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Chiamaka Nnadozie
Personal information
Full name Chiamaka Cynthia Nnadozie
Date of birth (2000-12-08) 8 December 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Nigeria,
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Paris FC
Number 40
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Rivers Angels
2020– Paris FC 2 (0)
International career
2016–2018 Nigeria U-17 3 (0)
2018– Nigeria U-20 4 (0)
2018– Nigeria 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chiamaka Cynthia Nnadozie is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Paris FC in the French Division 1 Féminine and the Nigeria national team.[1]

Club career

Nnadozie signed for Rivers Angels at the start of the 2016 season.[2]

In 2019 Nnadozie was instrumental for Rivers Angels 2019–2020 Season NWPL league win.

On January 22, 2020 she signed for the French side Paris FC on 18 month deal.[3][4]

International career

During the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Nnadozie played all 4 matches.[5] Against Haiti she received the "Dare to Shine" Player of the Match award for her good performance.[6] Not much after the U-20 Tournament she was also selected for the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations[7] where she stayed on the bench for all five matches, then at the 2019 Women WAFU Cup she was in goal for the Super Falcons spectacular performance.

At age 19, Nnadozie was named to the senior national team (commonly known as the Super Falcons) to compete at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[8] As Nigeria's starting goalkeeper in the team's 2–0 victory over Korea, Nnadozie became the youngest goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet at the World Cup.[9]

After the World Cup, Nnadozie again helped the Falconets to Gold medal at the African Games in Morocco saving three penalties in the shootout against Cameroon.[10]

Honours

International

Nigeria

Club

Rivers Angels

Individual

References

  1. ^ https://www.brila.net/falcons-goalkeeper-chiamaka-nnadozie-completes-fc-paris-move/
  2. ^ "Rivers Angels set to unveil new recruits". National Daily NG. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  3. ^ https://www.brila.net/falcons-goalkeeper-chiamaka-nnadozie-completes-fc-paris-move/
  4. ^ https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/nnadozie-nigeria-goalkeeper-signs-for-paris-fc/1lgjsnygxqg361n73mwmyz2sul
  5. ^ "Nigeria FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup". FIFA.com. July 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Chiamaka Nnadozie, Nigeria's saviour". FIFA.com. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Nnadozie Cherishes Invitation to Super Falcons". Sports 247. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Nigeria's Nnadozie looking out for number one". FIFA. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  9. ^ Ahmadu, Samuel. "Nigeria's Nnadozie: I was scared to start at the Women's World Cup". Goal.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Goalkeeper Nnadozie stars as Falconets clinch African Games Gold". Score Nigeria. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Chiamaka Cynthia Nnadozie". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  12. ^ a b "'It's my best time to win' - World Cup record holder Nnadozie targets NWPL title with Rivers Angels". Goal.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  13. ^ https://tvcnews.tv/super-falcons-goalkeeper-chiamaka-nnadozie-named-africas-best-by-iffhs/
  14. ^ https://tvcnews.tv/super-falcons-goalkeeper-chiamaka-nnadozie-named-africas-best-by-iffhs/
  15. ^ https://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/nominees-for-all-caf-2019-awards-revealed/wldwmsltaaw91iuvzga3t3fbu/
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