Chinedu Sunday Chukwu
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Chinedu Sunday Chukwu | ||
Date of birth | 28 February 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Nkanu East, Enugu State, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back / defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Kano Pillars F.C. | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Abia Comets | 32 | (10) |
2017–2018 | Kwara United | 23 | (5) |
2019-present | Kano Pillars F.C. | 28 | (6) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Chinedu Sunday Chukwu (born 28 February 1997 in Nkanu East, Enugu State) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a Centre back for Kano Pillars F.C. in the Nigerian Professional Football League.[1][2][3] He alternatively plays as defensive midfielder.
Club career[]
Early career[]
Sunday Chukwu began his youth career with Abia Comets, where he played from 2013 to 2015.
Kwara United (2017–2018)[]
After an impressive two years at Abia Comets, In the 2017-2018 Nigerian Professional Football League season, he transferred to Kwara United of Ilorin, penning two-year contract with them where he played regularly during his debut season and made 23 match appearances with 5 goals.[4][5]
Kano Pillars (2019–present)[]
On 1 January 2019 after rejecting many offers from clubs in the Nigerian Professional Football League, he signed with four times Nigerian Professional Football League champions Kano Pillars F.C. on a two-year contract.[6][7]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kano Pillars F.C. | 2020 | NPFL | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | |
Career total | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 |
- Notes
References[]
- ^ "C. CHUKWU". soccerway.com. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "CHINEDU SUNDAY CHUKWU". tribuna.com. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Kano Pillars Squad". scores24.live. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "KWARA UNITED WILL CHALLENGE FOR NPFL TITLE, INSISTS CHUKWU". africanfootball.com. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Kwara Utd unveils new signings for 2017/2018 NPFL season". thenationonlineng.net. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Chinedu Sunday". worldfootball.net. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Anozie, Ali, Ojo... TheCable's NPFL team of the week". thecable.ng. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
External links[]
- Chinedu Sunday Chukwu at Soccerway
- Profile on Flashscore.co.uk
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Nigerian footballers
- Association football central defenders
- Kwara United F.C. players
- Kano Pillars F.C. players
- Nigerian Professional Football League players
- Footballers from Enugu State
- Nigerian football defender stubs