Chidozie Awaziem

Chidozie Awaziem

Personal information
Full name	Chidozie Collins Awaziem
Date of birth	1 January 1997
Place of birth	Enugu, Nigeria
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 ^1⁄2 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^â€	(Gls)^â€
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. † Appearances (goals)

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

1. "Eight reserves called for the match against Feirense". FC Porto. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
2. "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.
3. "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.
4. "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