Chigozie Udoji

Chigozie Udoji

Personal information
Full name	Chigozie Shaloze Udoji
Date of birth	July 16, 1986
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Qingdao Jonoon
Number	15
Youth career
	Bridge Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2004–2006	Vihren Sandanski	67	(18)
2007–2009	CSKA Sofia	55	(14)
2009–2011	Asteras Tripolis	49	(11)
2011	Astra Ploieşti	8	(0)
2012	FC Braşov	6	(0)
2012–2013	Platanias	17	(6)
2013	Atromitos	16	(2)
2013–2014	Aris	13	(5)
2014–2015	Dinamo Minsk	46	(17)
2016–	Qingdao Jonoon
National team
2007	Bulgaria U21	1	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2015. † Appearances (goals)

Chigozie Udoji (16 July 1986 in Lagos) is a Nigerian^[1] footballer who plays as an Attacking midfielder and currently playing for Qingdao Jonoon. He is also holder of Bulgarian passport.

Club career

Udoji moved to Bulgaria in 2004 and was initially signed by Vihren Sandanski. In 2007, he was transferred to CSKA Sofia. The Nigerian then played for Asteras Tripolis in Greece before relocating to Romania in 2011.^[2] He scored two goals for Atromitos, both against OFI, before leaving the club.

International career

In 2007 Udoji played for Bulgaria national under-21 football team in a friendly match against Greece U21. He scored two goals. The result of the match was a 4–1 win for Bulgaria. He was subsequently found to be ineligible and could from then on only represent Nigeria national football team.

Honours

CSKA Sofia

• A PFG: 2007–08
• Bulgarian Supercup: 2008

Personal

In July 2006, he received a Bulgarian passport and a Bulgarian name, Mitko Atanasov Georgiev.

References

1. "Statistica turului Campionatului Ligii I (partea 1)". FRF. 2011-12-27.
2. "Udoji Chigozie match log". UEFA.com. 2012-05-03.

External links

• Scoresway.com Profile
• Profile at football24.bg
• Profile at footballdatabase.eu