligation of a permanent four-year contract on 30 June 2021.[13]

International career[]

Aged 19, Awaziem was called up by Nigeria for friendlies against Mali and Luxembourg, on 27 and 31 May 2016.[14] He made his senior debut on 1 June 2017, starting in a 3–0 win over Togo in Paris in another exhibition game.[15]

Awaziem was included in Gernot Rohr's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,[16] being an unused player as the tournament ended in group stage exit. He was also picked for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[17]

Career statistics[]

International[]

As of match played 7 September 2021[18]
Nigeria
Year Apps Goals
2017 2 0
2018 3 1
2019 12 0
2020 2 0
2021 4 0
Total 23 1

International goals[]

As of 8 September 2018 (Nigeria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Awaziem goal)[18]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 September 2018 Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles  Seychelles 2–0 3–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours[]

Porto

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Chidozie Awaziem". Eurosport. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Dragões são campeões nacionais de Sub-19" [Dragons are Under-19 national champions] (in Portuguese). Porto Canal. 16 May 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Chidozie: o menino lançado às feras num Clássico faz 22 anos" [Chidozie: the kid thrown to the wolves in a Classic turns 22] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Eight reserves called for the match against Feirense". FC Porto. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  6. ^ Pires, Sérgio (27 January 2016). "TL: Feirense-FC Porto, 2–0 (crónica)" [LC: Feirense-FC Porto, 2–0 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Chidozie e Indi são os únicos centrais para a Luz" [Chidozie and Indi are the only stoppers for the Luz]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 11 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Benfica 1–2 FC Porto". ESPN FC. 12 February 2016. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Nigerian Awaziem joins Nantes". ESPN. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  10. ^ Vadeevaloo, Teddy (6 August 2017). "Ce qu'il faut retenir" [These were the highlights]. Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Chidozie Collins Awaziem Çaykur Rizespor'da" [Chidozie Collins Awaziem to Çaykur Rizespor] (in Turkish). Çaykur Rizespor. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  12. ^ Martín, Javier (15 August 2019). "El Leganés hace oficial la cesión de Awaziem para blindar su zaga" [Leganés make Awaziem loan official to shield back sector]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Boavista garante Chidozie junto do FC Porto" [Boavista confirm Chidozie at FC Porto]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Yusuf invites 26 players for Mali, Luxembourg". Nigeria Football Federation. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  15. ^ Okpara, Christian (2 June 2017). "Musa fires brace as Eagles hammer Togo 3–0". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  16. ^ Udoh, Colin (3 June 2018). "Super Eagles drop Aina, Agu from World Cup squad". ESPN. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  17. ^ "Nigeria: Super Eagles' team list for Afcon 2019". All Africa. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  18. ^ Jump up to: a b Chidozie Awaziem at National-Football-Teams.com
  19. ^ "FC Porto conquista Supertaça pela 21.ª vez" [FC Porto conquer Supercup for the 21st time] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.

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