Chidozie Awaziem
Chidozie Collins Awaziem // (listen)(born 1 January 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Croatian club Hajduk Split on loan from Boavista.
![]() Awaziem with Nigeria in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Chidozie Collins Awaziem[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 1 January 1997||
Place of birth | Enugu, Nigeria[2] | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Hajduk Split (on loan from Boavista) | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2014 | El-Kanemi Warriors | ||
2014–2015 | Porto | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2019 | Porto B | 62 | (2) |
2016–2021 | Porto | 10 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Nantes (loan) | 22 | (1) |
2019 | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Leganés (loan) | 26 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Boavista (loan) | 27 | (0) |
2021– | Boavista | 3 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Alanyaspor (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2022– | → Hajduk Split (loan) | 26 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2017– | Nigeria | 28 | (1) |
Honours | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:59, 14 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2022 |
Club career
Porto
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.[3] His senior debut was made with the B team in the Segunda Liga.[4]
On 27 January 2016, aged 19, Awaziem appeared in his first competitive game with the main squad, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away loss against C.D. Feirense in the Taça da Liga.[5][6] 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.[7][8]
Awaziem was loaned to French club FC Nantes for the 2017–18 season.[9] His first match in Ligue 1 took place on 6 August 2017, when he came on as a 74th-minute substitute in a 3–0 defeat away to Lille OSC.[10]
In January 2019, Awaziem joined Çaykur Rizespor on loan until the end of the campaign.[11] On 15 August, in the same situation, he moved to CD Leganés.[12]
Boavista
Still owned by Porto, Awaziem signed a temporary deal with Boavista F.C. – also in Portugal and the city of Porto – ahead of 2020–21, with the obligation of a permanent four-year contract on 30 June 2021.[13] He returned to the Turkish Süper Lig on 8 September 2021, being loaned to Alanyaspor.[14]
On 1 August 2022, Awaziem was loaned to HNK Hajduk Split with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.[15]
International career
Aged 19, Awaziem was called up by Nigeria for friendlies against Mali and Luxembourg, on 27 and 31 May 2016.[16] He made his senior debut on 1 June 2017, starting in a 3–0 win over Togo in Paris in another exhibition game.[17]
Awaziem was included in Gernot Rohr's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,[18] being an unused player as the tournament ended in group stage exit. He was also picked for the 2019[19] and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[20]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 2 June 2022[21]
Nigeria | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
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2017 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | 3 | 1 |
2019 | 12 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 7 | 0 |
2022 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 28 | 1 |
International goals
- As of 8 September 2018 (Nigeria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Awaziem goal)[21]
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- "Chidozie Awaziem". Eurosport. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- "Dragões são campeões nacionais de Sub-19" [Dragons are Under-19 national champions] (in Portuguese). Porto Canal. 16 May 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- "Chidozie: o menino lançado às feras num Clássico faz 22 anos" [Chidozie: the kid thrown to the wolves in a Classic turns 22] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- "Eight reserves called for the match against Feirense". FC Porto. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- Pires, Sérgio (27 January 2016). "TL: Feirense-FC Porto, 2–0 (crónica)" [LC: Feirense-FC Porto, 2–0 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 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. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- "Nigerian Awaziem joins Nantes". ESPN. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- Vadeevaloo, Teddy (6 August 2017). "Ce qu'il faut retenir" [These were the highlights]. Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- "Chidozie Collins Awaziem Çaykur Rizespor'da" [Chidozie Collins Awaziem to Çaykur Rizespor] (in Turkish). Çaykur Rizespor. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- Martín, Javier (15 August 2019). "El Leganés hace oficial la cesión de Awaziem para blindar su zaga" [Leganés make Awaziem loan official to shield back sector]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- "Boavista garante Chidozie junto do FC Porto" [Boavista confirm Chidozie at FC Porto]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- "OFICIAL: Boavista empresta Chidozie ao Alanyaspor" [OFFICIAL: Boavista loan Chidozie to Alanyaspor] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- "Dobro došao: Chidozie Awaziem novi je stoper Hajduka!" [Welcome: Chidozie Awaziem is Hadjuk's new stopper!] (in Croatian). Hajduk Split. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- "Yusuf invites 26 players for Mali, Luxembourg". Nigeria Football Federation. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- Okpara, Christian (2 June 2017). "Musa fires brace as Eagles hammer Togo 3–0". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- Udoh, Colin (3 June 2018). "Super Eagles drop Aina, Agu from World Cup squad". ESPN. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- "Nigeria: Super Eagles' team list for Afcon 2019". AllAfrica. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- Oludare, Shina (17 January 2022). "Afcon 2021 squads: Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon & every official tournament squad list". Goal. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- Chidozie Awaziem at National-Football-Teams.com
- "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.
External links
- Chidozie Awaziem at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Chidozie Awaziem at Soccerway