Chidozie Awaziem
![]() Awaziem with Nigeria in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Chidozie Collins Awaziem | ||
Date of birth | 1 January 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Enugu, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Porto | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2014 | El-Kanemi Warriors | ||
2014–2015 | Porto | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Porto B | 59 | (2) |
2016– | Porto | 10 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Nantes (loan) | 22 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2017– | Nigeria | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2018 |
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.[2] 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.[3][4] 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.[5][6]
For the 2017–18 season, Awaziem was loaned to French club FC Nantes.[7] His first match in Ligue 1 took place on 6 August 2017, when he came on as a 74th-minute substitute in a 0–3 loss away to Lille OSC.[8]
International career
Aged 19, Awaziem was called up by Nigeria for friendlies against Mali and Luxembourg, on 27 and 31 May 2016.[9] He made his senior debut on 1 June 2017, starting in a 3–0 win over Togo in Paris in another exhibition game.[10]
Awaziem was included in Gernot Rohr's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,[11] being an unused player as the tournament ended in group stage exit.
Honours
Porto
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 8 September 2018[13]
Nigeria | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2017 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | 2 | 1 |
Total | 4 | 1 |
International goals
- As of 8 September 2018 (Nigeria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Awaziem goal)[13]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 8 September 2018 | Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Dragões são campeões nacionais de Sub-19" [Dragons are Under-19 national champions] (in Portuguese). Porto Canal. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "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]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 11 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "Benfica 1–2 FC Porto". ESPN FC. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Nigerian Awaziem joins Nantes". ESPN. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Ce qu'il faut retenir" [These were the highlights]. Le Figaro (in French). 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Yusuf invites 26 players for Mali, Luxembourg". Nigeria Football Federation. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Musa fires brace as Eagles hammer Togo 3–0". The Guardian. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Super Eagles drop Aina, Agu from World Cup squad". ESPN. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "FC Porto conquista Supertaça pela 21.ª vez" [FC Porto conquer Supercup for the 21st time] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ a b "C. Awaziem – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
External links
- Template:TheFinalBall
- Chidozie Awaziem at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Chidozie Awaziem at National-Football-Teams.com
- Chidozie Awaziem at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Enugu
- Nigerian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Primeira Liga players
- Segunda Liga players
- FC Porto B players
- FC Porto players
- Ligue 1 players
- FC Nantes players
- Nigeria international footballers
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Nigerian expatriates in Portugal
- Nigerian expatriates in France