Chidozie Awaziem
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Chidozie Collins Awaziem | ||
Date of birth | 1 January 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Enugu, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1â„2 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Porto | ||
Number | 63 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2014 | Kanemi Warriors | ||
2014–2015 | Porto | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps†| (Gls)†|
2015– | Porto B | 24 | (2) |
2016– | Porto | 8 | (0) |
National team | |||
2016– | Nigeria | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2016. |
Chidozie Collins Awaziem (born 1 January 1997) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Portuguese club FC Porto as a central defender.
Club career
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. His senior debuts where made with the B-team, in the Segunda Liga.
On 27 January 2016, aged 19, Awaziem appeared in his first competitive game with the main squad, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 0–2 away loss against C.D. Feirense for the Taça da Liga.[1][2] 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.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Eight reserves called for the match against Feirense". FC Porto. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ "TL: Feirense-FC Porto, 2–0 (crónica)" [LC: Feirense-FC Porto, 2–0 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ "Chidozie e Indi são os únicos centrais para a Luz" [Chidozie and Indi are the only stoppers for the Luz] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ "Benfica 1–2 FC Porto". ESPN FC. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
External links
- Chidozie Awaziem at footballzz.co.uk
- Chidozie Awaziem profile at ForaDeJogo
- Chidozie Awaziem profile at Soccerway
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